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CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Night market held for National Accessibility Week
Angela Gray, the executive director of Independent Living Sudbury Manitoulin, joins CTV's Ian Campbell at the organization's night market downtown.
CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Independent Living Sudbury Manitoulin's night market runs until 9 p.m.
Reporting live from downtown Sudbury CTV's Ian Campbell is at Independent Living Sudbury Manitoulin's night market event, joined by several of its members. The market rungins until 9 p.m. on Friday as a part of National Accessibility Week celebrations.
CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Celebrating National Accessibility Week in Greater Sudbury
Northern Ontario Watch Amanda Fitzhenry and Amy Adair of Independent Living Sudbury Manitoulin join CTV's Ian Campbell at the organization's night market downtown.
New Straits Times
01-05-2025
- Health
- New Straits Times
Autism in Malaysia: Nearly 60,000 children diagnosed, registered as of 2024
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 58,708 children diagnosed with autism have been registered with the Welfare Department as of December 31 last year. Over one-fifth (12,905) of the children diagnosed with autism are in Selangor, followed by Johor (6,879), Kuala Lumpur (6,876), Sabah (5,210), Sarawak (4,563), and Kedah (3,687). In Perak, there are 3,642 children, followed by Penang (2,914), Pahang (2,785), Kelantan (2,520), Melaka (2,025), Negeri Sembilan (1,974), Terengganu (1,797), Perlis (488) and Labuan (443). These children are among the 751,421 individuals registered with the Welfare Department as persons with disabilities. Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said there is an upward trend in the number of children diagnosed with autism compared to other categories. "Without support, these children will face challenges in being independent, integrating into society, and gaining access to education or employment," she said. She added that early intervention is critical for children with autism. "This situation could also lead to increased dependency on government aid and social welfare, which would ultimately impact the country's overall development," she said. Nancy said various initiatives, including the Early Intervention Programme and the Community-Based Rehabilitation Programme (PDK), have been introduced to provide training and early education to children with special needs. She added that her ministry is also working with the Education Ministry to ensure children with special needs receive inclusive education suited to their needs. Nancy said the ministry, through the Welfare Department, runs seven institutions catering to different categories of disabilities and works closely with NGOs such as the National Autism Society of Malaysia to run PDKs and Independent Living Centres (ILCs). As of 2024, a total of 19,909 people with disabilities have received training at 573 PDKs and six ILCs nationwide.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
CT personal care assistant accused of defrauding Medicaid program out of more than $150K
A Waterbury man faces larceny and conspiracy charges for allegedly defrauding the Medicaid program out of more than $150,000 by billing for services that were never given and conspiring with someone else to do the same thing. Tywan Marion, 48, was arrested on April 10 by inspectors from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit in the Office of the Chief State's Attorney, according to the Connecticut Division of Criminal Justice. He faces two counts each of first-degree larceny by defrauding the public community and health insurance fraud and a single count each of conspiracy to commit health insurance fraud and conspiracy to commit first-degree larceny by defrauding the public community. According to the DCJ, Marion was enrolled as a provider in the Connecticut Medical Assistants Program (CMAP) as a Personal Care Assistant (PCA). He was also enrolled to provide Independent Living Skill Services. The PCA program, which is funded by Medicaid, provides individuals with permanent, severe and chronic disabilities funds to hire assistants to help them with daily self-care activities, allowing them to remain in their own homes. According to investigators, authorities found that between June 2021 to August 2023, Marion billed for PCA and independent life skill services that were never provided. Marion reportedly collected $109,655 from Medicaid for these undelivered services, DCJ officials said. According to the DCJ, authorities also found that between March 2021 to July 2023, Marion allegedly completed a job application for a co-conspirator and submitted timesheets on her behalf for PCA services she did not provide. The co-conspirator collected the payment and then allegedly transferred a portion of that money to Marion, officials said. A total of $44,476 was paid out, according to authorities. Marion is being held on a $200,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Waterbury Superior Court next Wednesday. The charges he faces, which are felonies, are punishable by up to 20 years in prison, officials said.
