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Action Alert - Support H.R. 2032
- Contact your U.S. Representative and ask him/her to "Please COSPONSOR
H.R. 2032, a bill to protect the rights of individuals with profound
intellectual disabilities and their families by restoring primary decision
making authority in federally funded class action lawsuits and DOJ actions
that threaten residential choice. To cosponsor H.R. 2032, contact Pilar Falo,
Legislative Counsel for Rep. Barney Frank, at 225-5931."
Read the full
article
Families' Arguments Against Closing Institutions
- While there are many studies showing increased quality of life for the
developmentally disabled who have left institutional life, families fighting
to keep Ontario's remaining institutions open have many concerns.
Read the full
article from The Toronto Star
Urgent Request
- The Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD), which oversees the
DD Act programs in your state (incl. DD Councils and P&As) has posted
recommendations on its website. Among these: "Eliminate Congregate
Care."
Read the full
article
Action Alert - Disability Seminar in Washington D.C.
- On February 14, 15, & 16, 2011 there will be a Disability Policy
Seminar in Washington, DC sponsored by: The ARC; United Cerebral Palsy;
American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities;
Association of University Centers on Disabilities; National Association of
Councils on Developmental Disabilities; and Self Advocates Becoming
Empowered. There will be around 600 people attend this seminar and visiting
our Congressmen! These are advocates who oppose our HDCs on a national
level!!
Read the full report and contact
your Congressmen by 14 February 2011
President Obama Signs Rosa's Law (S.2781)
- Changes references in federal health, education and labor laws from
"mental retardation" to "intellectual disabilities."
Read the full report
First Annual Disability Parade
- Utah's first Disability Parade on Oct 15 at the Jon Huntsman Arena.
View the flyer
VOR Awareness Month is October 2010
- Let's work together so we can educate and recruit.
View
the announcement
Utah DHS Executive Director Steps Down
- Lisa-Michele Church is leaving her position as Executive Director of the
Department of Human Services on July 1, 2010.
View
the announcement
St. Amant Conference 2009 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Canada
- Conference on developmental disabilities and autism returns on October 8
& 9 in Winnipeg.
View the
announcement
VOR Annual Meeting and Washington Initiative
- VOR meetings June 12-14 2009
- VOR Washington Initiative week of June 15 2009
View the agenda for
these events
"Speaking Out" Opportunities
A special
communication to VOR members - 20 August 2008
- Vote in support of health care research for MR/DD
- Provide input to the Arc-US.
BE A SPONSOR / FIND A SPONSOR:
Visit http://vor.net/2008Sponsorship.htm
for sponsorship opportunities.
VOR
Action
Alerts
USDC
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the
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National
News
VOR
History
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Contributions
Requested
Dear
VOR
Board
Member,
State
Coordinator
and
Key
Members,
VOR
is
pleased
to
announce
that
it
will
be
publishing
a
history
of
VOR.
This
history
will
include
early
organization
efforts,
but
also
experiences
that
pre-date
VOR's
1983
incorporation
-
events
leading
up
to
the
need
for
VOR's
voice
and
its
ultimate
organization.
Of
course,
more
recent
historical
milestones
will
be
featured
too.
We
would
love
your
contributions.
View
the
formal
request
letter,
including
contact
information
for
author
Deb
Gilbert.
Next
week,
this
same
request
will
go
to
VOR's
e-mail
list,
and
this
summer,
the
full
membership
will
receive
it
in
the
newsletter.
Please
plan
to
contribute,
and
by
all
means,
share
this
request
with
others
you
feel
might
like
to
make
a
contribution.
Thank
you
very
much,
Tamie
Hopp
VOR
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