CRS Parent Connection

11/07/2025

We want to make Medicaid work better for recipients and we need your help. Join Alabama Medicaid’s new Beneficiary Advisory Council (BAC) to share your experience with Alabama Medicaid. Your voice can support policy and program changes.

Members will meet at least four times a year. Meetings will be available virtually and in person for those who can attend.

To learn more, click the link in our intro or click here:
https://medicaid.alabama.gov/content/2.0_Newsroom/2.2_Boards_Committees.aspx

To apply, click the link in our intro or click here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BACMAC

Have questions? Contact: BAC@medicaid.alabama.gov

11/06/2025

11/05/2025

We’re so grateful for this heartfelt note of thanks to our Montgomery CRS Clinic team! 💙 The family shared their appreciation for the compassionate care they received at our ACT Clinic when they brought their son in for an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device. Their kind words remind us why we do what we do.

10/27/2025

Make plans to join us October 31st for a Fall Festival for special needs adults.

10/24/2025

10/24/2025

10/23/2025

OCTOBER 29, SENSORY-FRIENDLY TRICK-OR-TREAT
University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL

Something’s brewing with the USA PT and OT students! Mark your calendars for creepy, crawly fun with us at a sensory-friendly trick or treat event filled with fun games, festive costumes, and lots of candy! We hope to see you there! October 29, 2025; 6p-8p, Health Sciences Building, 5721 USA Drive North, 2nd Floor. Make sure to scan the QR code to let us know you’re coming! Contact Dana Zwick at dzwick@southalabama.edu for questions.

10/21/2025

The Arc of Gulf Coast Alabama is proud to offer EPIC Classes, a program designed to empower self-advocates and families through education and advocacy. EPIC stands for Educate, Promote, Inclusion for Champions, and that is exactly what these classes are about.

Through EPIC, participants gain valuable tools to better understand their rights and learn how to speak up for themselves and others. Classes also provide resources for parents and caregivers, creating a supportive environment where everyone can grow together.

At its core, EPIC is about more than education. It is about building confidence, promoting inclusion, and ensuring that individuals with disabilities are recognized as champions in their own communities.

Sign up for The Arc of Gulf Coast Alabama/s newsletter to be informed of scheduled EPIC classes in Mobile/Baldwin county at: https://pulse.ly/17llgzllix

EPICEducate, Promote Inclusion for Champions Sign Up For An EPIC Class EPIC (Educate, Promote Inclusion for Champions) is a series of engaging, supportive classes offered by The Arc of the Gulf Coast Alabama. Designed for parents, caregivers, and self-advocates, EPIC provides valuable information, t...

10/20/2025

If you are in the Huntsville area, join us on Thursday, Oct. 23, for our Children’s Rehabilitation Service (CRS) Fall Festival. There will be a trunk or treat, face painting, food, music, games, and resources! These events provide an opportunity for families to network with each other and discover more about how CRS is one part of ADRS’s continuum of care. We look forward to seeing you there!

10/15/2025

HOPE HEALS RECAP
By Cara Rain, CRS Parent Consultant, Mobile/Jackson

I am just reminiscing about those HOT humid summer days in the woods at Camp McDowell for Camp Hope Heals. Hope Heals was a camp created with YOU and all your beautiful differences in mind. Years after Katherine Wolfe had a stroke and her life changed, her and her family created Camp Hope Heals as a Summer camp for people and families that have had hardship in disability. People come from all over the WORLD to be together and let their beauty shine. There is no disability too big or small for Camp Hope Heals. They offer 5 days filled with activities, connections, talent shows, fun and fellowship where we can all be seen and loved the way we are. Applications for camp come out in January and a lottery system is in place to choose campers around March. Check out their website to get on their newsletter to be notified of opportunities to go to camp at: https://pulse.ly/ru4b4mqfcr

There are truly NO words to describe how amazing this camp is and the people we have become close friends with. After all, * YOU were meant to be here*.

Hope Heals creates sacred spaces of belonging and belovedness for families affected by disabilities to experience the hope of Christ within inter-ability communities. What this means What this means…

10/12/2025

OCTOBER IS AUDIOLOGY AWARENESS MONTH!
LET’S HEAR FROM BRANTLEY’S MOM ...
Brantley is 8 years old and has been going to CRS for almost 7 years now. He is diagnosed with Bilateral Hearing Loss, due to a gene mutation. We have met some amazing representatives that have not only helped with his hearing aids and testing, but have also aided in his IEP at his school. I can call with any issue and have almost immediate answers or help. If they might be unsure, they point me in the right direction of who can help me. As a mom we all know how hard it can be getting a hold of help from care professionals and dealing with CRS has been a breeze for my family. We adore Rebecca and Rebeckah! They are so sweet and attentive to my young guy. They get on a personal level with him and it makes the care and help they provide so much sweeter for our family. I recommend the Mobile CRS facility to anyone that may benefit and qualify They have been a true blessing to Brantley and our family over the years. They have made my job as mom easier in many ways.

10/11/2025

My name is Beth Ruehl, CPO, and I am the southern region clinic manager at ForMotion Clinic (formerly known as AALOS) in Mobile, Alabama! My path in our (disability) community began at age three, when a lawnmower accident resulted in the loss of my leg.

Read more about Beth here:
https://pulse.ly/pazdbv2dzf