FDDC: News from the Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology

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Developmental Disabilities Council

Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 3:05 PM

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Subject: News from the Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and

Technology

Housing Crisis

In response to the

housing crisis directly affecting individuals with disabilities and their

families, the Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology,

Inc. (FAAST) completely updated their Affordable Housing Website

with the most current inventory of affordable housing throughout Florida,

in collaboration with the University of Florida's Shimberg Center for

Housing Studies. For more information go to:

http://www.faast.org/housing.cfm.

In addition, Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice

Quince issued an administrative order establishing the Task Force on

Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Cases. The Task Force

recommended adoption of a uniform statewide managed mediation program to

be implemented through a model administrative order, issued by each

circuit chief judge. Under this program, all foreclosure cases in the

state courts that involve residential homestead property will be referred

to mediation, unless the plaintiff and borrower agree otherwise or unless

effective pre-suit mediation that substantially complies with the managed

mediation program requirements has been conducted. Referral of the

borrower to foreclosure counseling prior to mediation, early electronic

exchange of borrower and lender information prior to mediation, and the

ability of a plaintiff's representative to appear at mediation by

telephone are features of the model administrative order. For more

information go to:

http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/clerk/adminorders/2009/AOSC09-54.pdf

IDEA Guide

FAAST has just completed detailed research to create

and distribute training material in the form of a comprehensive general

resource and self-help guide regarding the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (IDEA), as reauthorized in 2004.

This is a

user-friendly, 29 page document with a table of contents and attachments

designed to assist parents and children with disabilities to navigate the

complex education system.

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