SUPPORT REAL CHOICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILTIES

MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON IN NORTH CAROLINA WOULD ALLOW:

 

• PEOPLE WITH DISABILITES IN NC TO LIVE WHERE THEY CHOOSE

AND NOT BE FORCED TO LIVE IN NURSING HOMES, MENTAL RETARDATION CENTERS,

GROUP HOMES (ICF-MR'S) AND OTHER SEGREGATED SETTINGS.

• · PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO MAKE REAL PERSONAL CHOICES ABOUT WHERE THEY WISH TO LIVE. · "MEDICAID DOLLARS" TO FOLLOW THE PERSON FROM THE INSTITUTION INTO THE COMMUNITY AND BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORTS AND SERVICES.
• MAKE REAL PERSONAL CHOICES ABOUT THEIR LIVES
• “MEDICAID DOLLARS” TO FOLLOW THE PERSON FROM THE INSTITUTION INTO THE COMMUNITY AND BE AVAILABLE FOR COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORTS AND SERVICES.

 

MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON FOR THE USA:

 

THE MEDICAID COMMUNITY ATTENDANT SERVICES AND SUPPORTS ACT (MiCASSA) IS A PROPOSED FEDERAL LAW THAT WOULD MAKE MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON AND REAL CHOICE A REALITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACROSS THIS ENTIRE COUNTRY.

 

LET’S MAKE THE SURPREME COURT OLMSTEAD DECISION A REALITY IN NORTH CAROLINA AND THE USA.

CHOICE IS THE KEY!
ALL CITIZENS HAVE THE RIGHT TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY OF THEIR CHOICE. YOU CAN HELP BY SIGNING THIS PETITION IN SUPPORT OF BOTH MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON FOR NC AND MiCASSA.

I _____________________________________ AM A CITIZEN AND REGISTERED
VOTER AND I SUPPORT MONEY FOLLOWS THE PERSON FOR NC AND MiCASSA FOR THE NATION.

 

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This petition was developed by Real Advocates Now Emerging (RANE) 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. Please return to:
Richard Reho, Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities
2113 Cameron Street, Suite 218, Raleigh, NC 27605-1394