BEINEINU NEWS AND NOTES
August 21, 2014
USA
Tiptoe Jewish Camp Contest—The Ruderman Family Foundation and Ramah are sponsoring a Jewish Camp Inclusion Contest. The goal is to increase awareness of inclusion in Jewish summer camps across North America. It is open to anyone who participated in a North American Jewish summer camp in 2014. To participate, create a 30-90 second video that shows your view about inclusion of kids with disabilities in your Jewish camp. Log onto www.tiptoe2014.org to submit your video by November 14, 2014. First prize is $1000 for you and $1750 for your camp. For more information, see
Car Seat Safety Recall---Recaro is recalling more than 39,000 child safety seats because they can let a child’s head move too far in a crash. The recall covers ProSport model 385 seats made from June 16, 2010, to Jan. 31, 2013. The problem happens when the seats are installed with the lower latch anchors and without the top tether. Recaro will notify owners and provide set of new instructions telling owners not to use the lower latch system with a child weighing 40 or more pounds. The company also will send a new instruction label for the seat.
Employers Please Note---Beginning January 1, 2015, through a tax credit program called Inspire New York, employers will be eligible for tax credits up to $5,000 when they hire full-time workers with developmental disabilities and up to $2,500 when they hire part time workers.
Medication Notice---The federal government is placing new restrictions on hundreds of medicines containing hydrocodone, the highly addictive painkiller that has grown into the most widely prescribed drug in the U.S. The new rules mean that Vicodin, Percocet and other generic versions will be subject to the same prescribing rules as painkillers like codeine and oxycodone. Patients will be limited to one 90-day supply of medication and will have to see a physician to receive a refill.
CPR Course---Chesed of Lakewood is offering a CPR course for teachers and caregivers as part of the 2014 Summer CPR for Teachers Program. The courses will take place next week and are separate classes for men and women. The course is a comprehensive, one time three hour session which includes education on adult and child CPR, as well as choking and use of the AED machine, a newly required item in New Jersey schools. All participants will receive a 2 year American Heart Association certification upon satisfactory completion of the session. There are still a number of subsidized slots available. For more information contact Chesed at 732-901-0482 ext 3 or
ISRAEL
Choice of Logo---The Commission for Equal Rights of Persons With Disabilities invites you to help choose the logo representing accessibility for people with cognitive, mental and communication disabilities.
Shira Pransky Project Expands---AACI's Shira Pransky Project has been putting together and promoting all types of useful information in the past month including:
1) A new page to check if your meds are covered by insurance
- Their website’s new page “Medication Look-Up: Basic Basket and Supplemental Plans” offers basic explanations of what is covered by the Healthcare Basket and supplemental insurance from the kupot cholim, as well as links to look up your meds and find out about coverage!
To visit the page, go to: http://shirapranskyproject.org/medication-look-up/
2) The biggest English-language directory of health-related support organizations in Israel
- Their Organizations Directory contains names, descriptions, contact information and more (in English!) for hundreds of healthcare assistance and support organizations in Israel. You can search, browse or sort the directory by keyword and it’s updated regularly.
To check it out, go to: http://shirapranskyproject.org/directory/.
3) Info about home care from your kupah
- Homebound patients can receive a full range of medical services are provided by Kupot with home visits from doctors, nurses, and social workers, as well as paramedical providers, like physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and others.
To find out who’s entitled to home care services and how to claim them, see: http://shirapranskyproject.org/home-care-from-the- kupat-cholim/.
4) Updated emergency information in English.