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Accessibility for All Citizens Team (ACT) Now A newly formed California advocacy group was developed to empower people with disabilities and help them become effective advocates. ACT Now's Mission supports the concept that communities must go beyond compliance with state and federal accessibility codes and regulations and create buildings and facilities using the concept of "best practices". The organization's goal is to assure that local communities are truly accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities, by building understanding and developing positive working relationships with residents and business/building owners and, if necessary as a last resort, drawing upon the legal system to assure that the mandated accessibility is provided. The organization will meet once a quarter to choose one project and organize the community to get the access problems within the project resolved.
Contact: Arnie Pike 714-961-1481
arnie@ampevents.com
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News report and legislative calendar
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Provides research, training, dissemination and technical assistance on issues of personal assistance services (PAS) in the United States.
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Department of Justice Announces Public Hearings on Proposed Revisions to ADA RegulationsThe Department of Justice has scheduled three public hearings on its regulatory proposals concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). These proposals, or Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRMs), seek public comment on the possibility of revising the ADA regulations to address accessible Web information and services, movie captioning and video description, accessibility of Next Generation 9-1-1, and accessible equipment and furniture. The ANPRMs were published in the Federal Register on July 26, 2010, and the comment period for them closes on Jan. 24, 2011.
The public hearings are scheduled for the following dates and locations:
• Jan. 10, 2011, from 9:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., PST,
San Francisco Marriott Marquis, 55 Fourth Street, San Francisco
• Dec. 16, 2010, from 9:30 A.M. to 4:00 P.M., EST,
U.S. Access Board, 1331 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
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Providing public accountability and oversight to the nation's disaster
prevention, response, relief and recovery systems through public monitoring and policy research. Here's an opportunity for members of the disability community to give input and take a pro-active action on the quality and level of needed services that are provided (or not provided) during and after an emergency/disaster.
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An organization offering, among other services, assistance with discrimination, based on both Fair Housing and ADA law.
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FEMA - Draft Document CPG-301 is the second of a series of guides being released by DHS/FEMA to provide comprehensive guidance on developing emergency plans. CPG-301 will remain an interim document while feedback on field experience with this guide is sought from emergency managers during 2008. Over the next several months, this will include a series of forums that will be held and an open comment period conducted prior to finalizing the document.
Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 301 For Special Needs Populations
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Providing disability advocates with news, information and commentary.
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Report - Creating livable communities
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Accessible housing advocacy
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A non-profit agency offering, information, advocacy, outreach and
investigation to all persons with disabilities
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A privately created website providing a detailed overview of how a person with a disability can negotiate the federal system (social security disability and SSI) and also find help with many questions that applicants typically have and to which they often have difficulty finding answers
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Federal legislation action center
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A source of information on cerebral palsy and a pivotal advocate for the
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How to file an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II (public
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