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Left side heading: Chaka Fattah 2nd District, Pennsylvania Washington Office: 1205 Longworth House Office Building Washinton, DC 20515 (202) 225-4001 District Offices: 4104 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 387-6404 6632 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19119 (215) 848-9386 Right side heading: Committees: Committee on Education and the Workplace Postsecondary Education, Training and Life-Long Learning Subcommittee Early-Childhood, Youth and Families Subcommittee Committee on Government Reform Postal Service Subcommittee Ranking Member Committee on Standards of Official Conduct Committee on House Administration Central Heading: Congress of the United States House of Representatives May 16, 2001 ADAPT National PO Box 9598 Denver, CO 80209 Dear ADAPT National: The purpose of this letter is to clearly express my support of the Medicaid Community Attendant Services and Supports Act (MiCASSA). I have been an staunch supporter of the Act in the past, and intend on continuing the practice. Upon introduction of the measure, you can be assured that I will sign on as a co-sponsor of the legislation. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Very truly yours, [signed] Chaka Fattah [typed] Chaka Fattah Member of Congress
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Left side heading: TOM HARKIN IOWA Right side heading illegible. United States Senate WASHINGTON, DC 20510-1502 5/16/01 To Members of ADAPT, I'm sorry that I'm not able to be with you in person today, but I did want to share a few thoughts...at least by letter. Over the past few years, we've won some pretty big battles together on the ADA, IDEA, and many others. But as a writer from my home state of Iowa once noted, "The greatest danger is to rest when a battle has been won, but the war is not over." Well, our war is far from over, and it's getting tougher every day. As many of you know, this past week, we've seen some pretty awful amendments to IDEA — amendments that would turn the clock way back on our children with disabilities. I've been fighting hard to make sure that these don't pass. But rather than look back, I'm ready to look to the future. And I hope you are, too, In the next three weeks, I will be re-introducing IvliCASSA, because there is nothing that will stop me from leading the fight against the continued segregation of people with disabilities. Working together, we're going to pass MiCASSA because it's good policy, it's good economics, and it's unconscionable that people with disabilities are denied the basic freedom to live in their own communities. So I look forward to continuing to work with all of you toward a day when there is finally a level playing field for people with disabilities. Keep up your outstanding work and, whatever you do, continue to fight the good fight. Your Friend, [signed] Tom Harkin [typed] Tom Harkin [illegible addresses in the footer]
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PHOTO: A police officer is doing something (lifting up? tieing up?) An older balding man with white and gray hair [Michael Heinrich] while two other police officers look on. All three officers are smiling. In the foreground Mike Eakin is watching out of the corner of his eye and he has a pained expression on his face.
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[image] [image caption] Demonstration for Disability Rights: Hundreds of disability rights advocates, including Ricki Gilanders of Salt Lake City, who took photos, protested yesterday at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington. Secretary Tommy G. Thompson promised to meet them to discuss services for people with disabilities.
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One of President Bush's campaign promises was to issue an Executive Order stating that he would work with the states to implement the Supreme Court's Olmstead decision which stated, in part, that "unnecessary institutionalization was discrimination." Once he was elected the President announced his "New Freedom Initiative," which included a statement that this Executive Order was to be signed February 1, 2001. This Executive Order, as of today, has not been issued. ADAPT demands that President Bush issue this Executive Order by May 31, 2001 and that it, at a minimum, contain the following actions: --> Direct Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson to: 1. assist states with swift implementation of the Olmstead decision, 2. provide technical assistance to the states regarding the most integrated setting requirement in the Americans with Disabilities Act, 3. fully enforce the rights of people with disabilities with regard to the Americans with Disabilities Act and long term services and supports, 4. and to submit a budget which supports these activities. --> Commit that no person with a disability should be admitted into a nursing home or other institution unless and until the person is fully informed of all the services available in the community, assessed for such services, offered the choice to live and receive services and supports in the community, and has chosen to move into the institution instead; --> Assure that all persons either in, or at imminent risk of going into a nursing home or other institution have a community advocate to explain the options available for community services and assist in getting desired services; --> Involve people with disabilities, older folks, advocates and family members in all aspects of planning, implementing and evaluating the Olmstead decision; --> Do a major awareness campaign to educate the public, service providers, policy makers and health professionals about why we need community services and how states can deliver home and community services that promote independence in a cost efficient manner; --> Notify people with disabilities and family members about their rights and options. In addition, the Executive Order should require states to: --> Work with people with disabilities, old and young, advocates and HHS/OCR to develop a comprehensive effectively work plan that has: 1. identification process of people in all nursing homes and other institutions; 2. specific times lines for people to move to the community; 3. identification of funding needs for the transition; 4. removal of all administrative barriers to people receiving services in the community; 5. diversion process to keep people from going into nursing homes and other institutions. --> Enhance or develop all home and community based services so that they include consumer direction and self determination principles so that people with disabilities/families have the maximum control of the services. In addition, the Executive Order should state the President's commitment to uphold the spirit as well as the legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Austin American Statesman Tuesday 5/15/2001 [image] [image caption] Susana Raab/ The New York Times [Headline] Seeking a meeting on bias Mike Irvin of Chicago, Sharin Duffy of New York and other disability-rights advocates wait for Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson after blocking the doors to the department on Monday. Thompson promised to meet with the group, which wanted to talk about discrimination.
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Heading of who the letter is from: Robert A. Brady 1st District, Pennsylvania [Heading] Committees: [Subheading] Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Procurement Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities [Subheading] Small Business Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform and Paperwork Reduction Heading Right Side: 216 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515-3801 (202) 225-4731 FAX: (2020) 225-0088 1510 W. Cecil B. Moore Avenue Suite 304 Philadelphia, PA 19121 (215) 236-5430 The Colony Building 511-13 Welsh Street 1st floor Chester, PA 19013 (610) 874-7094 1907 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 389-4627 FAX: (215) 389-4636 500 Ritner Street Philadelphia, PA 19148 (215) 551-5357 FAX: (215) 551-5483 www.house.gov/robertbrady Central Heading: Congress of the United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 202515-3801 May 16, 2001 ADAPT National PO Box 9598 Denver, CO 80209 To Whom it May Concern: I write in strong support of MiCASSA, an important piece of legislation I will fight to get passed in Congress. Americans with disabilities are still Americans. They should not be locked into nursing homes against their wills, nor should they be robbed of their homes in order to pay to stay in those homes. With a little professional help, disabled people can live in their own homes. This bill will allow them to do so. I look forward to seeing this bill passed and signed into law. Sincerely, [signed] Robert A. Brady [typed] Robert A. Brady Member of Congress
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PHOTO: Outside the Health and Human Services headquarters is a huge crowd of hundreds of ADAPT protesters all facing in toward the building. Near the back someone has the ADAPT flag and a man with a bullhorn is chanting or yelling. The picture is taken at an angle.
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Jul 06 2001 2:57 PM ADAPT 5214420522 p.6 Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Washington, D.C. 20201 May 14, 2001 Mr. Bob Kafka National Organizer ADAPT 1339 Lamar Sq. Dr. #101 Austin, TX 78704 Dear Mr. Kafka: This is to inform you that Secretary Tommy G. Thompson is willing to meet with members of ADAPT within the next 60 days. Please contact me to make arrangements for a specific date and an appropriate site for this meeting. Supporting people with disabilities to live and participate in their communities is a very important issue to the Secretary. The Secretary looks forward to discussing this issue with you. Sincerely, [signed] Ed Sontag [typed] Ed Sontag
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Austin American Statesman Wednesday 5/16/01 Nation Digest [image] [image caption] Damon Higgins/Cox Washington Bureau [Headline] A request for the president Rona Schnall of Austin joined hundreds of other people outside the White House to urge President Bush to take steps to promote independence among people with disabilities.
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