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Archived | Autism Speaks: Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Holds First Meeting | November 30, 2007 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Holds First Meeting The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) met on November 30 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC for the first time since being reconstituted as part of the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (CAA), P.L. 109-416. The CAA specifies that an Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee be established […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: HHS Secretary Leavitt Announces Members of the New Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee | November 27, 2007 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
HHS Secretary Leavitt Announces Members of the New Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee On Nov. 27, Secretary Mike Leavitt announced the members appointed to the Department of Health and Human Services‘ new Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. This committee coordinates efforts within the department to combat autism spectrum disorders through research, screening, intervention, and education. The committee […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Critical Vote Approaches On Key Pennsylvania Insurance Bill | June 29, 2007 #BanABA #AutisticHistory
Critical Vote Approaches On Key Pennsylvania Insurance Bill The Next 48 Hours Are Crucial to Getting Measure Passed June 29, 2007 – The Pennsylvania legislature will vote soon on the Autism Benefit Insurance Restoration Bill, introduced in the House by Speaker Dennis O’Brien and in the Senate by Senator Jane Orie. The bill will require […]
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Adoptive Families Magazine: Becoming Craig’s Mother, By Eve Reiland
Note: This article started as a journal entry and later became my first published piece. It was printed in the February 2005 Adoptive Families Magazine. My wee baby written about here is going to be 18 next month and graduating high school this year. He’s an incredible and amazing human. In honor of his upcoming […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks Government Relations New: Subcommittee Holds Hearing on the Role of Medicaid for Americans with Disabilities | January 16, 2008 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Government Relations NewsSubcommittee Holds Hearing on the Role of Medicaid for Americans with Disabilities Washington, DC (January 16, 2008) – The House Committee on Energy and Commerce – Subcommittee on Health, chaired by Congressman Frank J. Pallone (NJ), held a hearing on Wednesday, January 16, 2008, investigating Medicaid’s role in the lives of individuals with […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Override Veto Lost by Two Votes | November 20, 2007 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Override Veto Lost by Two Votes On Thursday night, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to override President Bush’s veto of the fiscal year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill by a margin of just two votes. This legislation contains the actual funding for the provisions of the Combating Autism Act (CAA), the […]
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Archived | Autism Speaks: Combating Autism Act Funding Jeopardized | November 15, 2007 #AutisticHistory #BanABA
Combating Autism Act Funding Jeopardized On Thursday, November 15, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to sustain President Bush’s veto of the fiscal year 2008 Labor, Health and Human Services appropriations bill. This legislation contains the actual funding for the provisions of the Combating Autism Act, the critical legislation passed last year that authorized needed […]
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