I just found out yesterday for my caseworker, that the HCBS/PD waiver is being cut in a number of states. I won't find out until next week, how much. I just got a doom and gloom letter from my case manager. Has anybody else on the list, gotten such a letter from their Independent living Center. Dana
In a message dated 1/15/2010 1:25:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Please take action and distribute widely! As Americans remember Martin Luther King Jr. for his work to make his dream of equality a reality for African Americans, we realize that there is still a long road ahead for people with disabilities, particularly those who are locked away in nursing facilities and other institutions. The Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (HHS/OCR) is charged with enforcing the Olmstead decision which states that people with disabilities have the right to live and receive services in the most integrated setting. Since the Supreme Court's decision, we have made little progress on this issue and the energies of HHS/OCR have been primarily directed toward addressing privacy rights while Americans with disabilities are denied their freedom. Instead of affirmatively enforcing the Olmstead decision and tackling systemic complaints, HHS/OCR has focused on very limited enforcement on some individual complaints. ADAPT groups across the country are telling HHS/OCR that they need to affirmatively enforce the Olmstead decision. Please take the time to send a message directly to key decision-makers at the Department of Health and Human Services and in their Office for Civil Rights. You can use this link: http://capwiz.com/rochestercdr/issues/alert/?alertid=14561181 Take action now and FREE OUR PEOPLE! On behalf of the ADAPT Community, Bruce Darling NATIONAL ADAPT MAILING LIST - Adapt Community Choice Act List http://www.adapt.org
