Medical Issue & Healthcare Advocacy for People with I/DD
We'd like to share with you this recent presentation from the Arc of Connecticut on Medical Issues & Healthcare Advocacy for People with I/DD.
Dr. Lisa Weisinger, is the mother of a 25 year old son with Down syndrome and an internist with a special interest in the healthcare needs of adults with disabilities discusses preventative healthcare for people with I/DD, a sampling of medical and mental health issues that are common to people with I/DD and how to communicate with healthcare providers and what questions to ask to improve communication and positive outcomes.
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***Action Alert!***
Email the Governor & Legislators
Please act now to reverse the new state policy that makes nonprofits ineligible for federal Coronavirus Relief Funds if they received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans.
A recent article by the CTNewsJunkie outlines The Alliance's opposition to a policy that community nonprofits will not receive Coronavirus Relief Fund disbursements if they received a PPP loan from the federal government. https://tinyurl.com/y4pc9k37
***CLICK THE LINK BELOW*** We need your help to ask Governor Lamont and your legislators to reverse this harmful new policy.
http://ctnonprofitalliance.org/contact-your-legislator/
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Understanding COVID-19 Government Benefits For People With I/DD
The Arc held a presentation May 13, 2020 given by Michael Beloff who shared important information for parents and caregivers of teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who are currently receiving or will be seeking services through the Department of Developmental Services (DDS).
Here is a link to that presentation in its entirety, for those who missed it or for those who would like to revisit certain details:
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COVID-19 2020
As we navigate through these unprecedented times, we will share every possible resource we can to help our families and staff. Stay safe and be well.
Below is a great age-appropriate resource to share with kids.
Coronavirus A Book For Children
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Election Day is this Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Election Day Resources
- Find Your Polling Place — Help direct voters to where they can cast their ballot with polling place locators from Premier Partners Rock the Vote, Vote.Org and TurboVote. You could also find state-specific tools at your local election offices.
- Candidate Guides — There are literally hundreds of elected officials looking for votes on Tuesday and people need help sorting through what they all stand for. Point them to robust guides at Ballot Ready and Vote411.
- Election Day Hotlines – 866-OUR-VOTE isn’t just a handy phone number, it’s a robust resource for every citizen’s voting needs if they experience problems at the polls. It’s available in Spanish at 866-VE-Y-VOTA. There’s a similar hotline at 888-API-VOTE with operators fluent in several Asian languages. The Arab American Institute has a number for Arabic speakers, too at 844-YALLA-US.
- Voter ID Services -- You may work in a state where ID is necessary for voting and your constituents may need help getting them. Make sure they are aware of VoteRiders so they can make their voice heard at the ballot box.
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National Voter Registration Day “By the Numbers”
On September 24th the National Voter Registration team had 473,725 new or updated registrations, and we were a huge part of that!
REGISTRATIONS:
155,420 from field partners
318,305 from digital media partners
1,000,000 face-to-face engagements
PARTICIPATION:
4,083 community partners
19,816 volunteers
54 premier partners
MEDIA IMPACT:
#1 Twitter trending topic
260,000,000 Facebook impressions
27 national stories
1348 local stories
2536 TV hits
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