My Medicaid Matters Rally!

 

Over a thousand disability advocates gathered at the US

Capitol for a My Medicaid Matters rally.  About 70 people

traveled with the Endependence Center to Washington, DC

on September 21st for the rally to protect Medicaid services.

Included in the group were people with disabilities, families

and other advocates.  Two accessible buses made the trip to

Washington, DC providing an opportunity for people to be a

part of this large and important rally.

 

"With my Medicaid I can pay my Personal Care Assistant so

I can give back to my community by volunteering, public

speaking, getting a job, etc.  The Olmstead Decision says I have

the right to live in my community.  Living at home saves the

government money, because institutions cost three times

as much.  Medicaid makes that a reality." -Ivy Kennedy

 

"Witnessing so many people from a multitude of

different backgrounds come together to fight for their lifeline

was very moving.  I was honored to be a part of the

event and show my support" -Chip

 

"The rally was a great experience.  It was wonderful to hear all

of the Congressmen and Senator Harkin lining up with all of

us who would suffer because of cuts in Medicaid.  Congress

and the President need to know that there are advocates

willing to fight for this cause and this rally is one way of

showing our determination to let them hear our voice." -Mary

 

CapTel Forum

Thursday, October 13, 2011

10:00 am to Noon at Endependence Center

Presenter:  Marta Cagle, Hamilton's Virginia CapTel Outreach Coordinator

Don't miss this exciting forum!  Hear from people that have the CapTel phone

and how it helped them to enjoy telephone conversations again and learn the

differences in the two CapTel model phones.  Please come and share your

experiences with us and learn how to obtain a CapTel phone if you don't have one.

 

Light Refreshments and Captioning provided

To register, call Brenda Estes at 461-8007, 351-1582 or via e-mail at bestes@endependence.org

Endependence Center 30^th Anniversary

The Endependence Center will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year and it has been an amazing journey for both staff and participants. Over the years, hundreds of participants have opened the door to opportunity and are leading productive, independent lives.

 

The News Team, along with the Consumer Advisory Committee, would like to hear your story of independence which will be included in an Anniversary book that will be shared with everyone at the 30^th Anniversary celebration later this

year.  You can share a goal you accomplished, whether it was big or small, or something that inspired you along the way; we want to hear from everyone. If you have been a participant for a long time, or if you just came through the door

yesterday, everyone has a story to tell.

 

The deadline to submit articles is October 31, 2011, so we may create the book in time for the celebration on Friday, December 9, 2011.  More details will follow at a later date as to time and location.

 

There are members of the News Team and Consumer Advisory Committee who will be happy to assist you, if needed. Please call Everline Brewer at 855-6526 for further information.

 

 

To access information on upcoming events, click here.

 

To sign up or request accommodations, contact Emily Fisher at 461-8007 or 351-1587 Voice, 461-7527 TDD or email at efisher@endependence.org

 

PLEASE NOTE:  If ECI does not have at least 5 people signed up for any of the workshops/groups with a deadline to sign up, we will cancel the workshop/group.  If we cancel a workshop/group, we will notify those that have signed up of the cancellation.

ECI 30th Anniversary

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Announcing Project Touch:  Free Apple iTouch to Needy Virginia Children with Autism

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