McCain's non-support of the Community Choice Act (Formerly MiCasa)
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From: Kareem Dale <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Subject: NCIL on McCain's failure to support the CCA
To: Kareem Dale <[log in to unmask]>
Cc: Douglas Rogers <[log in to unmask]>
http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/dahome/
Letter from National Council on Independent Living re Candidate
Positions on CCA
<http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/kareemdale/gG5bJN>
by Kareem Dale, National Disability Vote Director, Obama for America
Monday, August 11, 2008 at 03:15 PM
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Dear Fellow Advocates:
As many of you know, I announced at the NCIL annual conference that
Senator McCain was changing his position on the Community Choice Act
(CCA) and that he would be making a formal announcement of his support
for the CCA at the Disabilities Issues Forum in Ohio. This information
had been given to me by a staff person within the McCain campaign with
direct responsibility for disability policy issues. Therefore, I felt
confident in making this announcement to the NCIL membership during our
time together at the conference.
However, as we all now know on July 26, the 18th anniversary of the
Americans with Disabilities Act, at the Disabilities Issues Forum in
Ohio, Senator McCain once again stated that he does not support the
Community Choice Act.
The National Council on Independent Living supports two pieces of
legislation in regards to people with disabilities receiving services in
the community. They are the Community Choices Act and the Community
Living Assistance, Services and Supports (CLASS) Act. There is a strong
historical linkage between NCIL and the struggle for people with
disabilities to live in their own homes and communities - not in
institutions. We believe it is important for the NCIL Membership to
know that Senator Obama is signed on as a co-sponsor of both of those
pieces of legislation and Senator McCain is a co-sponsor of neither.
For more information on where the candidates stand on our issues, visit
the candidates' campaign websites:
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues
<http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues> and
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/disabilities
<http://www.barackobama.com/issues/disabilities> .
The Community Choice Act would give people with disabilities the right
to live with dignity in homes of our choosing, rather than to be forced
into nursing homes or other institutions. Senator McCain said that he
opposes the Community Choice Act because of cost, placing the value of
money over the value of people with disabilities' dignity and choice.
Also, evidence-based research by Dr. Mitch LaPlante from the University
of California San Francisco, who is recognized as one of the foremost
disability researchers in the country, proves that the Community Choices
Act is affordable.
We must end the institutional bias now. We have to stop locking people
away from home, friends, and family just because they have a disability.
Ending this bias will make a better and richer society because history
has shown that ending bias and segregation against people, any and all
people, is good for us all.
We encourage you to continue and ramp up your advocacy efforts and to
exercise your right to vote. In the words of Justin Dart - "Vote as if
your life depends on it, because it does."
Sincerely,
Kelly Buckland
President
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Amanda Scott
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
It's showing up on mine, but I had to refresh my page. Try that.
On 8/11/08 3:35 PM, "Camille Whitworth"
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hmmm... Looks like it's stuck in the cache again. Is
there anything you can do to get it posted, or do we have to be patient?
:)
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 3:24 PM, Amanda Scott
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Looks good.
On 8/11/08 3:23 PM, "Camille Whitworth"
<[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">http:[log in to unmask]> > wrote:
Amanda,
Here's another posting for the
Disabilities blog for your review:
http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/kareemdale/gG5bJN
Letter from National Council on
Independent Living re Candidate Positions on CCA
By Kareem Dale, National Disability Vote
Director, Obama for America
<http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/person/g8N9j> - Aug 11th, 2008
at 4:15 pm EDT
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Dear Fellow Advocates:
As many of you know, I announced at the
NCIL annual conference that Senator McCain was changing his position on
the Community Choice Act (CCA) and that he would be making a formal
announcement of his support for the CCA at the Disabilities Issues Forum
in Ohio. This information had been given to me by a staff person within
the McCain campaign with direct responsibility for disability policy
issues. Therefore, I felt confident in making this announcement to the
NCIL membership during our time together at the conference.
However, as we all now know on July 26,
the 18th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, at the
Disabilities Issues Forum in Ohio, Senator McCain once again stated that
he does not support the Community Choice Act.
The National Council on Independent
Living supports two pieces of legislation in regards to people with
disabilities receiving services in the community. They are the
Community Choices Act and the Community Living Assistance, Services and
Supports (CLASS) Act. There is a strong historical linkage between NCIL
and the struggle for people with disabilities to live in their own homes
and communities - not in institutions. We believe it is important for
the NCIL Membership to know that Senator Obama is signed on as a
co-sponsor of both of those pieces of legislation and Senator McCain is
a co-sponsor of neither. For more information on where the candidates
stand on our issues, visit the candidates' campaign websites:
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues
<http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues> and
http://www.barackobama.com/issues/disabilities
<http://www.barackobama.com/issues/disabilities> .
The Community Choice Act would give
people with disabilities the right to live with dignity in homes of our
choosing, rather than to be forced into nursing homes or other
institutions. Senator McCain said that he opposes the Community Choice
Act because of cost, placing the value of money over the value of people
with disabilities' dignity and choice. Also, evidence-based research
by Dr. Mitch LaPlante from the University of California San Francisco,
who is recognized as one of the foremost disability researchers in the
country, proves that the Community Choices Act is affordable.
We must end the institutional bias now.
We have to stop locking people away from home, friends, and family just
because they have a disability. Ending this bias will make a better and
richer society because history has shown that ending bias and
segregation against people, any and all people, is good for us all.
We encourage you to continue and ramp up
your advocacy efforts and to exercise your right to vote. In the words
of Justin Dart - "Vote as if your life depends on it, because it does."
Sincerely,
Kelly Buckland
President
Kareem Dale
National Disability Vote Director
Obama for America
--
Kendall
An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's redundant!)
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress
depends on the unreasonable man.
-George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
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