[Headline] ADAPT Has Victories with Initial HUD eeting

By Cassie James

After our month long campaign to get HUD Secretary Jackson to live up to his previous commitment to meet with ADAPT regarding the ACCESS ACROSS AMERICA proposal, 15 ADAPT representatives met with HUD Secretary Jackson on Monday May 15, 2006.

The feel was positive after the meeting, with Jackson, three of his Assistant Secretaries and several other key HUD staff. The three areas Secretary Jackson agreed to are important steps in moving forward on implementing ACCESS ACROSS AMERICA. Jackson agreed to:

1. Send a Secretary Directive encouraging Housing Authorities to help with Money Follows the Person.

2. Host a meeting with CMS and ADAPT at the table so we can assure we are all on the same page in this goal and moving forward on areas that are in our power to help create this pool of vouchers.

3. Meet with ADAPT three times a year to discuss progress on ACCESS ACROSS AMERICA and other issues such as the modification program that could help modify existing units for people with disabilities.

ADAPT Power! If we continue the pressure with congress, HUD, and CMS we can make this happen!

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