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On Behalf Of Stephanie Thomas
Sent: Saturday, August 07, 1999 6:50 PM
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Subject: ADAPT & NGA




-----Original Message-----
From: Bob A Kafka [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 10:11 PM
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                ADAPT
   National Governors Association
        St. Louis, Missouri
    August 7th - August 10th

The current long term care system, designed over thirty years ago,  has
an institutional bias that forces people with disabilities, young and old
into nursing homes and other institutions.  The United States spends
almost 80% of its publicly funded long term care dollars to warehouse
approximately 2 million people with disabilities in nursing homes and
other institutions.
The overwhelming majority of people with disabilities and their families
want services in their homes and communities.

ADAPT is in St. Louis to challenge the National Governors Assn, NGA to do
the following:

***     Work with ADAPT to implement the most integrated setting
requirement in the Americans with Disabilities Act, ADA so that people
with disabilities, every child, young adult and older American has the
choice of where they live and receive long term services and supports.

***     Create a "Most Integrated Setting" Task Force within the NGA, to
include ADAPT representatives, that will focus on technical assistance to
states on ways to develop community long term services and supports.

***     Publicly state the NGA's support for the ADA's most integrated
setting requirement.

***     Direct/encourage each member of the NGA to work with ADAPT and
other members of the disability community to develop community options so
that no individual is forced into a nursing home or other institution.

***     Support the introduction, funding and passage of the Medicaid
Community Attendant Services and Support Act, MiCASSA which will give
people with disabilities Real Choice in long term services and supports.

                              PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
                              AND THEIR FAMILIES WANT
                                   REAL CHOICES FOR
                     LONG TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS


For information:   ADAPT    512/442-0252        303/733-9324
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                            www.adapt.org


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