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IN THIS ISSUE
Medicare Open Enrollment
Assertiveness Training
Free Veteran & Family Counseling
Caring Santa
HHSC Smartphone Apps
Creative Careers
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Your Turn to Care is a website for families, caregivers, and seniors across the United States which provides resources on providing care and aging-related issues. It was developed by KCET, a television station serving Southern and Central California, in conjunction with its original television series, "Your Turn to Care." The website includes videos, an online support network and additional resources.
To view: Click Here
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National Organization on Disability
CSI star narrates NOD video. Robert David Hall of CSI
doesn't play the role of a person with a disability-he lives it. The video says that the greatest difficulty people with disabilities have today is getting a job and highlights two of the NOD's programs, Disability: Bridges to Business and Wounded Warrior Careers Programs.
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Free While Supplies Last
The ETxADRC has a limited supply of Adult size S incontinence
undergarments, as well as a rolling walker. Please contact 903-295-5922 for more information.
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Please visit our web site at www.ETxADRC.org
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WELCOME
The East Texas Aging & Disability Resource Center is an easy way to find services for older adults and persons with disabilities living in our region. We operate a call center Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. and can be reached at 1-877-237-2268. To submit suggestions, articles, news releases, links or events to be considered for use in future issues, please send information to Kristin Barnhart at Kristin@ETXADRC.org at least 45 days prior to the event. |
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Medicare Open Enrollment
The annual open enrollment for Medicare will be held October 15 through December 7. People with Medicare get a full seven weeks to compare plans and make decisions so that they will have new benefit information and membership cards in hand when their new coverage begins January 1, 2013. The open enrollment period is the ONLY time that changes can be made to Medicare plans. For more information, please call East Texas Aging & Disability Resource Center at 1-877-237-2268 or East Texas Area Agency on Aging at 1-800-442-8845. |
CMS Medicare Open Enrollment Consumer Toolkit
Each year Medicare beneficiaries are bombarded with information during the Medicare Open Enrollment period (which runs from October 15 to December 7). Unfortunately every year unscrupulous insurance agents and companies take advantage of beneficiary confusion during this Open Enrollment season. As Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Prescription Drug Plans (PDPs) market their 2013 products, CMS wants to make sure that the agents and brokers working on behalf of these plans are following Medicare's laws and guidelines. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) created a set of education and outreach materials in the attached toolkit that can be used to help surveillance and enforcement efforts. Please click here to access the "Agent in My Home" Fact Sheet: This consumer fact sheet explains how agents/brokers should conduct themselves when meeting with people with Medicare in their homes, and applies year-round. |
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FREE ASSERTIVENESS WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
How do I let the school know how I feel without being aggressive? Are my emotions preventing me from effectively communicating? Have I expressed my thoughts and feelings in a direct, honest and open manner? Am I being heard? Am I listening? In December, The PATH Project presents Assertiveness Training. Parents of children with disabilities need to behave assertively in order to secure a free appropriate education for their children. In this workshop, you will learn to behave assertively in order to meet and express your child's needs, as well as respect and communicate with others effectively.
All workshops are free of charge. Space is limited and registration is required to attend the December 6 workshop in Tyler, TX. To register, please contact:
Parent Service Center
4411 Old Bullard Rd., #602
Tyler, TX
Regional Coordinator: Jennifer Everett
903-271-2706
jennifere81path@aol.com |
Caring Santa
A private photo experience for children with special needs and their families
Children with special needs and their families are invited to a special photo session with Caring Santa in an environment set up to support the sensory, physical and other developmental needs of kids with all abilities.
Longview Mall December 2nd from 10:30am - 11:30am
Broadway Square Mall December 16thfrom 9am - 11am |
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SMARTPHONE APPS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
The Department of Health and Human Services has a total of 25 Health-related Apps. They can help individuals track their health. The Apps are available on iPhones, Androids, iPod Touches, iPad, Blackberries, Blackberry tablets, Android tablets, Palm OS/web OS and Windows Mobile. Please CLICK HERE to view all of the available choices. |
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CREATIVE CAREERS
ARTISANS AND CRAFTSMAN SHOW & SALE
Wednesday Dec. 19 10:00am-3:00pm
An opportunity for artists and craftsman with disabilities to share their creative passion, while exploring the potential for related income possibilities. Please come and visit with the artists and craftsmen in support of local talent, while getting a jump on Holiday shopping. Activities represented may include gardening, weaving, painting, jewelry-making, music, pottery, woodworking, the performing arts and other creative forms of expression. Are you a person with a disability that would like to participate in this event? If so, please call the information listed below. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 7, 2012. REGISTRATION FEE IS $20 ($5 EACH ADDITIONAL PERSON).
For more information please contact:
Lynn Solis (903) 944-9087
OR
Patrician Perkins (903) 581-7542
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