Tag: Arizona DDD
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Two And Beyond
You may be thinking that title doesn’t make much sense. Some things in life just don’t make sense, not to me, not to you. Or maybe something that seems sensible to you won’t seem that way to me or vice versa. Our republican state legislators this week proposed future DDD funding measures in HB 2945…
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“Put Out?” No.
Just a change in app functionality can show a different picture. What my son’s letter tracing looks like for words without the app correcting the lines for him as he seeks to improve his motor planning and fine motor skills. Photos by Ariana Our son has now been without PT or OT services for two…
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September Gratitude & Some Reading/Viewing
So Much Gratitude This is a complicated season in our lives, and I struggled to narrow the focus of my appreciation down to one person or one circumstance. We as a family have seen and felt the support of the special education team from our son’s public school district as we have ongoing discussions about…
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Dear Governor Hobbs and Arizona State Legislators: Can We (Maybe) Talk About The Budget?
I read about it on ABC 15. I read about it on FOX 10. Governor Hobbs vetoed the proposed budget. So, cool. I’m not hear to discuss any one party’s views about it. To me, what it means is that while many of our state legislators and our newly elected governor don’t agree on what…
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“Rumor Has It”
For several years now I have been hearing so many stories about habilitation therapy in Arizona. “Rumor has it,” some families of older kiddos who lost their habilitation (hab) therapists and couldn’t find a replacement quickly had their authorized hab hours taken away from them. Which then makes it much harder to find a replacement,…
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Speech Device Update: Denial Received & Initial Response
Today, Andy and I took turns waiting at home to sign for a letter from the department of the Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities that handles applications for speech devices regarding their ultimate decision on the recommendations of the AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) evaluator. For those of you new to this blog, I will…