Courtesy Archive: May, 2006

Input Needed: Long Road Home Legislative Forum

WHEN: Friday, 2006-05-05
WHERE: Georgia
WHO: People with disabilities, their families, friends, advocates, and supporters
SPONSOR: Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO)
CONTACT: Cheri Mitchell
PHONE: (404) 885-1234
FAX: (404) 378-0031
EMAIL: cmitchell@thegao.org
WEBSITE: www.thegao.org.

NOTES: Long Road home plans to have a legislative forum in August or September. We are trying to put together questions to use on a survey. If you can think of any please email Cheri no later than May 5th, 2006. Please note that the questions should be informative to those who are being surveyed as well as wanting to know where they stand on certain issues. Example if you want to ask a question about the ICWP you may want to describe the ICWP and how important it is and any problems then ask the question on where do you stand. We want the survey to do four things we want to bring attention to disability issues, inform the people being surveyed, find out where the person stands on the issue and educate the voters.

They need all kind of questions. Examples of topics: Medicaid waivers, consumer direction, money follows the person, life and death issues, nursing transition, affordable accessible housing, inclusion, visitability, education (disability related please), and accessible transportation.

Please share as widely as possible

RESOURCE: Cheri Johnson Mitchell, Georgia Advocacy Office
NEW: 2006-04-20

People First of Atlanta Monthly Meeting

WHEN: Third Thursday of Every Month -- 10:00am
WHERE: disABILITY LINK, Decatur, Georgia
WHO: All interested advocates and self-advocates
PHONE: 404-687-8890; TTY: 404-687-9175; V/TTY: 800-239-2507; FAX: 404-687-8298
WEBSITE: www.disabilitylink.org.

RESOURCE: Cheri Johnson
NEW: 2006-01-18

Atlanta ADAPT Monthly Meeting

WHEN: Fourth Friday -- 1:00pm
WHERE: disABILITY LINK, Decatur, Georgia
WHO: All interested advocates and self-advocates
PHONE: 404-687-8890; TTY: 404-687-9175; V/TTY: 800-239-2507; FAX: 404-687-8298
WEBSITE: www.disabilitylink.org.

NOTES: ADAPT is acronym for: American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today

RESOURCE: Cheri Johnson
NEW: 2006-01-18

MHDDAD: Mental Health (MH) Monthly Meeting

** SUBJECT TO CHANGE; VERIFY BEFORE ATTENDING
WHEN: Wednesday, 2006-05-10 -- 2:00pm
WHERE: 2 Peachtree Street, Room 22-270, Atlanta, Georgia
WHO: All interested parties welcome
CONTACT: Myrtis Smith, 404-657-2273

NOTES: MH Advocates meet second Wednesday of each month at same time and place. Notice usually sent out if meeting cancelled

RESOURCE: Glynda King, Governor's Advisory Council for MHDDAD
NEW: 2006-02-06

Columbus, Georgia, Downs Support Group Meeting

Call ahead: Subject to change or cancellation due to unforeseen circumstance
WHEN: Monday, 2006-05-15 -- 6:30pm
WHERE: Morningside Baptist Church, Columbus, Georgia
WHO: All interested individuals
SPONSOR: Angels Among Us Down Syndrome Support
CONTACT: Deborah Moye Samra, Chairperson
ADDRESS: 229 Orbit Street, Fortson, GA 31808
PHONE: 706-317-3249
WEBSITE: www.angelsamongusdownsyndromesupport.com; www.dadsgachapter.com.

NOTES: D.A.D.S. - GA Chapter (Dads Appreciating Down Syndrome) meetings on same nights but in a different room. All dads and male family members are welcome.

Volunteers are needed for childcare. If anyone is interested please email or call Deborah.

All meetings are the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm.

RESOURCE: PEPPinc, Yahoo! Support Group Forwarded Member Post
NEW: 2006-04-20

Of Interest: FCIC: Consumer Action Website

WEBSITE: www.consumeraction.gov.

RESOURCE: FCIC
NEW: 2006-04-20

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