Showing posts with label Legislators. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Legislators. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
2014 Legislative Roundtables
2014 Legislative Roundtables
Legislative Roundtables offer LaCAN/LaTEACH members the opportunity to:
• Meet with legislators (and other policymakers) for your area
• Get current information on state issues
• Increase your ability to be an effective advocate
• Learn techniques for sharing your personal story to encourage positive changes
Contact your LaCAN/LaTEACH Team Leader(s) or FHF Center to sign up TODAY!
View a schedule for regional roundtables conducted by the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council(LADDC), Louisiana Citizens for Action NOW(LaCAN), and Louisiana Together Educating All Children(LaTEACH).
Click here for a regional map.
Click here for a printable version of the schedule.
Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council
"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
LaCAN-Action-Alert---Contact-House-Members-for-NOW-Funding
LACAN - Louisiana Citizens for Action Now
NOW slots - New Opportunity Waiver
Contact LA House Members for NOW Funding
LACAN advocates for individualized community supports for citizens experiencing Developmental Disabilitieshttp://myemail.constantcontact.com/LaCAN-Action-Alert---Contact-House-Members-for-NOW-Funding.html?soid=1101181581753&aid=Vi7XDxUuEZE
"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."
Monday, March 12, 2012
Advocacy Center Introduces New Ways To Keep You Informed About Policy and Legislation
Sign up for the Advocacy Center Policy Update and Take Action! AC Alert --Additionally, request 'Pushing The Envelope: Advocacy Center News in Brief'.
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"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."'Enjoyable School Year :-)'
"Enjoying the Hi-5s of Autism" (audio and holidays blog)
'EnjoyHi5!Autism
Monday, September 26, 2011
Does your Election Candidates Support People with Disabilities?
"Does your Election Candidates Support People with Disabilities?"
Does your Elected Officials and Election Candidates support policies that foster Self-Determination,Integration, Inclusion, Productivity and Independence of People with Disabilities?
Know who you are voting during federal/state/local Elections.
First, Register to Vote or update your Voter Registration information.
Second, decide on issues that are important to you.
Third, Select Election Candidates that support your views.
Fourth, Go Vote!
Know who you are voting during federal/state/local Elections.
Attend TownHalls for Election Candidates.
Attend Election Forums by civic organizations.
Inquire about your Election Candidates' position on disability laws.
Review Election Candidates support of People with Disabilities by calling them, emailing them, viewing their websites and social network sites (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc...).
Does your Elected Officials and Election Candidates support policies that foster Self-Determination, Integration, Inclusion, Productivity and Independence of People with Disabilities?
Before you touch the voting screen, pull the lever, mark your card, Press VOTE---
know whom you are casting your vote for.
Advocacy agencies and Disability organizations provide a prolific stream of information about Policymakers' positions on Disability issues.
Many are providing Voter resources such as How to Register, Accessibility, and Where to Vote.
Many are conducting relevant surveys of Election Candidates as it relates to their views of employment, health, education, housing and other issues that interest People with disabilities.
Here are a few:
Disability.gov - VOTING
Help America Vote Act of 2002
Public Law 107-252 to help states update voting machines and practices, including provisions to ensure accessibility for voters with disabilities.
Advocacy Center - Voter Registration Information
Voting Rights Act (Enactment and Amendments)
To file a complaint with the U.S. Dept. of Justice toll-free at (800) 253-3931 or send a letter.
DOJ says "We encourage anyone with a complaint about voting discrimination to let us know what the problem is, where it is, and how it affects minority voters. There are no special forms to use or procedures to follow."
"Life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable."
References & Resources
By "Enjoying the Hi-5s of Autism - A Family Experience" · Friday, August 6, 2010
In 2010, KBJ Cosse' (@babymiracle2005) http://www.twellow.com/babymiracle2005
advocated for Twellow to include 5 new Disability Awareness groups in their 'yellowpages for Twitter'. Twellow immediately approved all 5 of our requests!
1) Developmental Disabilities
www.twellow.com/categories/developmental_disabilities/page/6
2) Learning Disabilities
www.twellow.com/categories/learning_disabilities/page/5
3) Developmental Delays
www.twellow.com/categories/developmental_delays
4) Sensory Integration Disorder
www.twellow.com/categories/sensory_integration_disorder
5) Sensory Processing Disorder
www.twellow.com/categories/sensory_processing_disorder
Other 'EnjoyHi5Autism' sites:(sharing about disabilities)
@enjoyhi5autism http://www.twellow.com/EnjoyHi5Autism
http://www.networkedblogs.com/blog/enjoyhi5autism/
www.networkedblogs.com/blog/enjoying_the_hi5s_of_autism/
http://t.co/sZXU0Kzj
https://facebook.com/EnjoyHi5Autism
Enjoying The Hi-5s of Autism - A Family Experience
http://www.vimeo.com/EnjoyHi5Autism
http://www.youtube.com/user/enjoyhi5autism
http://www.viddler.com/explore/EnjoyHi5Autism
Does your Elected Officials and Election Candidates support policies that foster Self-Determination,Integration, Inclusion, Productivity and Independence of People with Disabilities?
Know who you are voting during federal/state/local Elections.
First, Register to Vote or update your Voter Registration information.
Second, decide on issues that are important to you.
Third, Select Election Candidates that support your views.
Fourth, Go Vote!
Know who you are voting during federal/state/local Elections.
Attend TownHalls for Election Candidates.
Attend Election Forums by civic organizations.
Inquire about your Election Candidates' position on disability laws.
Review Election Candidates support of People with Disabilities by calling them, emailing them, viewing their websites and social network sites (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, etc...).
Does your Elected Officials and Election Candidates support policies that foster Self-Determination, Integration, Inclusion, Productivity and Independence of People with Disabilities?
Before you touch the voting screen, pull the lever, mark your card, Press VOTE---
know whom you are casting your vote for.
Advocacy agencies and Disability organizations provide a prolific stream of information about Policymakers' positions on Disability issues.
Many are providing Voter resources such as How to Register, Accessibility, and Where to Vote.
Many are conducting relevant surveys of Election Candidates as it relates to their views of employment, health, education, housing and other issues that interest People with disabilities.
Here are a few:
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| http://www.canivote.org/ |
Need Help Voting?
Are you registered? Need to find out where to vote? Visit our site with voting info for DC and all 50 states! Disability.gov - VOTINGHelp America Vote Act of 2002
Public Law 107-252 to help states update voting machines and practices, including provisions to ensure accessibility for voters with disabilities.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Checklist for Voting Places
NP Action - Disabled Voting Rights: Ensuring Access for All Disabled Americans have a constitutionally protected fundamental right to vote, just like the rest of us. Beyond this constitutional protection, federal and state ...
Get Out The Vote - NonprofitVOTE
Principles | Activities | Get Out The Vote Resources. Principles. The chief goal of activities is to encourage your community to vote is to help new or infrequent ... Nonprofit VOTE Blog: Do Nonprofit Staff Vote?
Voting Rights Act (Enactment and Amendments)
To file a complaint with the U.S. Dept. of Justice toll-free at (800) 253-3931 or send a letter.
DOJ says "We encourage anyone with a complaint about voting discrimination to let us know what the problem is, where it is, and how it affects minority voters. There are no special forms to use or procedures to follow."
E-mail, call or write the President, Congress or state and local government based on your ZIP code. Find groups' Take Action alerts or create your own.
References & Resources
"Celebrating the ADA 20th Anniversary - the Social Networking Way" ©
By "Enjoying the Hi-5s of Autism - A Family Experience" · Friday, August 6, 2010
In 2010, KBJ Cosse' (@babymiracle2005) http://www.twellow.com/babymiracle2005
advocated for Twellow to include 5 new Disability Awareness groups in their 'yellowpages for Twitter'. Twellow immediately approved all 5 of our requests!
1) Developmental Disabilities
www.twellow.com/categories/developmental_disabilities/page/6
2) Learning Disabilities
www.twellow.com/categories/learning_disabilities/page/5
3) Developmental Delays
www.twellow.com/categories/developmental_delays
4) Sensory Integration Disorder
www.twellow.com/categories/sensory_integration_disorder
5) Sensory Processing Disorder
www.twellow.com/categories/sensory_processing_disorder
Other 'EnjoyHi5Autism' sites:(sharing about disabilities)
@enjoyhi5autism http://www.twellow.com/EnjoyHi5Autism
http://www.networkedblogs.com/blog/enjoyhi5autism/
www.networkedblogs.com/blog/enjoying_the_hi5s_of_autism/
http://t.co/sZXU0Kzj
https://facebook.com/EnjoyHi5Autism
Enjoying The Hi-5s of Autism - A Family Experience
http://www.vimeo.com/EnjoyHi5Autism
http://www.youtube.com/user/enjoyhi5autism
http://www.viddler.com/explore/EnjoyHi5Autism
Friday, May 27, 2011
HB1: Call LA Legislators - House compromises on cuts to $25B budget
'HB1: Call LA Legislators'
Your Legislators want to hear from you. As a Constituent, your Elected Officials value your opinion.
As a Taxpayer, Constituent, Voter, Resident of Louisiana, you need to decide what your opinion is on HB1. Call, write, email, comment on Legislators social networking sites(Facebook, Twitter, etc...).
Here is another letter we are discussing and emailing to our Legislative Leaders regarding House Bill 1.
The Louisiana House has already voted. The Appropriations Committee has already recommended cuts.
Now, HB1 heads to the Louisiana Senate Finance Committee, possibly on Memorial Day.
May 27, 2011
Many People with disabilities and Families with children who have special needs are depending on our Legislators to remember us when they decide on House Bill 1. As Consumer/Clients, we rely daily on the support and services provided by the Department of Health and Hospitals, the Office For Citizens with Developmental Disabilities, the Office of Aging and Adult Services, Medicaid Administration, the Department of Children and Family Services, Office of Behavioral Health, the LA Developmental Disabilities Council, Families Helping Families, the LA Family to Family Health Information Center and many more state-wide agencies, providers, funders and organizations. Unfortunately, many of these entities are detrimentally affected by multi-level impacts – if certain HB1 proposed cuts are approved.
Also, many of the funds the Department of Health and Hospitals receives may not qualify to receive federal matching dollars – if certain HB1 proposed cuts are approved. As Constituents who utilize special needs and disability services, we are asking our elected officials in Baton Rouge to hear our voices. If our House AND Senate pass HB1 with cuts to these vital resources, many Louisiana Citizens will face the negative repercussions of having crucial support/services diminished or denied.
We appreciate DHH Secretary Bruce Greenstein for providing insightful reports and impact statements about the essential need for our State Legislators to continue to fund these vital resources for Louisianans with disabilities and special needs. LA Department of Health and Hospitals
Likewise, we appreciate the advocacy efforts of LaCAN(Louisiana Citizens for Action Now) in rallying us via Action Alerts, Legislative Committee Meetings, ‘Yellow Shirts’ Days, Testimonies before our Legislators, Legislative Roundtables, and Disability Rights Rallies at the State Capitol. LaCAN
In closing, my husband and I are showing our son that ‘life on the Autism Spectrum can be ENJOYable.” I am sure many Families with special needs and Adults with disabilities embrace a similar mindset. We need our Legislators to contemplate on how drastic cuts to the Department of Health and Hospitals – as proposed through HB 1 – would hinder, if not deny, these Constituents life-sustaining services and life-fulfilling support and resources. Let’s contact our State Legislators to share our views on House Bill 1.
Brenda Lee Cosse’,
Parent Advocate
Mother of a 5 year old with a developmental disability
Many news media outlets are discussing the major budget cuts proposed by House Bill 1 in Louisiana.
As a Taxpayer, Constituent, Voter, Resident of Louisiana, you need to decide what your opinion is on HB1. Call, write, email, comment on Legislators social networking sites(Facebook, Twitter, etc...).
New Orleans City Business
House compromises on cuts to 25B on budget
Posted: 07:10AM Friday, May 27, 2011
By: The Associated Press
TAGS: Bobby Jindal, Department of Health and Hospitals, Jim Fannin, John Bel Edwards, Medicaid, state budget
House compromises on cuts to $25B budget
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