[visionary] Re: advocacy issues
- From: "Claudia Gordon" <gordon@xxxxxxx>
- To: <visionary@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 16:46:58 -0400
Hi Nicole: My top 5-10 choices of what issues I think are most important
(in order of importance) are as followed:
1) Supreme Court and the ADA
2) IDEA Reauthorization
3) Transportation
4) Housing
5) Assistive Technology
6) Ticket to Work
8) Forced institutionalization/Olmstead implementation
9) Election Reform
Action plan could range from calling Congress, rallying local community, or
start a petition just like you sum up in your example. iCan could also
explore drawing attention to the issue through use of 'fact sheets' -"did
you know that . . . .eg., as a result of a recent U.S. Supreme Court
decision (Chevron v. Echazabal) an employer can terminate or refuse to hire
you because of your disability if he/she believes that your disability poses
a threat to you." This approach would highlight the issues and accentuate
the need for action (noting by whom) and rally consumer action with
recommentations of "what you can do" i.e., " call your congressman or woman.
FYI, NCD's website has an excellent method of contacting members of
congress - I believe all their emails are listed and the site is designed in
a way so individuals can quickly determine the name/contact info of their
congressman or woman.
~Claudia
----- Original Message -----
From: Nicole Fawcett <nfawcett@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <visionary@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 12, 2002 10:43 AM
Subject: [visionary] advocacy issues
> Hi gang. I received a lot of response to our call for advocacy issues and
> have assembled a list of those I think will most fit in with the goal of
> this feature. I will list the topics below.
>
> Can all of you please send me your top 5-10 choices of what issues you
think
> are most important? Also, if you could, please suggest an action that
people
> can take at this time on any of these issues (call Congress, rally their
> local community, start a petition, etc).
>
> I hope to start this feature on Monday and run one issue each day through
> July 26. If possible, please send me your picks by the end of today
> (Friday).
>
> Feel free to add suggestions not on the list as well. Thanks for your
help!
>
>
> -MiCASSA
> -Medicare homebound amendment
> -ADA Notification Act
> -IDEA reauthorization
> -euthanasia
> -forced institutionalization/Olmstead implementation
> -state legislation and budgets
> -housing
> -Assistive Technology Act
> -Ticket to Work
> -Supreme Court and the ADA
> -transportation (public as well as funding for private)
> -election reform
> -prescription drugs
> -accessible congregations
> -chemical sensitivities
> -access at state/national parks
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Nicole Fawcett
> iCan
> www.ican.com
> 877-ASK-ICAN
>
>
>
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