Our Accomplishments

Highlights of COVOH's achievements over the years

1969-1999

1969 - COVOH worked alongside the Division of Special Education of the Department of Education to able to pass Indiana's Mandatory Special Education Law, which required our Indiana public schools to include children with disabilites as a part of the regular student population.

1973 - COVOH worked tirelessly to promote the funding of the Special Education Act. This continues to be a focus.

1995 - COVOH was primarily responsible for an act that created a new formula for funding special education, and that included an additional $57 million dollar expenditure over and above the then current funding.

1999 - COVOH led the passage of House Enrolled Act #1244 which provided for the trustees of Indiana University and Purdue to establish two spinal cord and head injury centered to advance the methods of treatments for these injuries. This created a frist ever joint relationship between the two institutions.

1999 - COVOH succeeded in gaining a $2 million dollar appropriation to continue funding the IU and Purdue spinal cord reseach centers.

2000-present

2000 - COVOH, INARF and the ARC worked throughout the year to promote the passage of the 317 Plan.

2000 - COVOH succeeded in gaining another $2 million dollar appropriation to continue funding the IU and Purdue spinal cord reseach centers.

2001 - COVOH played a leadership role in the passage of the Work Incentive Act along with the Medicaid Buy-In Program.

2001 - COVOH gained the passage of the "Custody Relinquishment" bill permitting parents of children with disabilies to receive services without having to relinquish custody.

2003 - Brought together teachers, professionals and parents for collaborative trainings on current issues affecting the education of all students with disabilites.

2004 - COVOH ensured that the proposed Children's Social, Emotionals, and Behavioral Health Plan (SEA 529) included language to promote coordination between the Department of Education, the Department of Child Services, the Department of Correction, and the Division of Mental Health and Addiction to benefit children.

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