Hi all!
I found this in my work Email. Anyone know about this event? I know
most of the groups here but I've never heard of the first one here.
Thanks-Gary
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Today's JFA:
Be a Part of Disability History!
BILL PASSES! Bill to Freeze Harmful Medicaid Regs Passes in the House
Paterson Adjusts to New Role as NY Governor
Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit about Health Care Access
2006 Low Income Housing Tax Credits
Lawsuit Charges Veterans Affairs with Failure to Prevent Suicides
NCD Recommends Improving Federal Data Describing Status of Americans
with Disabilities
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National Forum on Disability Issues
featuring
The 2008 Presidential Candidates
(invited)
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the American Association of People with Disabilities
(AAPD), the Ohio Disability Vote Coalition, and a growing list of
disability-related national and state organizations listed below, we
cordially invite you to join us as a sponsoring organization of a
presidential candidates forum in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, July 26,
2008 at Veterans Memorial from 12:30 to 3:30 PM. The venue can
accommodate large crowds and we are anticipating over a thousand people
in attendance for the occasion.
This presidential candidates forum builds on the success of our November
primary-focused forum
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first-ever disability presidential candidates forum with participation
from seven presidential candidates, five of them in person.
Our current list of hosting sponsors includes the following
organizations:
1. American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
2. American Federation for the Blind (AFB)
3. Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
4. National Coalition on Mental Health Consumer / Survivor
Organizations
5. National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
6. National Spinal Cord Injury Association (NSCIA)
7. Ohio Disability Vote Coalition
8. Ohio Olmstead Task Force
9. Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
10. United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
11. United Spinal Association
12. VSA arts
Becoming a Sponsor
Your organization can sponsor this historic national event as either the
hosting level ($1,500) or at the supporting level ($500). Organizations
will be listed with their logos in promotional and program materials at
their respective sponsorship levels.
To become a sponsor, please send the following items to Anne Sommers at
AAPD ([log in to unmask]):
1. A written commitment from your organization and indicate the
level of sponsorship you will be providing (by Wednesday, May 7, 2008)
2. An organizational logo (high-resolution or pdf) (by Wednesday,
May 7, 2008).
3. Checks must be received by Wednesday, May 21, 2008, should be
made payable to Ohio Disability Vote Coalition - Presidential Forum, and
should be sent to:
The Ohio Disability Vote Coalition
c/o The Ability Center of Greater Toledo
5605 Monroe St., Sylvania, Ohio 43560
Attention: Kim Shankleton
We hope you'll join us as a sponsor of this historic event for our
community!
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In Solidarity,
Andrew Imparato
President & CEO
American Association of People with Disabilities
Sue Hetrick
Coordinator
Ohio Disability Vote Coalition
Bill to Freeze Harmful Medicaid Regs Passes in the House
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5613, the "Protecting
the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008," the intent of which is to freeze
until April 1, 2009 seven controversial CMS regulations, among which
include regulations which restrict coverage of rehabilitation services
for people with disabilities and case management services.
The Bush administration indicated an intention to veto the legislation,
which meant a veto-proof margin of 291 votes was needed. The final vote
to pass this legislation was 349-62.
Stay tuned for more details as they become available regarding next
steps, and thank you to all who placed calls in support of this
legislation...
Paterson Adjusts to New Role as NY Governor
>From The New York Times (April 21):
A Blind Governor Adjusts, and So Does Albany
By JEREMY W. PETERS
ALBANY - It is a phone number that just a handful of the governor's
senior aides know.
At the end of each day they call in and record briefings, laying out
what he needs to know about the following day.
They recite his schedule, read talking points and explain the
intricacies of issues likely to come up. They read memos from staff
members and relate biographical details about the people he is likely to
meet.
Lots of governors rely on thick briefing books and helpful e-mail notes
from their staffs. New York's governor, David A. Paterson, who is
legally blind, has his ears and what his aides call his Batphone...
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Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit about Health Care Access
>From The Daily Review (April 19):
Sutter Health settles class action lawsuit
Agreement to affect 28 medical centers across Northern California
By Malaika Fraley
BERKELEY - Sutter Health will greatly improve accessibility and patient
care for people with disabilities at its hospitals and other health care
facilities under a settlement to a class-action lawsuit announced
Friday.
The agreement calls for sweeping changes in hospital policies,
architecture, equipment, staff and contractor training and outreach at
28 Sutter Health hospitals located across Northern California. The
changes are tailored for patients with mobility, visual, hearing and
speech disabilities...
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2006 Low Income Housing Tax Credits and the Lowest-Income Persons with
Disabilities
>From Steve Gold:
Information Bulletin #245
Progress is slow but steady. In previous Information Bulletins, we
explained how the Low Income Housing Tax Credits were NOT being targeted
to people with the lowest incomes. Don't get too excited, because
nirvana has not YET been achieved, but the 2006 data shows some small
progress. However, once again, there are tremendous discrepancies among
the states.
As background, each year each State's Housing Finance Agency receives a
per capita amount of housing tax credits from the IRS that a State can
award. Each year, each State must publish a "Qualified Allocation Plan"
in which "points" are awarded to developers of rental properties who bid
to receive the LIHTC.
Please remember that the "demand" for LIHTCs exceeds the supply by two
to three to one. Therefore, each State could [if the State wanted to]
award "points" for projects that "target" units to persons whose incomes
are either at the SSI level (Pennsylvania, for example, does that) or at
< 30% AMI. Clearly, developers want these LIHTC so badly and they are so
competitive that developers will agree to target to the lowest income
people IF the State Housing Finance Agency provides an incentive to
target the lowest income people! [Remember, SSI is at about 18% of the
AMI, so we really need to target at the SSI level.]
Advocates: whether a State Housing Finance Agency awards points depends
on your advocacy skills! If your State's QAP does not award extra points
to developers who agree to target a percentage of the units to the
lowest income [and agree to make those units fully accessible], then
developers will not do it.
Here is the list by State [from the 2006 NCSHA Annual Survey Results]
and the % of the units targeted < 30% of the AMI...
...Read the rest of Steve's bulletin
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs isn't doing
enough to prevent suicide and provide adequate medical care for
Americans who have served in the armed forces, a class-action lawsuit
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The lawsuit, filed in July by two nonprofit groups representing military
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NCD Recommends Improving Federal Data Describing Status of Americans
with Disabilities
>From the National Council on Disability:
WASHINGTON-The National Council on Disability (NCD) today released
Keeping Track: National Disability Status and Program
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This report is the result of a year-long effort. It describes what is
known about the status of people with disabilities in the United States,
and examines current data to assess the extent to which they
meaningfully measure the well-being of people with disabilities...
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