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Medicaid Matters Week
Posted on March 3, 2010
By: Anita Cameron
March 1-5, 2010 is Medicaid Matters Week. This is a project of Medicaid Matters New York (MMNY), a coalition of over 130 organizations that advocate on behalf of Medicaid consumers. The Center for Disability Rights is a member of MMNY.
Medicaid Matters Week is an opportunity for members of MMNY to project the consumer voice throughout the state using grassroots advocacy methods to say why Medicaid is important to them. Given the fact that this is the height of the budget period, and there is perennial grumbling about the state’s huge Medicaid spending, the importance of the voice of people with Medicaid as their health insurance cannot be overstated. Read more
Assistive Technology as a Reasonable Accommodation
Posted on February 22, 2010
By: Sara Furguson
The most commonly requested accommodation in the workplace is assistive technology such as adapted computers, hearing aids, wheelchair ramps, speech communication devices, Braille note taking computers, etc. In general, requests for assistive technology are seen as reasonable if no undue burden is involved. This means that unless an accommodation would incur unreasonably large expenses, an employer must make an effort to meet the needs of an employee with a disability.
Since 1990, assistive technology (AT) has improved opportunities for successful implementation of the ADA’s equal employment provisions. Unfortunately, employers may decide to not hire a disabled applicant simply because they lack knowledge about the use of assistive technology. Read more
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