Re: [QUAD-L] Hopefully MO can --" We Did It!"

[Stacy Harim]

That might be a great policy to write about for my paper.  Thanks for the idea.   Stacy ----- Original Message ----- From: Stuntman To: Dana Miller ; Quad Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 4:37 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Hopefully MO can --" We Did It!" Don't forget the Olmstead Act. It is also good to go armed with solutions. Make sure to use the information that allowing users to direct hire their aids (money follows the person) instead of going through an agency, the State can save money w/o cutting people off. Most agencies are "top heavy" resource waste. The "Quality of Life" angle may work using the media which can draw on that final scene of "Million Dollar Baby" and the fiasco going on in Florida to generate public awareness of just how important it is to live instead of exist. Good Luck! Stunt > Great!  Now if we can keep the govenor of Missouri from doing away with the > parts of medicaid that pay for medicines and pay for the services and > attendants that let the disabled live independantly!!  He will cut the > funding off with a knife!!  He also wants to cut the funding for non > disposable items such as wheelchairs and prosthetics! > Those of us that live in MO, join the rally that is going to happen the 28th > of this month!!  Call your independant living center for a ride!  Its going > to be a "big" rally!  The GRO people will be there in abundance too!  Email > and write letters, or phone your legislaters!  Two years ago we were able to > keep it from happening in a similar fashion but on a smaller scale.  I think > some things were cut anyway, but not near the extent that will happen this > time! > > I will wind up in a nursing home and nearly everyone else in a wheelchair I > know, will too! >                                                                             -- Freedom: United States Constitution� 1791 All Rights Preserved My first Domain http://nw-in.com/index.html http://quads.nw-in.com/quad-enter.html Pics http://quads.nw-in.com/quad-list/quad-list1.htm Home page. http://tnthompson0.tripod.com/homeincyberspace/ Computer Graphics portfolio. http://tnthompson1.tripod.com/index.htm