If you pay attention to the MediSked Twitter feed, you may have noticed a quote that I tweeted from the Home and Community Based Settings Rule Update seminar at the National Arc Convention in Indianapolis this weekend. 

The eight word statement really reasonated with me and I couldn't help but share. The speaker, Laura Brackin (former Executive Director of the Arc of Louisiana) may not have even realized the impact of this one particular line - but out of everything I learned in that hour, it stuck out to me the most. 

That line was "Poor reimbursement rates violate peoples' right to integration." 

I'd never thought of it that way before but it's SO true!

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Resource Center for Independent Living (RCIL) is a not-for-profit organization created to support independent living for people with disabilities and seniors in need of assistance. They provide full access, power, and self-determination with a focus on integration and assisting people to reach their greatest potential. They support a culture that encourages risk-taking, creativity, and innovation and it's a truly refreshing approach to disability services. 

By providing information, advocacy, and training they are able to help individuals live as independently as possible. 

We are in absolute awe of what the individuals they work with are able to accomplish with their support and encouragement. We are also incredibly proud to be partnering with them on a really exciting project.

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We've created a brand new infographic, full of interesting and telling stats, facts, and figures specific to the great state of Missouri.  It's an interesting way to look at the proposed changes to minimum wage and the DOL's proposed overtime rule - and with big font and fun graphics, it's just plan nice to look at. 

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We try to keep our news positive here - but this unthinkable agency story just can't go unmentioned.

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