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Know Your Rights – Recent Changes to the ADA

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Kim Barge

Knowing your rights is one of the most important things you can do to make sure your rights are not violated. The Department of Justice revised several regulations regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act. Some of these regulations went into effect on March 15th. Recent changes that may affect you include the following:

A Harmony of Paradox: Independent Living Awareness Day, April 20, 2011

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Shawn D'Abreu

Help Shape the Rules for Community First Choice Option

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Megan Burke

Before CFCO is implemented, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must develop rules and regulations.  CMS published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Registrar regarding the CFCO and is requesting feedback from the community.  Who better to tell CMS how community-based services should work than the people who use them?

Your Missouri Legislators: Putting Up Road Blocks to the Voting Booth

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Kelly Moffatt

The Governor has an Opportunity to Preserve Missouri Human Rights

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Stevi Young

Currently the Missouri Human Rights Act (MHRA) prohibits discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age as it relates to employment, disability, or familial status as it relates to housing, ensuring basic civil rights for many individuals. SB 188 will weaken the Missouri Human Rights Act by first, changing the standard of proof making it more difficult for those that make claims to prove that they were discriminated against.

Valuable Services to the Community Could be Lost if Funding Cuts Remain

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Stevi Young

The independent living philosophy says that people with disabilities are the experts on their lives and should therefore be trusted to make decisions that are best for them. Persons with disabilities should have the same options, freedom, right to participation in the community, self-determination, and choice and control over their lives, as everyone else.

We Must Stop Creating Barriers to Health Benefits in the ACA

Posted on April 18, 2011 by By Megan Burke

Are people with disabilities to bear the brunt of the debt reduction burden?

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Kirsten Dunham

Debt reduction is something that is on a lot of people’s minds.  Reaching agreement on raising the debt ceiling is going to be as challenging as avoiding a government shut-down.  

So, we know that attention being paid to government spending.  We shouldn’t be surprised if every budget item is looked at through the lens of “What is the tax-payer getting out of spending a dollar on this program?” 

Cuts to CIL Funding and House to Vote on Important Disability Bill

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Megan Burke

Centers for Independent Living provide valuable services to the community including information and referral, peer support, IL training, and advocacy, not to mention many others. 

Missouri House Misses Opportunity to Move out of the Dark Ages

Posted on April 07, 2011 by Kirsten Dunham

Today the Missouri House of Representatives defeated House Bills 411 & 421 which would have required the state to develop a plan to transition individuals residing in six state-run institutions to community-based care settings.