Tag: Olmstead

Video: “Aging Out” of the health care needed to survive at 21 threatens future of two Florida college students

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The 21 cut-off, the policy that I fought hard to change in Alabama with a full campaign that I began two years before the cut-off would hit on my 21st birthday, and now I fight on this blog, is still a threat to many around the country. As people with severe disabilities are saved by … Continue reading “Video: “Aging Out” of the health care needed to survive at 21 threatens future of two Florida college students”

The Social vs. Medical Model of Disability, Communities Will Be Forced To Choose

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You may or may not know about the medical model and the social model of disability. I wanted to talk about the social model of services and supports for people with disabilities, and barriers to implementing it. When you think about disability internationally, most disabled people in countries around the world are taken care of … Continue reading “The Social vs. Medical Model of Disability, Communities Will Be Forced To Choose”

Feds Fiddling While State Medicaid Programs BURN

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Question: In light of Obama’s plan to expand Medicaid eligibility, is anyone in Congress noticing the MASSIVE state budget cuts to Medicaid across the country and ruminating about how that jives with this impending expansion? I fear that if states have to raise income eligibility and bring millions of uninsured onto the Medicaid rolls, that … Continue reading “Feds Fiddling While State Medicaid Programs BURN”

ADAPT Blogswarm, Fall Action 2009

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The ‘swarm has arrived! Bloggers across the globe have united to shine a light on rampant unjust institutionalization and segregation of people with disabilities and ADAPTs Fall Action in Atlanta confronting it! On Disability Unity NextStep blog WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER Finding My Way: Journey of an Uppity Intellectual Activist Crip Human Rights … Continue reading “ADAPT Blogswarm, Fall Action 2009”

Blog To End Unjust Institutionalization!

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ADAPT is going back to the heart of the civil rights movement, Atlanta, to demand that the promises made to Georgians (and all Americans) by the Supreme Court in Olmstead v. L.C. and E.W. are kept. Read ADAPT’s page on the action here. Segregating people with disabilities in institutions solely because they need daily help, … Continue reading “Blog To End Unjust Institutionalization!”

Disabled Still Forced Into Institutions Just For Turning 21: Open Letter To The Disability Community, August 2009

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Obama Administration Signs the CRPD Treaty, But Is In Flagrant Violation Of It, The ADA, Olmstead, and Its Own “Year of Community Living” PR Campaign, As Arbitrary Termination of Medicaid Home Care Services at Age 21 Continues Unabated The recent addition of the U.S. as a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of … Continue reading “Disabled Still Forced Into Institutions Just For Turning 21: Open Letter To The Disability Community, August 2009”

Fourth “Nick’s Crusade” Video Blog: ObamaFail! Administration Refuses To Lead On Disability Desegregation

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 Transcription (as captioned in the video): Hello, this is Nick Dupree for the for the Nick’s Crusade blog. This is my fourth video blog, and today is the 252nd day that I’ve been in an institution because I can’t get access to community services. And it seems that the Obama administration is not going … Continue reading “Fourth “Nick’s Crusade” Video Blog: ObamaFail! Administration Refuses To Lead On Disability Desegregation”

Second “Nick’s Crusade” Video Blog: ADAPT Action and the Olmstead Decision

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Transcription (as captioned): This is Nick, of Nick’s Crusade blog. This is day 243 of me being in an institution in this lovely blue hospital gown. Right now, ADAPT activists are protesting in Washington, DC to end unnecessary institutionalization, like I’m experiencing, and making care available in the community. 10 years ago, there was a … Continue reading “Second “Nick’s Crusade” Video Blog: ADAPT Action and the Olmstead Decision”

Money Following The Person Out Of Institutions "Not Feasible," Says Alabama Medicaid

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Money Following The Person Out Of Institutions “Not Feasible,” Says Alabama Medicaid They Still Won’t Give An Inch To Free Citizens From Nursing Homes I just watched the Alabama Medicaid commissioner Carol Herrmann spinning and tap-dancing around the Money Follows the Person grant issue on the For The Record show. Alabama Medicaid continues to stick … Continue reading “Money Following The Person Out Of Institutions "Not Feasible," Says Alabama Medicaid”