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FW: Attention California Residents, ACTION ALERT

 

 

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Parents of Kids/Adults with Autism

Attention California Residents, ACTION ALERT

 

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Please voice your concerns regarding the protection of the Lanterman Act by

passing along this information to all message boards you visit and by calling or

faxing letters. Thank you

 

CALIFORNIA UCP ACTION ALERT

November 28, 2003 - Friday

 

We are here, we are united, and we will not go away! "

- Justin Dart Jr 1930-2002, Advocate for people with disabilities

ACTION ALERT - PROTEST RALLY:

" FIGHT FOR THE PROMISE! "

SENATE BUDGET HEARING

DEC 3, 2003 WEDNESDAY MORNING

WEST STEPS OF STATE CAPITOL

10 AM - Protest: " Fight for the Promise! "

11 AM - Senate Budget Hearing On

Governor's Proposed Budget Cuts Against People with Disabilities & Suspension of

Lanterman Act (Room 4203)

* PROTEST AGAINST SUSPENSION OF THE LANTERMAN ACT & CUTS TO PEOPLE WITH

DISABILITIES AND SENIORS AND

* ATTEND & TESTIFY AT SENATE BUDGET HEARING THAT SAME DAY ON THESE BUDGET

PROPOSALS BY THE GOVERNOR

WHO SHOULD RESPOND TO THIS ALERT

Call to action is to ALL people with developmental and other disabilities

including people with brain injuries; their families, seniors, direct care and

other workers, statewide associations, regional centers, community-based

providers and organizations, independent living centers, advocacy groups,

friends and neighbors. Don't wait to be formally invited - you are! Everyone is

needed - this is about our rights, and about the promise. FIGHT for the

promise! The location site has been confirmed.

OUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD

By Shirley Klein - member of Capitol People First - this poem written for the

October 24th unified action meeting for people with developmental and other

disabilities

From every corner of our state

let us come.

From every culture of our state

let us come.

Let us weave from our diversity

the banner of our cause:

The dignity of freedom

is the right of every soul.

United in our challenge

empowered, resolute,

piercing years of silence-

our voices will be heard.

Let us come!

BACKGROUND:

* Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Department of Finance submitted to both the

Senate and Assembly Budget Committees this morning, a proposal for massive cuts

to health and human services in both the current year budget now in operation

and for next year including (see also CA UCP Capitol Report #171-2003-addedum):

* Suspension of the landmark Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act -

the civil rights act that protects people with developmental disabilities,

including thousands of children with autism, mental retardation and cerebral

palsy.

* Enrollment caps (at January 2004 caseload levels) to several health and human

service programs - including regional centers that serve people with

developmental disabilities; state hospitals that serve people with mental health

needs; developmental centers serving people with developmental disabilities;

rehabilitation programs, healthy families (health insurance program for

low-income families); AIDs Drug Assistance Program, Genetically Handicapped

Persons Program; the California Children's Services state only program -

impacting thousands of people, including children with autism.

* Waiting Lists - the Department of Finance is considering establishment of

waiting lists for the above programs and services and as attrition occurs, new

persons would be permitted to enroll into those programs, up to the January 2004

capped caseload level.

* Elimination of In-Home Supportive Services Residual Program

* Huge cuts to important community services funded through regional center

services including elimination of recreational programs, respite services that

families view as a critical need, non-medical therapies including music

therapy, equestrian therapy (cuts totaling $98 million in for the current year

budget and an additional $204 million for 2004-2005 budget)

* Another rate reduction for Medi-Cal providers of 10% (on top of the 5%

reduction imposed by the current budget) that will further reduce access to

health care by people with disabilities and seniors.

* Increase licensing fees for community care facilities for children and adults

with developmental and other disabilities, seniors

OTHER THINGS YOU CAN DO

IF you have to make a choice due to limited resources or time and can only come

to one event during the week of December 1, then PLEASE chose to come to the

December 3, Wednesday rally AND budget hearing. It is SO critical that we have

big turn-out on December 3 because of the huge cuts being proposed and because

the Lanterman Act is at stake. If we lose the Lanterman Act - the issues about

parental co-payments, etc won't even matter. THIS is the time to stand and

fight and make the Governor keep the promise that California made to people

with disabilities.

* DON'T PANIC! We can fight back if we unite and coordinate our actions

together!

* DEC 1 - Attend the public hearing on narrowing eligibility for regional center

services (or send comments) by the Department of Developmental Services on 12/1

in Sacramento 10:00 AM to (until everyone has testified) at the Department of

Social Services Building 744 P Street - Auditorium Sacramento, 95814

DEC 2 - Attend meeting by Department of Developmental Services on parental

co-payments for regional center services scehduled for 12/2 Tuesday 10:00 AM to

3:00 PM at the Department of Social Services Building Office Building 9) Room

102 - Auditorium 744 P Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 (corner of P and 8th

Streets)

* VISIT AND CALL YOUR OWN LEGISLATOR AT LOCAL DISTRICT OFFICE - go in groups of

five or more (people with disabilities, friends, neighbors, family members,

direct care workers and providers and others) and ask their position on the

Governor's cuts - and urge them to oppose. Don't be insulting (it doesn't help).

* LETTERS TO THE EDITORS TO YOUR LOCAL PAPER - write letters to the editor on

the Governor's proposed cuts and proposal to suspend the Lanterman Act.

* UNIFIED ACTION MEETINGS - Come to upcoming Unified Action Meetings by the

California Community Advocacy Network to unify strategy and tactics to oppose

suspension of Lanterman Act. Previous events included " Rally for the Promise "

held November 18, events last May and the April 7th " The Whole World Is

Watching " rally and march to the Capitol (and for the budget hearings that same

day) that attracted over 3,000 people across the state.

* BUDGET HEARINGS IN SACRAMENTO - Mobilize people and attend budget hearings on

Governor's proposed cuts (including suspension of Lanterman Act) on Dec 3

(including the " Fight For the Promise! " Rally at 10 AM that day

* ACTION ALERTS - Respond to the earlier Action Alert to call the Governor and

key members of the budget committee. If you need a new copy of this alert,

email request to: martyomoto or call 916/446-0013.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS CA UCP ALERT

* This is a online action ALERT for all Californians with developmental ( & other

disabilities), families, providers

and other advocates, from the California Coalition of United Cerebral Palsy

Associations a link to the

California Community Advocacy Network.

* If you would like to get on this distribution (and conversely, get off of it)

please send an email with that

request to:

martyomoto. Sharing information is part of our organizing effort.

Please feel free to forward or copy

this (attribution is nice). We're all in this together!

Marty Omoto, Legislative Director - CA Coalition of United Cerebral Palsy

Associations

1225 8th Street Suite 480 Sacramento, CA 95814 VOICE PHONE: 916/446-0013

FAX number: 916/446-0026 email: martyomoto

Coalition Chair: Philip Ksarjian (UCP of Greater Sacramento)

Past Chair: Ron Cohen (UCP of LA and Ventura Counties)

 

 

 

 

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