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Subject: United Cerebral Palsy News: Helping People Live At Home
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April, 2005
Volume 1, Issue 2
Helping People Live at Home
Dear UCP e-Advocate,
Living in your own home is the peak of independence.
That is why United Cerebral Palsy is committed to creating affordable
accessible housing for people with disabilities all over the United
States.
We support homes for independent living, renovate accessible apartments,
and promote cutting-edge homeownership programs that help people with
disabilities make their own American Dream a reality.
You can help by <http://ga4.org/ct/Ppzgusn1dzMo/> making a contribution
to United Cerebral Palsy. Every donation to UCP helps a person with a
disability live more independently in their community.
Enjoy this month's Life Without Limits newsletter and thank you for your
support.
Stephen Bennett
President and CEO
United Cerebral Palsy
UCP of Texas
Consumers Tour a New Housing Development
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UCP consumers tour The Boulevard, an
affordable, accessible and integrated
condominium development in Austin, Texas
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United Cerebral Palsy today!
REJECT BUDGET CUTS - TAKE ACTION NOW!
Urge Your Representatives to Reject Budget Cuts
The Senate and House passed very different fiscal year 2006 Budget
Resolutions in mid-March and each is problematic to the disability
community.
Both Resolutions would make large cuts to entitlement programs affecting
Medicaid, Social Security Insurance programs, Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families (TANF), Title XX Social Services, Foster Care and
Adoption Assistance. Key disability discretionary programs - including
HUD housing initiatives - could also see significant cuts.
<http://ga4.org/campaign/fy2006/dx76k6rz5nmd6e> Take Action Now and
tell your representatives that these programs are a priority for
millions of Americans with disabilities.
Disability News
UCP Texas Announces Integrated Section 811 Housing
United Cerebral Palsy of Texas unveiled Austin's first fully-integrated
public-private Section 811 housing project for people with disabilities
on March 5. However, the Bush administration's fiscal year 2006 budget
proposal would slash Section 811 by nearly 50%, and entirely eliminate
funding for the development of new housing for people with significant
disabilities.
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y=dx76k6rz5nmd6e> Read more...
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Isabelle Goldenson, UCP Founder, Dies at 84
With great sadness, United Cerebral Palsy announced the death of founder
Isabelle Charlotte Weinstein Goldenson last month. Goldenson was a
prominent philanthropist, advocate and mother of a child with cerebral
palsy. With her husband Leonard Goldenson, chairman of ABC Television,
she also co-founded the United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational
Foundation.
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Implications of No Child Left Behind Act Grow
Several states are attempting to remove children with disabilities from
the federal No Child Left Behind Act annual assessments, potentially
undermining efforts to evaluate the progress of students enrolled in
special education programs.
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rz5nmd6e> Read more...
United Cerebral Palsy Affiliate Spotlight
Music Therapy at UCP of Greater Birmingham
Every day at United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Birmingham's Hand in Hand
early learning program is full of singing, music and fun. The 41,000
square foot learning center for children of all abilities is one of the
few schools in the state of Alabama that counts music therapy as part of
its curriculum.
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e> Read more...
Able Living
UCP Michigan: Urban Sprawl Affects People with Disabilities
New research sponsored by the Michigan Land Use Institute and United
Cerebral Palsy of Michigan documents for the first time a pattern of
public investment that is encouraging runaway urban sprawl in the state
and beyond. Sprawl can lead to signficant barriers to basic mobility
for people with disabilities.
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Perspectives
"If adopted the overall Bush Administration budget for public housing
would be $1.575 billion below the level of funding in place when
[they]took office."
Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA),
at a hearing of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on March 2.
"Before jumping head long into cuts to Medicaid, it is reasonable to ask
a bipartisan commission to fully examine Medicaid...
Today, a commission, not cuts, is in order."
Sen. Norm Coleman (R-MN), on the passage of the Smith-Bingaman amendment
to the Senate's FY06 budget resolution, on March 17.
Thanks to emails, phonecalls and letters from thousands of UCP
e-advocates, 52 Senators voted for the Smith-Bingaman amendment.
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serving and advocating for more than 54 million Americans with
disabilities.
Most UCP consumers are people with disabilities other than cerebral
palsy.
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