CDCAN DISABILITY
RIGHTS NEWS REPORT
California
Disability Community Action Network
California
Disability Community Action Network
Advocacy Without
Borders: One Community
News Impacting People With
Disabilities, Mental Health Needs, Seniors & others, including
Asian Pacific Islanders, Latinos, African Americans communities across
California and beyond - Reports go
out to over 45,000 people with disabilities, seniors, mental health
needs & others, organizations, policy makers across California
REPLY TO:
MARTY OMOTO
martyomoto@rcip.com
website: www.cdcan.us
REPORT
#087-2008 - APRIL 30, 2008 - WEDNESDAY
California Budget Crisis:
TODAY!
* APRIL 30TH 1 PM CDCAN TOWNHALL
TELEMEETING
* DEPT OF DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES DIRECTOR
* FOCUS ON REGIONAL CENTERS, DEVELOPMENTAL
CENTERS
Opportunity For Hundreds of People With Disabilities,
Families, Workers, Community Organizations and Others To Ask Questions,
Make Comments and Hear Latest Updates - More Townhalls To Be Scheduled
Covering Medi-Cal, IHSS, Access, Transportation, Housing
SACRAMENTO (CDCAN) - The
budget and other issues impacting 230,000 children and adults with
developmental disabilities, community organizations and workers who
provide services and supports, regional centers, developmental centers
and others will be the focus of today's (Apriul 30) CDCAN Townhall
Telemeeting from 1 to 2:40 PM featuring the
director of the Department of Developmental Services, Terri Delgadillo
and also other senior staff.
With news that the State's budget crisis is getting worse, this townhall
- and other townhall telemeetings to be scheduled - give people with
disabilities, mental health needs, seniors, workers - especially those
on limited incomes, or with health needs and limited resources that
prevent travel, to participate and find out directly from top
policymakers and other advocates on critical issues. .
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
Townhall Telemeetings Open to Anyone
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. This townhall - and the others soon
to be scheduled, are being held to help people with
disabilities, mental health needs, seniors, their families,
community organizations and workers to stay connected
together with information directly with state policymakers
and other advocates. [Note: CDCAN issued a budget
action alert last week - see CDCAN website at www.cdcan.us
for details]
Townhall Telemeetings Have
Attracted Thousands Of Participants Since 2003
The first townhall "telemeeting" was
organized in August 2003 by CDCAN 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. It
has been the only opportunity for people with disabilities, mental health
needs, seniors and others across the State to hear and ask questions
directly of top legislators, advocates and top state officials.
Other Townhalls To Be Scheduled
Other CDCAN Townhalls will be scheduled soon
focusing on Medi-Cal, including implementation of the Deficit Reduction
Act and updates on efforts to impose a moratorium on seven of the federal
Medicaid regulations and also update on budget issues. Other townhalls
will be scheduled covering In-Home Supportive Services, SSI/SSP, civil
rights including access rights and housing, depending on resources
available. (CDCAN Townhall Telemeetings are free to
anyone but it does cost CDCAN a lot funds to put on a single townhall -
donations and contributions are helpful - see below)
URGENT!!!
YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS NEEDED
Townhall
Telemeetings, reports and alerts and other activities cannot
continue without your help!
Advocacy
Without Borders - 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