ADAP Archive Newsletters

2017 News
  • 2017 ADAP News April 20 -

2016 News

2015 News

  • 2015 ADAP News October 13.pdf  Stories include: Analysis of Special Education Rule Changes, Special Education Public Hearings, Young Emerging Leaders (YEL), Public Forums on Independent Living Needs, Are Alabamians With Disabilities Voting?, Tax-Free Savings Program for Al
  • 2015 ADAP News October 9 - ACC Changes.pdf  Proposed Changes to State Law May Harm Students with Disabilities 
  • 2015 ADAP News September 24.pdf  Stories include: Disability Legal Program at UA Announces 2015 Self-Advocacy Award Recipients, Alabama Assistive Technology Expo and Conference, NCD Statement in Honor of National Voter Registration Day, HHS and ED Release Statement on the Importance of Inclusive Early Childhood Programs for Young Children with Disabilities,  DOL Clarification of Sibling Coverage for Family and Medical Leave, New Mobile App Helps Find Housing
  • 2015 ADAP News August 20.pdf  Stories include: ADAP’s FY16 Advocacy Goals to be Introduced at its Upcoming Annual Meeting, ADA at 25: The celebrations are over; the work continues, Services for Alabamians with Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI), Are you Prepared for the Worst?
  • 2015 ADAP News July 28.pdf  The 2015 Jeff Ridgeway Advocacy Award Nomination Request 
  • 2015 ADAP News July 2 - Voter training for persons with disabilities.pdf  Stories include: I’m an American and I vote!, Nominations sought for Jeff Ridgeway Advocacy Award, The University of Alabama’s Intellectual Disabilities Participant Registry seeks participants, Project LAUNCH
  • 2015 ADAP News June 22.pdf  Stories include: Integrated Employment: Next Advocacy Bridge to Cross, What’s Happening in Montgomery and Washington D.C.?, Reflections on Alabama’s ADA Legacy Stop, ADAP Is Recruiting Members for its Advisory Councils, Alabama Family Ties Recruiting Board and Community Advisory Committee
  • 2015 ADAP News June 2.pdf  ADAP is Recruiting Members for its Advisory Councils
  • 2015 ADAP News May 20.pdf  Stories include: Do you really want your child to get his Diploma this year?, Special Education Due Process Rule Change: Where does it stand?, The ADA: Looking Good at 25!, ADAP is Recruiting Members for its Advisory Councils, Alabama’s DD Council wants your input, Special Education in Alabama: A Right Not a Favor
  • 2015 ADAP News May 13.pdf  Protest Rallies against Proposed DMH Budget Cuts
  • 2015 ADAP News April 29.pdf  Stories include: Just in Time for Spring IEP Season: Tips for Parents
  • 2015 ADAP News April 25.pdf  Stories include: ADAP Warns of Wyatt II, Children's Mental Health Awareness Week, ADAP Appoints Associate and Legal Directors, ADA25 Legacy Tour Coming to Alabama, Tornado Season and People with Disabilities
  • 2015 ADAP News April 10.pdf  Press Release includes: ADAP Director Warns Bentley, Legislature: Fund Mental Health or Go Back to Federal Court
  • 2015 ADAP News March 13.pdf  Stories include: In Memory of Jeff Ridgeway, Bring Back the Asylum?, Public Comments Sought for the SAIL Waiver Renewal Application, National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Art and Mental Health
  • 2015 ADAP News Febuary 19.pdf  Stories include: Access to Razors by Alabama Prisoners With Mental Illness Limited, Justice Dept. Files Statement of Interest in Service Animal Litigation, Old Bryce Hospital Property Integrated into UA’s Master Plan, SSI Beneficiaries Receive Cost of Living Adjustment
  • 2015 ADAP News January 15.pdf Stories include: ADAP Advisory Council – January 30, 2015, Disability Leadership Coalition of Alabama appoints Executive Director, Arise Policy Conference - February 5, 2015, How the ABLE Act of 2014 Could Affect You.

2014 News

  • 2014 ADAP News December 22.pdf  Stories include: ADAP’s Access Authority Affirmed in Federal Court, ADAP comments on DMH's waiver renewal and state transition plan, Bill boosting financial security for persons with disabilities clears U.S. House, awaits passage in Senate, Special Education in Alabama: A Right Not a Favor
  • 2014 ADAP News December 19.pdf  Stories include: Save the 2014 Date for ADAP's PABSS (Protection & Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security) Training 
  • 2014 ADAP News November 14.pdf  Stories include: Public Comment Sought for Medicaid ID Waiver,Test Your Know-How The Role of the Regular Education Teacher in the IEP Process, Attention Families-We Need Your Help!
  • 2014 ADAP News November 1.pdf  Help Voters with Disabilities by Completing an Election Day Survey 
  • 2014 ADAP News October 28.pdf  Stories include: ADAP Finalizes Priorities for FY15 - FY17, October Is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, October is National Bullying Prevention Month, State Special Education Task Force to do Long-Range Planning, Olmstead Decision 15th Anniversary Video
  • 2014 ADAP News October 17 - Voter Registration.pdf  Voter Registration Deadline is October 20th
  • 2014 ADAP News September 16.pdf  Stories include: September is National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, DMH’s Efforts to Comply with New Federal Requirements, Lonnie J. Williams, Staff Attorney Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program, BirminghamSAFE Education and Advocacy on behalf of Persons with Food Allergies, Every Child Matters Alabama Children’s Policy Council 2014 Regional Workshops,  Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered Conference October 9-12, 2014,  The Arc of Alabama Annual Disability Conference October 29-31, 2014
  • 2014 ADAP News September 5.pdf  Stories include: ADAP Public Meeting - September 5, 2014, ADAP Proposed Priorities FY 15-17
  • 2014 ADAP News August 26 - ADAP Public Meeting September 5.pdf  Stories include: ADAP Public Meeting - September 5, 2014, ADAP Proposed Priorities FY 15-17, Special Education in Alabama: A Right Not a Favor
  • 2014 ADAP News July 21.pdf  Stories Include: Special Education in Alabama: A Right Not a Favor New edition just released!, Jeff Ridgeway receives Ricky Wyatt Lifetime Advocacy Award, Reauthorized Workforce Investment Act: Important Implications for Persons with Disabilities, Alabama Department of Mental Health Transitions Patients to “New Bryce”, Mobile Units to Travel State to Provide Voter ID Cards
  • 2014 ADAP News June 18.pdf  Stories include: Extended Medicaid Eligibility to Age 26 for Former Foster Care Youth, Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs, People First of Alabama State Conference, Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) Conference, 2014 PAC Independence Day, U.S. Department of Justice to Celebrate 15th Anniversary of Olmstead
  • 2014 ADAP News May 16.pdf  Stories include: Save the Date for an End of Life Planning Workshop: Thursday, June 12, Special Education for 18-21 Year Old Students: An Update on Their Right to Attend School, Voting Reminders, Guardianship Is Always The Last Resort
  • 2014 ADAP News May 15 - Voting Reminder.pdf  Press Release: Voting Reminder
  • 2014 ADAP News April 16.pdf  Stories include: Is Your Child Going to Lose His Right to Special Education Services after Age 18?,  Save the Date: ADAP’s Advisory Councils meet on Friday, April 25
  • 2014 ADAP News March 14 - Medicaid Managed Care Date Correction.pdf  Medicaid Managed Care
  • 2014 ADAP News March 14 - IEP Transition Trainings.pdf  Stories include: IEP Transition Trainings: Just in Time for Spring IEP Season!, Alabama Recovery Conference April 7-9, 2014 Shocco Springs Conference Center, Medicaid Managed Care, The ADA National Network is hosting a new sessions for the Accessible Technology Webinar Series titled “Introduction to ARIA.”
  • 2014 ADAP News March 6 - IEP Training.pdf  IEP Transition Trainings: Just in Time for Spring IEP Season!
  • 2014 ADAP News February 17 - Opens Selma Office ...pdf  Stories include:  Alabama Recovery Conference April 7-9, 2014 Shocco Springs Conference Center, ADAP Opening in Selma: Free Legal Services to Protect Persons with Disabilities, 2014 Social Security Changes Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA),  Notice of Changes to the Acceptable Forms of Identification to Allow Individuals to Exercise their Right to Vote,  Notice of Changes to the Acceptable Forms of Identification to Allow Individuals to Exercise their Right to Vote
  • 2014 ADAP News February 10 - Free Legal Services in Selma.pdf  Press Release:Disability Civil Rights Agency Opening in Selma Free Legal Services to Protect Persons with Disabilities
  • 2014 ADAP News February 7 - ADAP Appoints New Executive Director.pdf  Press Release: ADAP Appoints New Executive Director
  • 2014 ADAP News January 10 - The Jeff Ridgeway Story.pdf  Stories include: Employment First for Persons with Disabilities, Jeff Ridgeway
  • 2014 ADAP News January 9 - The Matthew Foster Story.pdf  Stories include: ADAP Demands End to Segregated Subminimum - Wage Workshops, Matthew Foster
  • 2014 ADAP News January 8 - The Darren Morris Story.pdf  Stories include: ADAP Demands End to Segregated Subminimum - Wage Workshops,  Darren Morris 

2013 News

2012 News

  • 2012 ADAP News October 19.pdf Ben Arthur's "Floodgate" video
  • 2012 ADAP News October 12.pdf Stories include: ADAP needs your help, Students with Diabetes, Assistive Technology, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS forums, Assistive Technology (AT) Survey for Parents, Have Presentation. Will Travel.
  • 2012 ADAP News October 10.pdf The Alabama Youth Justice Alliance (AYJA) will be hosting two KNOW YOUR RIGHTS Forums, ADAP will be presenting on Special Education
  • 2012 ADAP News October - (KYR Meeting).pdf KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
  • 2012 ADAP News September 14.pdf Stories include: Voters face difficult choice on Sept. 18th, Assistive Technology (AT) Survey for Parents, Special Education Family Forum with State Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice, ADAP to Monitor Closure of Two State Hospitals, Apply to serve on the NYLN Governing Board! Great Opportunity for Youth with Disabilities
  • 2012 ADAP News September 14 -Assistive Technology.pdf Special News Bulletin: Assistive Technology (AT) Survey for Parents
  • 2012 ADAP News September 14 - State Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice.pdf Special News Bulletin: Special Education Family Forum with State Superintendent Dr. Tommy Bice
  • 2012 ADAP News September 12 - Voters face difficult choice.pdf Stories include: Voters face difficult choice on Sept. 18th - Should Alabama access its state saving account or risk massive funding cuts for Medicaid, prisons and other public services?
  • 2012 ADAP News August 15 - ADAP Public Meeting.pdf  Stories include: Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program Public Meeting to Set Advocacy Objectives for FY 2012-2013, ADAP to Monitor the Alabama DMH’s Closure of Two State Hospitals, Medicaid Expansion under the Affordable Care Act, Alabama Last in Integrated Employment, Lane v. Kitzhaber granted class certification, Subject: Supported Employment - Job Coach Training, U.S. Labor Department's Office of Disability Employment Policy Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Join Forces, Auburn University will be hosting the Alabama Assistive Technology Expo and Conference (ALATEC), Board to Lead Effort to Develop Guidance on Accessible Drug Labels
  • 2012 ADAP News July 26.pdf Special News Bulletin: ADAP requests a few minutes of your time to complete an online survey
  • 2012 ADAP News July 18.pdf Special News Bulletin: Position of People First of Alabama Regarding Fair Wages
  • 2012 ADAP News July 17 - Public Meeting to Set Advocacy Objectives.pdf  Stories included: Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program Public Meeting to Set Advocacy Objectives for FY 2012-2013, Advisory Council Meeting, Alabama Family Ties Annual Conference, Opportunity To Learn, Medicaid Waiver Info, ADAP Summer Law Clerks 2012, Developing a Trauma-Informed System of Care, Bridging Apps, Federal judge upholds disability protections on the Internet 
  • 2012 ADAP News June 22 - ADAP Happenings.pdf Stories include: ADAP Happenings, Upcoming Webinar, News, Just For Fun, National Disability Rights Network
  • 2012 ADAP News May 16 - ADAP Happenings.pdf Stories include: ADAP Happenings, Upcoming Trainings, News, Closing Thoughts
  • 2012 ADAP News April 12 Stories included: Governor Bentley Details Long-Term Plan for Alabama Department of Mental Health, Stakeholders & Public Officials Joined Governor Bentley at Proclamation, Remembering the "Right to Treatment" The American Journal of Psychiatry, Report Finds Government Dollars Used to Segregate and Exploit Workers with Disabilities
  • 2012 ADAP News March 29 - Special News Bulletin.pdf OPPOSE INDUSTRY ATTACK ON THE ADA
  • 2012 ADAP News March 22 - Stakeholders and Public Officials.pdf Stories include: Stakeholders & Public Officials Join Governor Bentley at Proclamation Signing Hour for Ricky Wyatt Day in Alabama, Does your group need a training?, Medicaid Road Show: Back by Popular Demand, Anti-Bullying Summit, Alabama Parent Education Center (APEC)
  • 2012 ADAP News February 15.pdf  Stories include: State Budget News: Looming Cuts to Services for Persons with Disabilities, Charter Schools and Children with Disabilities, New Emphasis on Employment for Alabamians with Developmental Disabilities, Federal Guidance Regarding Special Education, New Leaders for ADAP Advisory Councils
  • 2012 ADAP News February 9.pdf  Stories include: How to contact ADAP, ADAP Staff
  • 2012 ADAP News January 17.pdf  Stories include: Services to Persons with Disabilities Threatened: State agencies face dramatic funding cuts, How to contact ADAP, Partlow Closed, Special Ed Settlement with Montgomery County, Alabama Community Transition Waiver, Accessible Parking Bill, iPads and Autism, HUD points Out Olmstead Enforcement Options, 2012 Southeast Regional Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Conference

2011 News

2010 News

  • September 2010 Stories include: Against Their Will, Another Exciting Season - TBI, The American Diabetes Association - Safe at School, Community Access Team: Change is good, Social Work Interns: Braughton, Shepard, Adamson, Planning for the Future: Take Control Now, 2010 Disability Conference.
  • July 2010 Stories include: Alabama Disability Summit: 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA), National Park Service offers Free "Access Pass" to People with Disabilities, Assistive Technology, What is New about Health Care, " May I Help You?" Part 3 in a 3 Part Series on Title III of the ADA, Effective Communications and Law Enforcement, Protecting Institutionalized Youth from Abuse and Neglect, Planning Underway for 2010-11, ADAP priorities 2009-2011, My time at ADAP, Katie Gramling, ACDD Public Forums,ACDD Innovative Ideas grant Request for Proposal (RFP), Mark your calendar! - Self determination Summit on Quality of Life.
  • May 2010 Stories include: Accessible Gardening, "We don't serve your kind here" - Part 2 in a 3 part series on Title III of the ADA, A New Start - A Parent's successful advocacy story - Sean Thomas story, Parent Advocacy Tips, Standing Strong by Mallory Parton, Moving to the Community, Psych 21 Training, Alabama Family Ties Training.
  • March 2010 Stories include:ADAP will Participate in Independent Evaluation, Special Education Planning for Adult Students - Part I, Help ADAP - Check your Polling Place Accessibility, Arts & Autism at Covenant Presbyterian Church, Adaptive Seating Systems: Posturing or Restraint, "Yes, We Are Open" - Part 1 of 3 Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, National training held in Alabama (NDRN)
  • January 2010 Stories include: First Anniversary of ADAP in South Alabama, Bryce Hospital to be Relocated, Is Everyone an Advocate, Who's New at ADAP, Grants from New freedom (Accessible Vans in Mobile), Getting your Child to the Doctor - Alabama medicaid's Non Emergency Transportation (NET) Program, Asking for Modifications in Housing, miss Indian Alabama 2010, The 2010 Census: Make Sure you are Counted!

2009 News

  • November 2009 Stories include:A New Social Security Project for ADAP: A Look at Representative Payees in Alabama, What the Susan J. Settlement means to you, Alabama Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (AFAPA), Why are there so many Protection and Advocacy agencies?, Amy Roloff, A Quick Look at...Stigmatizing Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Challenges and their Caregivers, Bullying, Access and Visitation Rights of Residents o Nursing Facilities, Survey Monkey: on-going survey for your ideas.
  • September 2009 Stories include: Waiting List Case Settled, Investigation Spurs Closing of Uninhabitable Dorms at DYS Facility, State MI Facilities to go Tobacco Free, What is a Guardian Ad Litem?, Private Businesses and the Americans with Disabilities Act, Who Has "Special Needs"?, Children's Advocacy Team Priorities for 2009-2011, Transition - A Trouble Spot for Alabama Youth?, Mental Health needs of Low-Income Children, Community Advocacy Team Priorities for 2009-2011, What's new for the Community Access Team for the upcoming year?, Annual Transition Goals are Back.
  • July 2009 Stories include: No More "R" Word, ADAP Survey: We Need to hear from you!, Bryce Hospital Property for Sale, Historic Bryce Hospital Fact Sheet, Bryce Hospital Project Report available online, New Legislation Introduced to restore parent right to expert witness fees bill will ensure meaningful rights to due process and protect children with disabilities, University of Alabama sponsoring conference on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Voters with Disabilities, The Department of Mental Health local planning meetings, ADAP calls for Restrictions on Seclusion and restraint in Schools, An Assistive Technology Resource for Alabama, Rotors, Wings & Wheels (RWW) is for you, Accessibility Issues at High School Football Stadiums, SSA's Hiring Plans for 2009, Birmingham City Council's Miriam Witherspoon dies.
  • March 2009 Stories include: At What Cost - Partlow's Legacy of Shame, ADAP News, Bookshare, ADAP and Protection & Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS), Social Work Students at ADAP, Special Education Issue/Answer, Alabama Family Ties Announces Family Leadership Training, ADRS & ADAP Serve Those with TBI, A Green Approach to the ADAP Newsletter, Accessibility Surveys, Tuesday Teleconferences: ADAP Sponsoring Children's Mental Health Teleconferences, Alabama Mental Health Historical Committee, Voting News, Alabama Property Tax Exemptions for People with Disabilities, ADAP's Priorities

2008 News

  • July 2008 Stories include: Public Forum on ADAP's PAIMI Program, Included We Stand: ACDD, Bryce Hospital Services and Land Sale, Road to Recovery, Appellate Court ends long running R.C. case, Postively Empowered, ADAP's Work on behalf of Youth in Custody of the Department of Youth Services, Self Empowerment through the Implementation of Social Security Work Incentives, The ADA and Child Care, A Statement from the Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Alabama Ultimate Access, Northside High School Andrew Buck Bowman Scholarship
  • June 2008 Stories include: Public Forum on ADAP's PAIMI Program, Included We Stand: Alabama Developmental Disabilities Network Conference, Bryce Hospital Services and Land Sale, ADAP to Receive National Awards, Appellate Court end long running R.C. Case, ADAP's Work on Behalf of Youth in Custody of the Department of Youth Service, Self-Employement through Implementation of Social Security Work Incentives, The ADA and Child Care centers, A Statement from the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, Alabama Ultimate Access, Northside High School Andrew Buck Bowman Scholarship

2007 News

  • December 2007 Stories include: From the desk of Ellen B. Gillespie, Ticket to Work and Work Incentives, Getting OUT to Vote, Disability Training to Law Enforcement, ADAP Annual Priorities and Objectives for Fiscal Year 2008, Community Access Team, Children's Advocacy Team, Advocacy Assistance for Incarcerated Inmates, "In An Instant" - Bob Woodruff's Story of TBI, Autism: A Challenge for Our Schools, "Not in my Backyard" NIMBY Issues.
  • August 2007 Stories include: State to Pilot Consumer-Directed Care in West Alabama, National Disability Rights Network Urges Congress to Pass ADA Restoration Act, Disability Resources, What is the Ticket Program?, Calendar, Full Life Ahead Foundation "Helping Other People Envision", 2007 National Respite Conference, Preparedness for All: Addressing the Needs of People with Disabilities and the Elderly in Emergencies & Disasters, Alabama State of the State in TBI Annual Conference, Disability History, ADAP News, Advisory Council News, Changes in Federal and State Special Education Law: Will They Affect Your Child?, "We'll Take the Lead Now: Partners with a Twist" Newly restructured Partners in Policy Making Puts Self-Advocates in the Lead.

2006 News

  • November 2006 Stories include: ADAP Celebrates 30th Anniversary, Charles Priest, Wills, Guardianships and Power of Attorney, Insurance, Employment,  Medicare and Medicaid, Return to Work, Immigration, Debtor/Creditor Issues, Other Rights Violations, EEOC Reminds SSA that Equal Access to Restrooms is Essential to all Employees, Medicaid Teach-In, ADAP's Priorities, Children's Advocacy Team, Community Access Team, How healthy are people with disabilities in your state?, Landmark Case Prompts Change in Federal Food Stamp Policy for People with Disabilities, Hotline for Air Travelers with Disabilities, 2006 National Inclusive Schools Week to Focus on Transition Planning, ADA Accessibility Issues in Public Schools, Wal-Mart $4 Generic Prescription Program, Hurricane Katrina: One Year Later, Amanda Hathcock, Priscilla Fountain, New Disability Determination Process, Private Schools and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004), Child Find: Evaluation & Eligibility, A Services Plan: "IEP's, Due Process Protections.
  • July 2006 Stories include:Conspiracy of Good People, 30 Years of Disability Advocacy, From the desk of Ellen B. Gillespie, Some Linden Neighbors say "NIMBY" to Group Home, ADAP Recruiting Americorps"VISTA" Workers for Housing Initiative, New Social Security Disability Determination Process, Katrina Aid Today - An Update, STAR IS SHINING BRIGHTER, June Primary Reveals Access Problems ADAP Working on Compliance With Voting Laws.
  • April 2006 Stories include: Scott Renner, From the desk of Ellen B. Gillespie, Avoiding Pitfalls with your P.A.S.S., Outstanding Student, Advocates Speak Out on Waiting List Suit, Dr. Seuss Meets ADAP, ADAP Focus on Recreation, Katrina Aid Today, ADAP 2006 Social Work Interns.

2005 News

  • December 2005 Stories include: A Light On The Dark Truth, Transportation at ADAP,or What in the World is JARC?, From the desk of Ellen B. Gillespie, Katrina, Transition to Adult Living, Consumer Guide Available, No Olmstead Plan All Bets Are Off !, ADAP Students, Criminal Justice Issues, Supreme Court Decides Special Education Case, ADAP's Priorities, Partners In Policymaking, My 8 months in Partners In Policymaking of Alabama.
  • September 2005 Stories include:Transition planning for youth with Disabilities, Focus on the Student!, From the desk of Ellen B. Gillespie, Ph.D., Transition planning for youth with disabilities, Preparation: lay the groundwork, Stay on it: mentoring & monitoring, Take it to the next level, A sound judgment, Room for improvement Americans with Disabilities Act has made a difference, but some say more is needed, Room for improvement ADA, A sound judgment, Children with Multiple Needs, Who is a "Multiple Needs Child?", Local and State Children's Services Facilitation Teams, Referring a Child to the local Multi-needs team, Continuation of Benefits for Persons in Vocational Rehabilitation Programs, Riley Signs ASL Bill, County schools told they violate federal act, Hope for kids who can't take pills and capsules, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program Staff Members, Children's Advocacy Team Goals & Priorities, Community Access Team Goals & Priorities.
  • March 2005 Stories include: Lawyers disagreeon R.C. status State, foster children's attorneys file opposing briefs, ADAP's Advisory Councils, ADAP's Programs, Ellen Gillespie, IDEA 2004 Reauthorization, Children's Health Act of 2000 Seclusion and Restraint Reporting Requirements, New International Career Publication Available Online for People with Disabilities, Too many of our kids growing up in foster care.

2004 News

  • October 2004 Stories include: : IDEA Reauthorization Action Anticipated for Lame Duck Congress in November, Upcoming Learning Opportunities, ADAP Receives Strong Bill of Health From ADD, From the desk of Ellen B. Gillespie, Ph.D., ADAP Adopts Goals and Priorities for 2004-2005, Community Access Team, Children's Advocacy Team, Contacting your Representatives, Alabama Federal Contacts, Employment Rights of People with Intellectual Disabilities, Transition Training in the Black Belt Joint Effort between Full Life Ahead and ADAP, Alabama Governor's Youth Leadership Forum, Employment Rights, Transition - More Important Than Ever, Partners in Policymaking of Alabama, Partners in Policymaking of Alabama Class of 2005 Application.
  • July 2004 Stories include: Wyatt v. Stickney: A Landmark Decision, Institutions as Dumping Grounds, Ricky Wyatt, The Theories of the Time, Wyatt's Goals, Living Conditions in State Institutions, The Decision, Angie Allen ADAP Athlete, "Folks in the mental institution have a "right" to adequate treatment", Stairway to Justice, Bottom-up reform, R.C. paves way for reform of state's child welfare system, ADAP Intern receives Honorable Mention on the USA Today All-USA College Academic Team, A Community Placement Success Story, Inclusive Dance - What a Show!, ADAP Services for Social Security Beneficiaries Who Want to Return to Work.

2003 News

2002 News

  • The 2002 Airmail" newsletter files are image pdf files, they will not be accessible for reading from reader application. If you need assistance with reading or accessing these files please contact ADAP at 1-205-348-4928 for assistance.           Airmail Newletters, 2002 

2001 News

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2000 News

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1999 News

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1998 News

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1997 News

  • The 1997 Airmail" newsletter files are image pdf files, they will not be accessible for reading from reader application. If you need assistance with reading or accessing these files please contact ADAP at 1-205-348-4928 for assistance.           Airmail Newsletters,1997

1996 News

  • The 1996 Airmail" newsletter files are image pdf files, they will not be accessible for reading from reader application. If you need assistance with reading or accessing these files please contact ADAP at 1-205-348-4928 for assistance.           Airmail Newsletters,1996
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