The Arc of North Carolina Policy Blog: ELECTION 2008: Presidential Candidates' Forum

Friday, October 26, 2007

ELECTION 2008: Presidential Candidates' Forum

Presidential Candidates’ Forum
A National Forum on Equality, Opportunity and Access
Hosted by Granite State Independent Living

WEBCAST
Friday November 2, 2007
8:30 am to 4:00 pm EST
Made possible by generous support from:
Hands On Video Relay Services, Inc. &
Manchester Community Television

This day-long live event will take place in Manchester, New Hampshire and will feature presidential candidates speaking on disability issues, panel discussions with national disability leaders, and more!

The entire event will be Webcast at www.hovrs.com beginning at 8:30 a.m. EST.

Please invite your consumers and local constituents to view this important, pre-primary event at your local office or another common gathering area with Internet access.

If your organization will host a Webcast viewing, please contact Terri Voth at Granite State Independent Living, (603) 228-9680 or e-mail terri.voth@gsil.org.

The Presidential Candidates’ Forum is co-hosted by:
NH Developmental Disabilities Council (NH DDC)
NH Disabilities Rights Center (NH DRC)
NH Institute on Disability (NH IOD)
NH Chapter, National Spinal Cord Injury Association
Greater Boston Chapter, National Spinal Cord Injury Association
People First of New Hamphshire
TASH

Sponsored by:
AARP National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
ADA Watch National Spinal Cord Injury Association
ADAPT New England Chapter Paralyzed Veterans of
American Association of People with Disabilities America (NEPVA)
(AAPD) Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA)
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
Association of University Centers on Disabilities Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of
(AUCD) Hearing, Inc. (TDI)
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund The Arc of the United States
(DREDF) United Cerebral Palsy (UCP)
Easter Seals United Spinal Association
Epilepsy Foundation VSA arts
National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
National Coalition of Mental Health, Consumer/ Survivor Organizations

This webcast will include CART translation and an on-camera interpreter.
Visit www.gsil.org or www.hovrs.com for more information.
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The Arc of North Carolina 2011 Legislative Agenda.

The Arc of North Carolina advocates for and with families and people with cognitive and developmental disabilities. We believe that the following legislative agenda promotes our goals of advocacy, inclusion, and access to the communities we live in.

The Arc of North Carolina Proposed Policy Agenda 2011

Budget:

The Arc of North Carolina understands the current budget constraints that the state of North Carolina finds itself in due to the economic recession. During this critical time it is more important than ever to protect needed services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. We encourage the members of the General Assembly to do the following things to protect the integrity of community-based services for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities in our state.

No additional cuts to state-funded services for people with developmental disabilities.
Create a separate Developmental Disability management structure within DHHS.
Apply for 1915 (i) State Plan services for adults with developmental disabilities targeting supports that currently utilize state general fund appropriations and utilizing those funds a Medicaid match.
If Managed Care is inevitable, consider a statewide 1915b Developmental Disability Only Managed Care Waiver with 1915i services included.
Add an additional CAP-DD Waiver for people with developmental disabilities who have significant behavioral and or medical needs.
Raise the Supports Waiver limit to 25 thousand dollars.
Utilize the Supports Intensity Scale as an initial eligibility tool for entrance into the CAP waivers with a reconsideration process utilizing other information.
Manage all of developmental disability services from a state system utilizing existing local structures where appropriate.

Housing:
Fair Housing Act Amendment.

This legislation prohibits discrimination on the basis or receipt of housing assistance. Many people with disabilities receive housing assistance. This legislation if passed would assist in opening more housing opportunities to the disability community.

Education:
Study ways to allow students with developmental disabilities to access current courses in our community college system. Included in this study we must look at ways to offer real job skill training to students with developmental and intellectual disabilities.

HB 344: Tax Credits for Children with Disabilities

Other:

SB 248: Update Archaic Disability Terms

HB 234: Juror Qualifications/Disability

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