New requirements in the Home and Community Based Services Settings Rule are sceduled to be fully implemented  by March 17, 2023.  For more information on the regulatory changes and the rights of HCBS Waiver participants and their families, please download the CMS HCBS Settings Rule document from CMS here.

VOR's Dawn Kovakovich submitted testimony to Minnesota' House Human Services Finance Committee in opposition to provisions in HF2847. Please read her testimony here and download her daughter Laura's letter to the committee here.

VOR has submitted comments to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) on its proposal supporting family caregivers.

On February 22, 2023, VOR's former President Sam Friedman submiitted comments and recommendations to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP).

VOR's comments are available here

The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities is holding the first public meeting of its new term on July 28, 2022.

VOR has submitted public testimony to the committee, which may be downloaded here.