CDCAN
DISABILITY
RIGHTS NEWS REPORTCalifornia Disability Community Action Network
Advocacy Without
Borders: We Are One Community
News Impacting People With
Disabilities, Mental Health Needs, Seniors & Others
Goes out to over 45,000
people, organizations, policy makers across California
Marty Omoto - martyomoto@rcip.com
website: www.cdcan.us
Report #057-2008 - April
4, 2008 - Friday
CDCAN TOWNHALL TELEMEETING SCHEDULE
DEPT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES APRIL 30 1 PM
Will Feature Department Director Terri
Delgadillo & Other Department Officials - Other Townhalls To
Be Scheduled Very Soon on Access and Civil Rights, Medi-Cal and IHSS and
Special Education - Thousands Have Participated In Telemeetings Since
2003
SACRAMENTO (CDCAN) - A CDCAN Townhall Telemeeting is scheduled for April
30, Wednesday afternoon from 1 to 2:40 PM focusing on updates from the
the director of the Department of Developmental Services, Terri
Delgadillo, and also other senior staff covering updates and information
about regional center funded community-based services and supports,
and also developmental centers. The CDCAN Townhall
Telemeetings are free and open to everyone, and include question and
answer period. The last townhall featuring Delgadillo and other
department officials attracted hundreds of people across the state.
Started in 2003 in an effort to connect people with disabilities, mental
health needs, seniors, their families, community organizations and
workers who provide services and supports, and others, together with
information and the opportunity to hear updates and ask questions of
major policy makers. Since then thousands of people have
participated in the non-partisan telemeetings, which are accessed by
toll free lines and also through an internet website via highspeed
internet connection.
Persons interested in being part of the "response panel" for
this and other townhalls or if there is a suggestion for a topic, should
send email to Marty Omoto, director of CDCAN at martyomoto@rcip.com
NEXT
SCHEDULED CDCAN TOWNHALL TELEMEETING:
APRIL 30, 2008 (WEDNESDAY) 1:00 PM to 2:40 PM
TOPIC: DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES (Regional Center funded
community-based services and supports, Developmental Centers,
Early Intervention Programs & latest on budget related issues,
including status of recently approved permanent "cost
containment" measures)
Featuring: Terri Delgadillo,
Department Director, Julia Mullen and Rita Walker and other senior
department officials.
Toll Free Line: 1-800-608-4143 (there is NO passcode)
Can ALSO access on the web (if you have access to high speed
internet)
Step 1: Go to RollCall Conferencing website: http://www.800rollc
all.com/webprese
nter/
Step 2: Enter the Guest login participant code:
68147694
Step 3: Type in your first name and (if you want), your last
name your organization and email address. You don't have to
do that however.
Step 4: Click on the "Log In" button
Step 5: Your computer will flash a security warning - click
"yes" and click on audio stream.
Note: You can ask a question by typing it in
CDCAN TOWNHALLS TO BE SCHEDULED
VERY SOON!
ACCESS & CIVIL RIGHTS - latest updates
on access and civil rights related bills, including recent bills
introduced or moving through the legislative process,
regulations, legal action
MEDI-CAL - latest updates on budget related
issues, update on implementation of the federal Deficit
Reduction Act and more
SPECIAL EDUCATION - latest updates on
budget issues, legislation
IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (IHSS) - latest
budget updates and updates on legislation
URGENT!!!
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED!
Townhall Telemeetings, reports and alerts and other activities cannot continue without your help!
Townhall Telemeetings, reports and alerts and other activities cannot continue without your help!
Advocacy
Without Borders - We Are ONE Community:
Connecting People With Disabilities, Mental Health Needs, Seniors, Traumatic Brain & other injuries, People with MS & other health needs, including People of color, different languages, cultures, Families, Workers, Providers, & Organizations to Rights & Unified Action.
This report - and the CDCAN townhall telemeetings, and other events and projects are for all of them and for promoting advocacy without borders toward unified action. We are one community.
To respond to this report reply to: Marty Omoto at martyomoto@rcip.com CDCAN website: www.cdcan.us
To continue the CDCAN website, the CDCAN News Reports. sent out and read by over 45,000 people and organizations, policy makers and media across California and to continue the CDCAN Townhall Telemeetings which since December 2003 have connected thousands of people with disabilities, seniors, mental health needs, people with MS and other disorders, people with traumatic brain and other injuries to public policy makers, legislators, and issues. Please send your contribution/donation (make payable to "CDCAN" or "California Disability Community Action Network):
CDCAN
1225 8th Street Suite 480
Sacramento, CA 95814
Note: the paypal option on the CDCAN website is temporarily not working and will be fixed soon.
The CDCAN Townhall Telemeetings are partially funded by a small grant from the USC UCEDD, Grant #90DD0540 from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities. (note: the opinions expressed or content in these reports do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the USC UCEDD.
MANY MANY THANKS to Alta California Regional Center, FEAT (Families for Early Autism Treatment), Friends of Children with Special Needs, Life Steps, Easter Seals California, Parents Helping Parents, UCP of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, Work Training, Foothill Autism Alliance, Arc Contra Costa, Pause4Kids, Manteca CAPS, Training Toward Self Reliance, UCP, California NAELA, Californians for Disability Rights, Inc (CDR) including CDR chapters, CHANCE Inc, , Strategies To Empower People (STEP), Harbor Regional Center, Tri-Counties Regional Center, Asian American parents groups, Resources for Independent Living and many other Independent Living Centers, several regional centers, People First chapters, IHSS workers, other self advocacy and family support groups, developmental center families, adoption assistance program families and children, and others across California
Connecting People With Disabilities, Mental Health Needs, Seniors, Traumatic Brain & other injuries, People with MS & other health needs, including People of color, different languages, cultures, Families, Workers, Providers, & Organizations to Rights & Unified Action.
This report - and the CDCAN townhall telemeetings, and other events and projects are for all of them and for promoting advocacy without borders toward unified action. We are one community.
To respond to this report reply to: Marty Omoto at martyomoto@rcip.com CDCAN website: www.cdcan.us
To continue the CDCAN website, the CDCAN News Reports. sent out and read by over 45,000 people and organizations, policy makers and media across California and to continue the CDCAN Townhall Telemeetings which since December 2003 have connected thousands of people with disabilities, seniors, mental health needs, people with MS and other disorders, people with traumatic brain and other injuries to public policy makers, legislators, and issues. Please send your contribution/donation (make payable to "CDCAN" or "California Disability Community Action Network):
CDCAN
1225 8th Street Suite 480
Sacramento, CA 95814
Note: the paypal option on the CDCAN website is temporarily not working and will be fixed soon.
The CDCAN Townhall Telemeetings are partially funded by a small grant from the USC UCEDD, Grant #90DD0540 from the Administration on Developmental Disabilities. (note: the opinions expressed or content in these reports do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the USC UCEDD.
MANY MANY THANKS to Alta California Regional Center, FEAT (Families for Early Autism Treatment), Friends of Children with Special Needs, Life Steps, Easter Seals California, Parents Helping Parents, UCP of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, Work Training, Foothill Autism Alliance, Arc Contra Costa, Pause4Kids, Manteca CAPS, Training Toward Self Reliance, UCP, California NAELA, Californians for Disability Rights, Inc (CDR) including CDR chapters, CHANCE Inc, , Strategies To Empower People (STEP), Harbor Regional Center, Tri-Counties Regional Center, Asian American parents groups, Resources for Independent Living and many other Independent Living Centers, several regional centers, People First chapters, IHSS workers, other self advocacy and family support groups, developmental center families, adoption assistance program families and children, and others across California