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VACIL is a statewide association of Centers for Independent Living (CILs)
that advocates for the integration and inclusion of people with
disabilities into all aspects of society. The association also
promotes the professional development, improvement, and expansion of
community-based, consumer-controlled CILs, and promotes community
education throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.
"People with disabilities will have a community-based consumer-directed
service delivery system."
Planning District Listings
*Areas in
white are unserved. Areas that are light grey with dots are
severed by Satellite offices.
Nomination forms and additional information about the Jackie Crews Award
Excellence in Leadership and the Outstanding Achievement Award are now
available on the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities' website at
http://www.vaboard.org/awards.htm or by contacting the Board.
Nominations for the 2008 awards will be accepted between September 1 and
October 17, 2008.
Virginia Senator James Webb is open to co-sponsoring the
Community Choice Act (CCA), but wants to know what organizations and people in Virginia support CCA. By
visiting the following
link, advocates can send a pre-drafted letter encouraging support to Senator Webb and Senator
Warner:
http://capwiz.com/rochestercdr/issues/alert/?alertid=11372496 You may also contact Maribel Ramos in Senator Webb's
office at
202.224.4024 or e-mail her at
Maribel_ramos@webb.senate.gov on behalf of your organization.
August 21, 2008 -
The first ever video podcast series in American Sign Language announces
new episodes on the Disability Law Lowdown website at:
ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com. The Disability Law Lowdown ASL
podcasts brings a new level of service to the Deaf community by
expanding traditional audio-only podcasts to include video that allows
subscribers to see native Deaf speakers signing the show's content.
The podcasts deliver the latest in disability law information every
other week via ASL captioning, voice-over, and
transcripts to maximize accessibility. Free subscriptions to the ASL
podcasts are available to have shows automatically delivered to MP3
players. The ASL podcasts are also available on the Disability Law
Lowdown website, where transcripts of the shows are simultaneously
available. And for the fastest viewing, the ASL podcasts are available
on YouTube at
www.youtube.com/disabilitylawlowdown
Topics currently available include: Your Legal Rights as a College
Student, Legal Obligations of the Hospitality Industry, Requesting an
Interpreter and an Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
for more information and subscription services look for the ASL
Disability Law Lowdown podcast on iTunes or visit
http://www.ASL.DisabilityLawLowdown.com .
The Midwest Alliance, a consortium of researchers, educators, disability
service providers and engineers promoting the inclusion of individuals
with disabilities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
education and careers, is conducting a survey about how individuals with
disabilities make decisions before they purchase assistive technology.
You can help by taking the survey by visiting:
https://websurvey.wisc.edu/survey/TakeSurvey.asp?EID=52MB793J9B8LJB8lMl75B326BK7mm3B472
Virginia launches website describing community living choice project for
seniors and individuals with disabilities.
For more information and updates visit:
http://www.olmsteadva.com/mfp
or read more about the Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration. |Word|
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