Quality through equality: people with disabilities as employees
and customers.
People with disabilities are an important part of your workforce.
They are also your customers. They make up 18 percent of the population,
according to U.S Census data. Considering disability . . .
Calling for consumer directed and inclusively designed
technology.
A regretful irony of the telephone is that it sprang out of
Alexander Graham Bell's efforts to devise speech communication
instruments for deaf people. Instead, by premising human speech . . .
Disabled face multiple barriers to employment.
In recent decades, there has been an increased expectation that
individuals with disabilities should have the opportunity to work. This
is evident in the passage of the Personal Responsibility and . . .
Rachel Demma.(staff spotlight)(American Public Human Services
Association)(Brief article)
Name ...
Rachel Demma
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
Time at APHSA ...
6 months
Title ...
Policy Associate, Legislative Affairs
Place of Birth ...
Washington, D.C.
A Typical Day Starts . . .
New rules lead to Medicaid decline.(first things first)(Brief
article)
Medicaid rolls declined in many states after Congress imposed new
documentation requirements, but most of the drop-off appears to be among
people eligible for coverage, not illegal immigrants.
A . . .
Uninsured women much more likely not to get Pap smears.(first
things first)(Brief article)
Unfortunately, according to a recent report from the Agency for
Health Research and Quality, part of the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, over 14 percent of American women age 18-64 . . .
Domestic, intercountry adoptions increase.(first things
first)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
Comprehensive research on statistics and trends in American
adoption reveal a rise in both domestic and intercountry adoptions from
1996 to 2002.
Data and analysis from a nationwide adoption . . .
Troubled homes better than foster care.(first things first)(Brief
article)
Children whose families are investigated for abuse or neglect are
likely to do better in life if they stay with their families than if
they go into foster care, according to a pioneering study from . . .
Low-income families can't afford to follow USDA dietary
guidelines.(first things first)(Department of Agriculture)(Brief
article
The Food Pyramid symbolizes the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's guidelines for a healthy diet. It represents the six
major food groups--and how much should be eaten from each. But you may
not know . . .
Family Services Technology Council to identify best practices for
adopting caseworker technologies.(first things first)(Brief
ar
A coalition of leaders from the private, public, government and
nonprofit sectors have formed the Family Services Technology Council.
The objective of the council is to identify and publish best . . .
My turn.(health insurance policy)
For those of us who have raised children, it would be absurd for us
to tell our 18-year-old that we will give a little money for college,
but not keep him on our health insurance (which for many of . . .
Reaching for new heights.(editor's note)(Editorial)
Much has happened at the American Public Human Services Association
since the last issue of Policy & Practice. A number of employees
have moved on and we are recruiting new talents. The occasion . . .
Musings on policy.(director's memo)(Viewpoint essay)
Dean Atchison once wrote that "the purpose of memos is seldom,
if ever, to inform the reader. Rather, they are almost always intended
to protect the writer." I think the same could be true for much . . .
APHSA conferences and major meetings in 2007.(American Public
Human Services Association)(Brief article)(Calendar)
Information about upcoming conferences and meetings is posted, once
available, on the APHSA web site at www.aphsa.org. Click on
"Conferences and Events" on the home page. Please join us.
September . . .
Our Do'ers Profile.(Brief article)
In Our Do'ers Profile, we highlight some of the hardworking
and talented individuals in public human services. This issue features
Bard Shollenberger, Director of Electronic Payment Services, . . .
Numbers in the news.
* After rising from 6.1 million children in 1970 to 9.5 million
children in 1994, the number of children living in families receiving
Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program/Temporary . . .
Catawba County excels in organizational effectiveness.(making
things happen)
In 2003, social service and mental health senior managers in
Catawba County, N.C., faced a decision. Mental health reform was
sweeping across the state; and beginning in July 2004, Catawba's
public . . .
Your body guard.(communications corner)
The best agency communications strategy should begin way before a
program begins at the conceptual stage, and continue long after it ends.
Your communications officers often can help garner good . . .
Impact of State Income Taxes on Low-Income Families in
2006.(noted studies)(Brief article)
According to "The Impact of State Income Taxes on Low-Income
Families in 2006," Jason Levitis, a policy analyst and counsel to
State Fiscal Project at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, . . .
New tool helps families affected by substance use
disorders.(noted studies)(Brief article)
Screening and Assessment for Family Engagement, Retention and
Recovery, a new guidebook designed to help staff of public and private
agencies respond to families in the child welfare system who . . .
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