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It's not too late to register, though space is quickly becoming limited! Join us on Wednesday, December 19th at 10:30am at The Coelho Center for the launch of the CalABLE Program.
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Register here: calable.ca.gov
Read Senator Tom Harkin's recent @nytimes letter to the editor: Helping people with disabilities stay in the community is a humane and moral imperative nyti.ms/2QtOv78
Tax changes make "ABLE" savings accounts even more valuable for people with disabilities tinyurl.com/y8ja3vg4
The #CalABLE program launches on December 18, 2018. On 12.19.18, we will be holding a CalABLE Launch Event at @TheCoelhoCenter RSVP HERE: calable.org
Don't forget to RSVP for the launch of CalABLE at @TheCoelhoCenter at @LoyolaLawSchool on December 19th from 10:30am-noon! The event is FREE to the public.
Register here: calable.org
We are the best innovators b/c we have the lived-experience! Check out how Dr Asakawa, inventor of web-to-speech browser, now developed NavCog, a voice-controlled smartphone app helping blind people navigate complicated indoor locations. #DisabilityImpactbbc.com/news/business-…
.@ElenaHung202 & @DisRtsBlog on #PublicCharge: "the proposal’s fundamental injustice of deliberately excluding people with disabilities, who are disproportionately likely to live in poverty, is compounded by the abuse of equating wealth with worth." nytimes.com/2018/11/29/opi…
Keynote speaker David Mermin of Lake Research Partners presents new research about voter participation by the disability community #CoelhoCenterLLS#DisabilityImpact
Generations of disabled activists fought for our rights to have a say in the policies that affect us, including our right to http://vote.
Here are resources to help you use that right! autisticadvocacy.org/2018/10/break-…
In its report, "Advances in Employment Policy for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness," .@BazelonCenter offers recommendations to address employment barriers and encourages state mental health agencies to expand supported employment. bit.ly/BC_SErpt1018#NDEAM
In time for this critical midterm election, we’ve issued a revised edition of “VOTE. It's Your Right. Guide to the Voting Rights of People w Mental Disabilities” Download the guide here: bit.ly/BC_18VRG#REVUP#DisabilityVote18
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