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Autism Advocacy
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LDAF Calls to Action & Other Advocacy Tools |
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LEGISLATIVE DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY: MARCH 19, 2008 |
Legislative Disability Awareness Day:
March 19 12pm-4pm Legislative Hall, Second Floor, Dover
Join LDAF and other
Disability Community Advocates at Legislative Hall in Dover and help
us to let our legislators know we are paying attention! As a group,
we will be addressing the following policy issues:
- Support for Increased Funding to
Encourage Aggressive Recruitment and Retention of Qualified
Speech Language Pathologists and Other Educational Specialists
in Accordance with IDEA
- Self-Directed Support Program
Waiver (Formerly Known as the Family Support Waiver)
- Funding for Community Based
Services
- Money Follows the Person Program
- Medicaid Buy-In
- Community Based Services
Ombudsman and Bill of Rights
- Acquired Brain Injury Waiver
Participants are encouraged to
contact your legislators prior to March 19th to schedule an
appointment to meet with them. Please contact Melissa Tice
Martin at 302-644-3410 /
mmartin@ldaf.com or Linda Bates of the State Council for
Person’s with Disabilities at 302-739-3521 /
Linda.bates@state.de.us
to learn how you can help us take a unified message to Legislative
Hall in Dover! The ARC of DE, University of DE’s Center for
Disabilities Studies, DELARF, Developmental Disabilities Council,
Disabilities Law Program, Governor’s Advisory Council for
Exceptional Citizens, and State Council for Persons with
Disabilities are the generous hosts of this event! |
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Contact Your Legislators |
The contact info below is for Sussex County state legislators
only.
You can find all info for the Delaware General Assembly
at
www.legis.state.de.us
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State
Senators - Sussex County |
THURMAN G. ADAMS JR.
(D-19, Bridgeville)
P.O. Box 367
Bridgeville, DE 19933
(O) 302-744-4318 -- (H) 302-337-8281 |
E. GARY SIMPSON
(R-18, Milford)
6 W. Clarke Ave.
Milford, DE 19963
(O) 302-739-4134 -- (H) 302-422-3460 |
GEORGE H.
BUNTING JR.
(D-20, Millsboro)
P.O. Box 1497
Bethany Beach, DE 19930
(O) 302-739-4144 or 302-227-3891
(H) 302-539-2229
e-mail:
gbunting@legis.state.de.us |
ROBERT L. VENABLES
(D-21, Laurel)
116 Hearn Ave.
Laurel, DE 19956
(O) 302-744-4298 -- (H) 302-856-9559 |
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State
representatives - SUSSEX COUNTY |
JOHN ATKINS
(R-41, Millsboro)
P.O. Box 717
Millsboro, DE 19966
(O) 302-744-4082 -- (H) 302-934-1587
e-mail:
john.atkins@state.de.us
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DANNY SHORT
(R-39, Seaford)
1203 Stein Highway
Seaford, DE 19973
(O) 302-744-4172
e-mail:
danny.short@state.de.us |
JOSEPH R. BOOTH
(R-37, Georgetown)
200 Garden Street
Georgetown, DE 19947
(O) 302-744-4251 -- (H) 302-856-1850
e-mail:
joseph.booth@state.de.us |
GERALD W. HOCKER
(R-38, Ocean View)
P.O. Box 930
Ocean View, DE 19970
(O) 302-744-4381 -- (H) 302-539-4140
e-mail:
gerald.hocker@state.de.us |
V. GEORGE CAREY
(R-36, Milford)
24625 Sugarhill Road
Milford, DE 19963
(O) 302-744-4119 -- (H) 302-422-4191
e-mail:
george.carey@state.de.us |
CLIFFORD G. LEE
(R-40, Laurel)
705 S. Central Avenue
Laurel, DE 19956
(O) 302-744-4034 -- (H) 302-875-5119
e-mail:
biff.lee@state.de.us |
ROBERT E. WALLS
(R-33, Frederica)
2645 Milford Harrington
Highway
Milford, DE 19963
(O) 302-577-8474 -- (H) 302-424-2261
e-mail:
robert.walls@state.de.us |
WILLIAM R. OUTTEN
(R-30, Harrington)
206 Delaware Avenue
Harrington, DE 19952
(O) 302-744-4083 -- (H) 302-398-3816
e-mail:
william.outten@state.de.us |
J. BENJAMIN EWING JR.
(R-35, Bridgeville)
6935 Federalsburg Road
Bridgeville, DE 19933
(O) 302-744-4150 -- (H) 302-337-7395 |
PETER C. SCHWARTZKOPF
(D-14, Rehoboth Beach)
24 Coventry Road
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
(O) 302-577-8474 -- (H) 302-227-6252
e-mail:
peter.schwartzkopf@state.de.us |
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General
Assembly Adult
Autism Task Force |
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House Resolution 89
created a task force to review service needs for adults on the
autism spectrum who are not currently supported by any adult agency.
The Speaker of the House appointed LDAF member Angie Sipple
to serve on the Task Force. More information on the task force is
available through the Delaware legislature's web site -
click here.
The Task Force
will:
(1)
Clarify what the autism spectrum is and
disabilities that it includes
(2)
Estimate the number of individuals this
may include
(3)
Identify currently existing services and
limitations
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Review services of other states
(5)
Identify services that are needed
(6)
Determine how services could be
delivered in a cost-effective manner
The Task Force is
expected to report their findings to the House of Representatives on
or before May 31, 2007.
For more information please contact
the Lower Delaware Autism Foundation at 644-3410. |
click here to download
the full version of the Task Force Report
 You
need Adobe Reader to view these PDF files.
If you don't have Adobe Reader, click here to download your free
copy. |
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Legislative issue paper from the State Council for Persons with
Disabilities |
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Click here to read the full
paper
Topics in this legislative paper
include:
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Money Follows the Person Program
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Medicaid Buy-In
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DDDS Family Support Services Waiver
- Respite Care
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Funding for Our Community-Based
Service System
- Housing
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Governor’s Commission on Community
Based Alternatives for Individuals with Disabilities
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Direct Support Workforce Pay and
Benefits
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Emergency
Preparedness for Individuals with Disabilities
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Home and Vehicle Modifications and
Assistive Technology
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Accessible Gas Stations
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Pre-service Preparation of
Speech-language Pathologists in Delaware
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K-3 Early Intervention Program
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H.B. 30 (Personal Attendant
Services)
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Child Mental Health Services
- MICASSA
(Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act)
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Family Opportunity Act
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Delaware
Transit Corporation’s Services
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Helmet Law
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Community Services Bill of Rights
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Waiver Services for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury
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Division of Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Supportive Housing Program
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