EDUCARE OF TEXAS NEWS EduCare of Texas announces the unveiling of its new website
at www.EduCareTexas.com “We are very excited about our new capability,” says Jane Steur, Vice President of EduCare of Texas. “It marks the first time we have an identity on the World Wide Web and it offers us an incredible opportunity to communicate with our customers in ways that are meaningful to them.” Visitors to the website will be able to view information about the services that EduCare of Texas offers, funding sources that are available, and locations where services are provided. Innovative mapping capabilities allow the visitor to search for locations, services, or funding availability using a county map or structure query.
In addition to the English version of the website, EduCare of Texas will release in the next few months a Spanish language version and a version that is more easily accessible for our web users with disabilities. The accessible version of the site will be Bobby and W3C WAI-_A compliant.
EduCare of Texas is a licensed provider under the Texas Department of Aging and Disabilities Services (“DADS”), Community Living Assistance and Support Services (“CLASS”) program, the Texas Home Living (“TxHmL”) program, Home and Community-based Services (“HCS”) waiver program and Intermediate Care Facilities for the Mentally Retarded / Related Conditions.
The Company from time to time makes forward-looking statements in its public disclosures, including statements relating to revenues that might be expected from new or acquired programs and facilities, other statements regarding development and acquisition activities, statements regarding reimbursement under federal and state programs and statements regarding various trends favoring downsizing, deinstitutionalization and privatization of government programs. In the Company’s filings under the federal securities laws, including its annual, periodic and current reports, the Company identifies important factors that could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from those contained in such forward-looking statements. Please refer to those disclosures. Referrals and Information: Local Contact: Jane Steur Mike Harris Richard A. Hernandez
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Austin,
Texas, December 23, 2005 – EduCare of Texas announces the unveiling
of its new website at www.EduCareTexas.com. The website was launched
as part of EduCare of Texas’ on-going commitment to educate, inform,
and interact with our customers, friends, families, clients, caregivers,
professionals and anyone else interested in issues that effect the quality
of life of individuals of all ages who have cognitive, intellectual,
and developmental disabilities.
According
Mike Harris, Director of Human Resources for EduCare of Texas, “One
of the goals of our new website is to help improve the recruitment of
employees, especially Direct Support Professionals. Our website will
allow our Human Resource Managers throughout the state to post all open
positions by location, shift, schedule, and job description, thereby
making it much easier for an applicant to see what positions are available.”
EduCare
is the state’s largest provider of quality supports to individuals
of all ages who have cognitive, intellectual, and developmental disabilities.
Our goal is to assist individuals to grow, develop, and enhance the
quality of their lives by providing supports in the home or apartment,
residential facilities, vocational skills training and day programs,
or anywhere else that an individual, their family, or guardian may require
such support.
ResCare
founded in 1974, provides services in 36 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto
Rico and Canada. ResCare is a human service company that provides residential,
therapeutic, job training and educational supports to people with developmental
or other disabilities, to youth with special needs and to adults who
are experiencing barriers to employment. The Company is based in Louisville,
KY.