The Connecting Point

Volume 3 Issue 6 July 15th, 2005

In This ISSUE:

1) New Heath Clearinghouse Web Site
2) Ways to Celebrate the 15th anniversary of the ADA
3) New Mental Health Care Papers
4) Money Follows the Person introduced in the House too!  HR 3063  and S 528!

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1) New Heath Clearinghouse Web Site
The HEATH Resource Center's National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities has recently renovated their Web site.  The new site has a more accessible design and features HEATH brochures, resource papers, fact sheets, and newsletters.  Their resource directory has also been updated into a searchable database.  To explore this new Web site, visit: http://www.heath.gwu.edu/ .

2) Ways to Celebrate the 15th anniversary of ADA

• Sign the Statement of Solidarity at http://www.aapd-dc.org/ To sign on, a representative of the organization should email Andy Imparato of AAPD at ImparatoA@aol.com .
•   Participate in aWashington State Community Activity - Join our community and those who have supported us in making strides toward equal opportunity and full participation in reflecting on the impact of this important civil rights legislation, celebrating the advocacy and spirit informing the ADA, and envisioning our future. ASL interpretation provided, reasonable accommodation happily provided upon request Light refreshments provided. Please RSVP Joelle Brouner or phone: (360) 407-3605 if you plan to attend.
• FOR information about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

-ADA Materials available Free from the Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/publicat.htm#Anchor-ADA-44867

-Northwest Americans with Disabilities Act & Information Technology Cent er Serving Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington - 1-800-949-4232 (V/TTY) http://www.nwada.org/

•  TO resolve a complaint, go to http://www.napas.org/

3) New Mental Health Care Papers
Five new papers related to self-directed care are available on the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Web site.  The documents recommend that mental health care be consumer and family driven, and include information on topics such as system reform, financing mechanisms, peer-to-peer services, and quality and competency issues.  The papers are available at: http://store.mentalhealth.org/consumersurvivor/publications_sdc.aspx .

4) Money Follows the Person introduced in the House too!  HR 3063  and S 528!
Money Follows the Person (MFP) has a House sponsor and bill number now, and more folks have signed onto MiCASSA.  It is HR 3063 sponsored by U.S. Representative Dale E. Kildee from Flint, Michigan.  Kildee represents the State's 5th Congressional District.  It was introduced June 24th 2005. To read the bills go to Thomas: http://thomas.loc.gov/ and enter HR 3063 or S 528 in the Search window.

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