Resource Library
The goal of this resource library is to provide clients, families and friends with a central place for a variety of information to support them. We hope you will find it helpful. If you have questions or suggestions for information to add to the library, please call us at 859-572-3365.
These resources were developed to provide information and resources to children and the disabled.
Keeping Your Children Safe on the Internet--Toolkit for Parents and Caregivers
Provided by: Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky www.pcaky.org
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Childhood Obesity Presentation
This is a presentation of the Boone County Community Needs Assessment Program. The presention shows the alarming rate rising obesity in adults and children the the United States. This program was presented by Dr. Bolling and Rebekah Duchette, RN.
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Kids Count 2011 Data - Northern Kentucky County Comparison
Description: Comparison data for Boone, Campbell, Kenton to statewide as a whole and to Fayette and Jefferson counties.
Source: Boone County Human Services Department
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KIDS COUNT 2011 Data Report - Northern Kentucky
Description: This presentation shares information about 2011 child demographics in Kentucky from Kentucky Youth Advocates. It looks at how children are faring economically, in safety, in education and in health. Scroll over the speech balloon at the upper left to see the speaker's notes.
Source: Boone County Human Services Department
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Boone County Success by 6 Overview
Description: This presentation provides an overview of the work of Boone County Success by Six. It includes information about the structure and history of the organization, child health and wellness, early literacy and other child well-being topics.
Source: Boone County Human Services Department
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Cap-Tel: Kentucky Telecommunications Access Program
Description:A telecommunications access program with devices such as TDDs, amplified phones, CapTel is available for eligible deaf and hard of hearing Kentuckians. This link provides details on how to apply for equipment:
http://www.kcdhh.ky.gov/oea/howapply.html
You are eligible to receive equipment from the Telecommunications Access Program (TAP) of KY if you meet the following criteria:
•You must be a legal resident of the Commonwealth of Kentucky for at least one year.
•You must be at least five years of age (If you are under 18 years of age, your parent/guardian will assume full responsibility for the equipment).
•You must be deaf, hard of hearing, speech impaired or deaf-blind, to the extent that you cannot use the telephone for communication without the use of adaptive equipment.
•For most equipment choices, you must prove that you have a telephone in your home and are responsible for the bills.
Equipment is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Applicants may be placed on a waiting list in times of fiscal constraints. First time applicants have priority over those who have already received equipment and are reapplying for additional equipment.
Considerations for People with Disabilities and their Families
Description: This is a guidebook about the legal concerns and protections for individuals with disabilities from infancy through adulthood. It addresses a wide range of issues concerning, for example, early intervention programs for infants and
toddlers, K-12 education, employment, access to public accommodations, government benefits, asset planning, family law issues, health coverage issues, and housing/living arrangements. For those who have vision impairment or learning disabilities, please click here for the audio version.
Source: American Health Lawyers Association
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Your Rights
Description: This booklet is based in part on “Rights of Persons with Developmental Disabilities, developed by Partners in Advocacy Consulting in partnership with Protection & Advocacy, Inc., of California. The booklet gives an overview of legal rights for adults.
Source: Kentucky Protection & Advocacy
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The Michelle P Waiver - Getting the Help You Need
Description: The Michelle P. Waiver is a Medicaid program that helps people live in the community or go back to the community after living in an institution. This fact sheet describes the waiver and how to apply for it.
Source: Kentucky Protection & Advocacy
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I Get What I Want - Handbook on Self Advocacy
Description: This handbook describes self-advocacy in an easy-to-understand format. It defines it, provides dos and don’ts and gives help with self advocacy.
Source: Kentucky Protection & Advocacy
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Transition Resources for Students becoming Adults
Description: Those who had special education services when in high school had a legal right to those services. There is NO SUCH RIGHT to services when after a student leaves the school system and moves into the adult world. This fact sheet provides information about programs that can help these individuals work or figure out how to live in the community, and gives contact information.
Source: Kentucky Protection & Advocacy
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Websites and Books to Help Students Becoming Adults
Description: As its title says, this flier provides a list of helpful websites, free booklets and other resources for advocacy support.
Source: Kentucky Protection & Advocacy
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The Life Learning Center
Description: This document provides a description of the work of the Life Learning Center, and their partnership with the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission and ReKindle Staffing to provide job training and coaching.
Source: Boone County Human Services Department
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Boone County Health and Social Needs Assessment
Description: This presentation provides data on a variety of health issues in Northern Kentucky including birth weight, access to medical care, mental illness, substance abuse, oral and dental health, air and water quality and much more over a period of 10 years, through 2005.
Source: Boone County Human Services Department
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Waiver Comparison Chart
Description: This chart provides a summary of the various waiver services available in Kentucky, including contact information.
Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
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Kids Count in Northern Kentucky - 2009 Data
Description: This presentation shares information about 2009 child demographics in Kentucky from Kentucky Youth Advocates. It looks at how children are faring economically, in safety, in education and in health. Scroll over the speech balloon at the upper left to see the speaker's notes.
Source: Boone County Human Services Department
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Supports for Community Living
Description: This brochure describes the supports and services offered by the SCL (Supports for Community Living) Waiver Branch, based on individualized needs. It also explains the application process to obtain the resources.
Source: Kentucky Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, SCL Waiver Branch
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Services for Youth with Special Health Care Needs
Description: These pages provide a list of resources for children in Kentucky with special health care needs. It includes websites, phone numbers, locations and contacts throughout the state.
Source: Kentucky Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs, Shriners Hospitals for Children, Lexington, University of Kentucky Human Development Institute
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Kentucky Assistive Technology Loan Corporation
Description: The Kentucky Assistive Technology Loan Corporation is a program funded by public money to help Kentuckians with disabilities obtain assistive technology to improve independence and quality of life. It is operated in partnership with Fifth Third Bank of Kentucky.
Source: Kentucky Assistive Technology Loan Corporation
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Kentucky Family Guide to Autism Spectrum Disorders
Description: This guide was developed and written by parents of individuals with autism spectrum disorders. The examples provided are from their experiences. The information included in this manual is a result of their answer to the question: When your child was first diagnosed, what information did you need most?
Source: Kentucky Autism Training Center, College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville
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Commission for Children with Special Health Needs
Description: This brochure provides information on the Commission for Children with Special Health Needs. A child can receive services from the Commission for Children with Special Health Care Needs if the child is a resident of Kentucky, younger than age 21, has a medical condition that usually responds to treatment and is covered by the program and meets financial guidelines. Services are approved as required by the patient’s treatment plan.
Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
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Consumer Directed Options
Description: Consumer Directed Option (CDO) gives Medicaid waiver members more choices in the way some Medicaid services are provided. With CDO you can choose who will provide services you need as well as how, when and where services will be provided.
Source: Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services
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Boone County Resource Guide
Description: This brochure provides a description of various resources available to citizens of Boone County, Kentucky. It includes crisis hotlines, resources for children and families, medical/dental assistance resources, adult education and job training, domestic violence/abuse resources, food assistance, resources for seniors and more.
Source: Boone County Human Services Department
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Kids Count in Northern Kentucky-2010 Data
Description: This presentation shares information about child demographics in Kentucky from Kentucky Youth Advocates. It looks at how children are faring economically, in safety, in education and in health. The first 40 pages are the slides; the last three pages are the accompanying slide notes.
Source: Boone County Human Services Department
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Rights of Homeless Students
Description: The McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act provides for homeless students to have equal access to education and services. This presentation describes the educational rights of homeless students under McKinney Vento.
Source: Boone County Human Services Department
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Kidz Club of Northern Kentucky
Description: The Kidz Club is for children who are medically fragile. It is a Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) facility. Their mission is “to provide the safest, most uplifting, and cost effective medical treatment available in a daycare setting.”
The Kidz Club of Northern Kentucky is located off Interstate 75 in Erlanger. The facility has a nursery, multiple classrooms, a library, a well-equipped treatment room and therapy room. All meals are planned and served hot by a licensed nutritionist in the center kitchen. The children receive individual instruction from the staff teacher. A facility will be opening in Boone County soon.
Here’s how Kidz Club describes their services: “The children served by the Kidz Club receive ongoing medical treatment, constant assessment/evaluation and supervision while being included in a stimulating social and educational daycare program. Our experience has shown this revolutionary alternative to home or institutional care provides the children who are medically fragile a happier, more normal day spent with other children and allows the parents to return to other activities.”
For more information, visit their website at http://www.thekidzclub.cc/
All materials in this library are used by permission. Thanks to all of those who allowed us to use their materials. The addition of several of the documents in our library was made possible by the American Health Lawyers Association. The American Health Lawyers Association (“AHLA”) is the nation’s largest nonpartisan 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to educating its 10,000+ members about important legal issues in the health care field. One of the many ways in which AHLA gives back to the community is through its Public Information Series, a growing collection of free, user-friendly resources for the lay and health care communities. AHLA is able to provide the Series at no cost due to generous donations made annually by AHLA members.
