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This Week with DVU!

SDP Connect on Wednesday: Barriers to Implementation of the SDP


Thursday's Webinar:
Don't Get Mad, Vote!
SDP Connect
Wednesday, September 23rd, 4:30 - 6 pm PT
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A weekly information-sharing Zoom meeting for Self-Determination Program participants from everywhere in California, family members, independent facilitators, FMSs, regional center staff, service providers, and anyone else who is interested in moving the SDP forward!

Each meeting will last an hour and a half. The first 15-30 minutes will be a presentation on a different topic followed by questions and answers from attendees at the meeting. We will stop each meeting after an hour and a half, but we will be back the following week to provide more assistance

This week’s topic:
BARRIERS TO IMPLEMENTING SELF-DETERMINATION

Presenter to be announced.

To listen to simultaneous translation in Spanish:
Call 551-241-6310. There is no access code.

The Zoom meeting ID is 873 6463 5352.
The Zoom meeting password is 123456.

The call will be recorded and posted on The Self-Determination Interchange. Watch past SDP Connect Calls on the Self-Determination Interchange.
Don't Get Mad, Vote! How Our Elected Officials Impact Every Part of the Lives of People with Disabilities
Thursday, September 24, 1 - 3 pm PT
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Find out more at: DisabilityVoteCA.org

  • Did you know that the President appoints members of the Supreme Court, which decides important cases related to the disability community? (Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote a critical decision called Olmstead, which held that people with disabilities have a right to receive state funded supports and services in the community rather than institutions.)
  • Did you know that the Congress is responsible for providing 40% of funding for special education but they never get close to that amount?
  • Did you know that the state legislature decides how much will be spent on services funded by regional centers?
  • Did you know that your Mayor and City Council Members are responsible for ensuring that sidewalks are accessible to wheelchairs?

Whom we elect is critical for our future!

Join amazing experts who will break it all down for you, including:
  • Alison Barkoff, Director of Advocacy, Center for Public Representation
  • Eric Harris, Legislative Advocate, Disability Rights California
  • Geoffrey Stranierie, City of Los Angeles, ADA Compliance Officer 
  • Additional presenters to be added.

Click the button below to register for this webinar, which can be done even after the webinar has started.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

This is a Disability Vote California webinar. Disability Vote California is a coalition of self-advocate and family-led organizations joining with disability rights groups, service providers, regional centers, advocates, and others to ensure that the disability community is educated about their right to vote and understand how the issues and candidates affect us. We plan to: 

  • Host weekly webinars on voting access, the ballot propositions, and the competitive races in California
  • Hold candidate and issue forums
  • Produce plain language voter education materials 
  • Provide outreach to assist and encourage self-advocates, families and professionals to vote
  • Create phone trees, text chains, and What’s App groups to remind people in the disability community to vote
  • Activate a social media campaign
To listen to simultaneous translation in Spanish:
Call 551-241-6310. There is no access code.

The webinar ID is 838 1043 8865. You must register to enter the Zoom webinar.
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT DVU'S NEW WEBSITE!
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If you need more information about coronavirus and its impact on people with disabilities, visit our website.
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  • Choice and control over our lives

  • Meaningful outcomes that matter to us

  • Systems that are equitable and accountable to us

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