Advocacy
SUPPORT REAL CHOICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILTIES
Together with the Association of Self Advocates, NC Dan and many other groups We presented 2000 signed petitions to Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield in November AT THE NCTash Covention. she was very impressed. We are still collecting petitions,so please sign one and send it back thanks.MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON IN NORTH CAROLINA WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE WITH ALL DISABILITIES TO:
· PARTICIPATE AS FULL CITIZENS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR WORKPLACES, AND IN OUR AMERICAN DREAM.
· LIVE WHERE THEY CHOOSE AND NOT BE FORCED TO LIVE IN NURSING HOMES, HOSPITALS, MENTAL RETARDATION CENTERS, GROUP HOMES (ICF-MR’S) AND OTHER SEGREGATED SETTINGS.
· MAKE REAL PERSONAL DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR LIVES.
IT IS SHAMEFULTHAT THE MAJORITY OF MEDICAID DOLLARS ARE BEING SPENT TO SEGREGATE PEOPLE, NOT INTEGRATE THEM INTO THE LIVES OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THE SUPREME COURT’S OLMSTEAD DECISION RECOGNIZED THAT NEEDLESS INSTITUTIONALIZATION IS A FORM OF DISCRIMINATION UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON REFLECTS AND FULLY SUPPORTS THAT DECISION.
MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON:
· ALLOWS MEIDICAID DOLLARS TO FOLLOW THE PERSON FROM THE INSTITUTION INTO THE COMMUNITY AND BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.
· IS A WIN-WIN. PEOPLE WITH ALL DISABILITIES GET THE CHOICE TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY AND STATES GET THE NEEDED RESOURCES TO REBALANCE THEIR LONG-TERM SERVICE SYSTEMS TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.
· HELPS STATES COMPLY WITH THE ADA AND THE SUPREME COURT’S OLMSTEAD DECISION.
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CHOICE IS THE KEY! |
ALL CITIZENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF THEIR CHOICE.
This information sheet was developed by Real Advocates Now Emerging (RANE), the Association of Self-Advocates of NC (ASANC), and the Community Inclusion Team of the Governor’s Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities (GACPD), the designated Protection and Advocacy system for people with disabilities in North Carolina.
Duplication and distribution is encouraged. For more information please contact the Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities 2113 Cameron Street, Suite 218, Raleigh, NC 27605-1394 1-800-821-6922 toll free
