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Subject: CDCAN CAPITOL NEWS REPORT #51-2004: 3/15 Disability Rights Townhall
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CA DISABILITY COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK - Linking people to disability
rights
CAPITOL NEWS REPORT
ISSUE #51-2004 MARCH 11, 2004 - Thursday
MARCH 15 STATEWIDE DISABILITY RIGHTS/ISSUES TOWNHALL TELEMEETING
POSTPONED - RESCHEDULED FOR 3/22 MONDAY 10 AM
SACRAMENTO - The 8th Statewide Disability Rights/Issues Townhall
Telemeeting set for March 15, Monday at 10:00 AM has been rescheduled to
March 22, Monday, at 10:00 AM due to logistics.
The Disability Rights and Issues Townhall Telemeetings, organized by the
California Disability Community Action Network, was first started on
December 12, and attracted over 100 people with disabilities, families,
community organizations, workers and other advocates who were located at
over 13 sites across California connected by conference call lines.
* That first telemeeting featured officials from the Department of
Developmental Services to receive more input from families on the
proposed plan for a parental share of cost plan for regional center
services for children with developmental disabilities between the ages
of 3 and 17. Since that first Townhall Telemeeting, subsequent
townhall telemeetings attracted over 35 sites with over 300 persons
total, and featured Assemblywoman Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park), chair of
the Assembly Appropriations Committee, Senate President Pro Tem John
Burton, Seante Budget Committee staff, the Legislative Analyst, the
Director and Deputy Director of the Department of Developmental
Services. Subsequent Townhall Telemeetings have involved more people
and locations and diverse organizations including perhaps a half a dozen
independent living centers, several regional centers, community
organizations ranging from UCP to Easter Seals, Protection and Advocacy,
People First groups, provider groups for the deaf, for the blind and
others, groups representing people with traumatic brain injuries, family
resource centers, even groups of families and people with disabilities
gathered at several homes in Northern, Southern and Central California.
The agenda for the March 22nd Townhall Telemeeting will focus on the
major cuts impacting people with disabilities that have legislative
budget hearings scheduled in April including:
* In-Home Supportive Services
* SSI/SSP
* $100 million reduction and other major cuts to community based
services for children and adults with developmental disabilities (funded
through regional centers) including a proposed plan plan to limit
funding and services through statewide standards (referred to as
"Purchase of Services Standards") (including updates on Assembly Budget
Committee meetings)
* Parental/family share of cost proposed implementation plan that would
require parents at a certain income level to pay some portion of the
cost of services for their child with developmental disabilities.
* Update on Medi-Cal Reform/Redesign work groups
* Updates/strategy on budget hearings, and related rallies and events
Dates of the Townhall Telemeetings
03/22/04 (MON) 10:00 AM [NEW date - rescheduled from 3/15]
04/05/04 (MON) 1:00 PM [this telemeeting will focus on draft
parental share of cost report]
05/03/04 (MON) 10:00 AM
05/17/04 (MON) 1:00 PM [this telemeeting will focus on Governor's
May revision of budget]
06/07/04 (MON) 10:00 AM
06/28/04 (MON) 1:00 PM
07/19/04 (MON) 10:00 AM
WHAT IS A TOWNHALL "TELEMEETING"?
* According to organizers, this is a new effort to reach out to
communities who are doing tremendous things for people with disabilities
- and to connect each of them via a conference call line. Travel costs
and time make it difficult make it difficult for people with
disabilities, families, community organization, direct care and other
workers to attend meetings in
any one location in the state.
* Instead of individuals calling in on individual lines, the Townhall
Telemeeting requires that individuals must go to a specific location
(such as a meeting room, conference room or even a large living room in
someone's home) to join at least 6 other people interested in these
issues. The interaction locally is as important as interaction across
the state.
* This approach, according to organizers also allows increased efforts
to connect with more diverse communities across the state who are
involved in these same issues, helping to promote what organizers say is
"true inclusion" of communities across the state.
* The purpose, according to organizers, is to mobilize and help empower
more and more people in communities across the state with information,
to discuss and agree on strategy and next steps to take action to
promote and defend the rights of people with disabilities - and to take
constructive positive steps toward real reforms and changes. The
townhall telemeetings are meant to be another tool to help build a
permanent statewide community-based advocacy force - linking people with
developmental and other disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, the
blind, the deaf and others, families, community organizations,
advocates, direct care (including IHSS) and other workers, regional
centers, unions, independent living centers, family resource centers,
area boards and other groups.
HOW CAN A PERSON OR SITE PARTICIPATE?
* Any organization or person can host a site, providing they can gather
at least 6 other persons for the townhall telemeeting and have access to
a speaker phone. Future calls will have a simultaneous web-based link
so sites can view power point presentations, and other information.
* Send email to [log in to unmask] with "TOWNHALL TELEMEETING" on the
subject line. Include your name, the location name that is hosting a
site (can also be a residence), the specific street address, city, zip
code, and phone number, email address.
* You will be sent phone number/pass code and other information a day
before the telemeeting.
CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED TO CONTINUE ADVOCACY EFFORT
VERY VERY URGENT!!!! Many thanks again, to the friends, people with
disabilities and their families, community organizations and others who
have sent in generous and needed contributions and donations (individual
thank you letters will be coming soon!). However, until grant funding is
finalized, contributions from people and organizations is still very
urgently needed to keep the advocacy efforts going for the next several
months. Please make check or money order to: California Disability
Community Action Network (or abbreviate CDCAN). CDCAN is not yet a
non-profit organization (work on this will have this happen in within
the next few months) Send contributions to: California Disability
Community Action Network, 1225 8th Street Suite #480, Sacramento, CA
95814. A method to contribute by credit card (through Paypal) is being
set up on our website, at www.cdcan.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ACTION ALERT
* This is a NON-PARTISAN online news report of the non-partisan
California Disability Community Action Network, a link to thousands of
Californians with developmental and other disabilities, their families,
community organizations and providers, direct care and other workers,
and other advocates. These reports (formerly the CA UCP Capitol Reports)
are for all of them. This report goes to thousands of people with
developmental and other disabilities, their families, community
providers and organizations, direct care and other workers and advocates
across California. In addition it also goes to news organizations, state
and local government officials and staff.
* If you would like to get on this distribution (and conversely, get off
of it) please send an email with that request to: [log in to unmask]
Sharing information is part of our organizing effort. Please feel free
to forward or copy this (attribution is nice). We're all in this
together!
Marty Omoto, director/organizer
California Disability Community Action Network
1225 8th Street Suite 480 Sacramento, CA 95814 VOICE PHONE:
916/446-0013
FAX number: 916/446-0026 email: [log in to unmask]
INFORMATION HOTLINE TOLL FREE NUMBER: 1-877-260-0267 (you cannot leave
messages)
SAME INFO HOTLINE FOR SACRAMENTO AREA: 486-4652
WEBSITE (under reconstruction - available soon!): www.cdcan.org
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CA DISABILITY COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK
- Linking people to disability rights
CAPITOL NEWS REPORT
ISSUE #51-2004
MARCH 11, 2004 - Thursday
MARCH 15 STATEWIDE DISABILITY
RIGHTS/ISSUES TOWNHALL TELEMEETING POSTPONED - RESCHEDULED FOR 3/22 MONDAY
10 AM
SACRAMENTO - The 8th Statewide Disability
Rights/Issues Townhall Telemeeting set for March 15, Monday at 10:00 AM
has been rescheduled to March 22, Monday, at 10:00 AM due to logistics.
The Disability Rights and Issues Townhall
Telemeetings, organized by the California Disability Community Action Network,
was first started on December 12, and attracted over 100 people with disabilities,
families, community organizations, workers and other advocates who were
located at over 13 sites across California connected by conference call
lines.
* That first telemeeting featured officials
from the Department of Developmental Services to receive more input from
families on the proposed plan for a parental share of cost plan for regional
center services for children with developmental disabilities between the
ages of 3 and 17. Since that first Townhall Telemeeting, subsequent
townhall telemeetings attracted over 35 sites with over 300 persons total,
and featured Assemblywoman Judy Chu (D-Monterey Park), chair of the
Assembly Appropriations Committee, Senate President Pro Tem John Burton,
Seante Budget Committee staff, the Legislative Analyst, the Director and
Deputy Director of the Department of Developmental Services. Subsequent
Townhall Telemeetings have involved more people and locations and
diverse organizations including perhaps a half a dozen independent living
centers, several regional centers, community organizations ranging from
UCP to Easter Seals, Protection and Advocacy, People First groups, provider
groups for the deaf, for the blind and others, groups representing people
with traumatic brain injuries, family resource centers, even groups of
families and people with disabilities gathered at several homes in Northern,
Southern and Central California.
The agenda for the March 22nd Townhall
Telemeeting will focus on the major cuts impacting people with disabilities
that have legislative budget hearings scheduled in April including:
* In-Home Supportive Services
* SSI/SSP
* $100 million reduction and other major
cuts to community based services for children and adults with developmental
disabilities (funded through regional centers) including a proposed plan
plan to limit funding and services through statewide standards (referred
to as "Purchase of Services Standards") (including updates on Assembly
Budget Committee meetings)
* Parental/family share of cost proposed
implementation plan that would require parents at a certain income level
to pay some portion of the cost of services for their child with developmental
disabilities.
* Update on Medi-Cal Reform/Redesign work
groups
* Updates/strategy on budget hearings,
and related rallies and events
Dates of the Townhall Telemeetings
03/22/04 (MON) 10:00
AM [NEW date - rescheduled from 3/15]
04/05/04 (MON) 1:00
PM [this telemeeting will focus on draft parental share of cost report]
05/03/04 (MON) 10:00
AM
05/17/04 (MON) 1:00
PM [this telemeeting will focus on Governor's May revision of budget]
06/07/04 (MON) 10:00
AM
06/28/04 (MON) 1:00
PM
07/19/04 (MON) 10:00
AM
WHAT IS A TOWNHALL "TELEMEETING"?
* According to organizers, this is a new
effort to reach out to communities who are doing tremendous things for
people with disabilities - and to connect each of them via a conference
call line. Travel costs and time make it difficult make it difficult for
people with disabilities, families, community organization, direct care
and other workers to attend meetings in
any one location in the state.
* Instead of individuals calling
in on individual lines, the Townhall Telemeeting requires that individuals
must go to a specific location (such as a meeting room, conference room
or even a large living room in someone's home) to join at least 6 other
people interested in these issues. The interaction locally is as important
as interaction across the state.
* This approach, according to organizers
also allows increased efforts to connect with more diverse communities
across the state who are involved in these same issues, helping to promote
what organizers say is "true inclusion" of communities across the state.
* The purpose, according to organizers,
is to mobilize and help empower more and more people in communities across
the state with information, to discuss and agree on strategy and next steps
to take action to promote and defend the rights of people with disabilities
- and to take constructive positive steps toward real reforms and changes.
The townhall telemeetings are meant to be another tool to help build a
permanent statewide community-based advocacy force - linking people with
developmental and other disabilities, traumatic brain injuries, the blind,
the deaf and others, families, community organizations, advocates, direct
care (including IHSS) and other workers, regional centers, unions, independent
living centers, family resource centers, area boards and other groups.
HOW CAN A PERSON OR SITE PARTICIPATE?
* Any organization or person can host
a site, providing they can gather at least 6 other persons for the townhall
telemeeting and have access to a speaker phone. Future calls will
have a simultaneous web-based link so sites can view power point presentations,
and other information.
* Send email to [log in to unmask] with
"TOWNHALL TELEMEETING" on the subject line. Include your name, the location
name that is hosting a site (can also be a residence), the specific street
address, city, zip code, and phone number, email address.
* You will be sent phone number/pass code
and other information a day before the telemeeting.
CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED TO
CONTINUE ADVOCACY EFFORT
VERY VERY URGENT!!!! Many thanks again,
to the friends, people with disabilities and their families, community
organizations and others who have sent in generous and needed contributions
and donations (individual thank you letters will be coming soon!). However,
until grant funding is finalized, contributions from people and organizations
is still very urgently needed to keep the advocacy efforts going for the
next several months. Please make check or money order to: California
Disability Community Action Network (or abbreviate CDCAN). CDCAN
is not yet a non-profit organization (work on this will have this happen
in within the next few months) Send contributions to: California Disability
Community Action Network, 1225 8th Street Suite #480, Sacramento,
CA 95814. A method to contribute by credit card (through Paypal)
is being set up on our website, at www.cdcan.org.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ACTION
ALERT
* This is a NON-PARTISAN online news
report of the non-partisan California Disability Community Action
Network, a link to thousands of Californians with developmental and other
disabilities, their families, community organizations and providers, direct
care and other workers, and other advocates. These reports (formerly the
CA UCP Capitol Reports) are for all of them. This report goes to
thousands of people with developmental and other disabilities, their families,
community providers and organizations, direct care and other workers and
advocates across California. In addition it also goes to news organizations,
state and local government officials and staff.
* If you would like to get on this
distribution (and conversely, get off of it) please send an email with
that request to: [log in to unmask] Sharing information is
part of our organizing effort. Please feel free to forward or copy
this (attribution is nice). We're all in this together!
Marty Omoto, director/organizer
California Disability Community Action
Network
1225 8th Street Suite 480 Sacramento,
CA 95814 VOICE PHONE: 916/446-0013
FAX number: 916/446-0026
email: [log in to unmask]
INFORMATION HOTLINE TOLL FREE NUMBER:
1-877-260-0267 (you cannot leave messages)
SAME INFO HOTLINE FOR SACRAMENTO AREA:
486-4652
WEBSITE (under reconstruction - available
soon!): www.cdcan.org
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