Whats Happening – 9.7.2012

What’s Happening????? Our Annual Dinner is what’s happening!!!  I am excited about our annual dinner, we get to show off our accomplishments, consumers and meet old and new friends!  Our dinner this year is being held at Our Lady of the Snows Shrine in Belleville on September 14 th and…

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An Advocates View on Teachers

An Advocates View on Teachers -Heather Brasfield A teacher is not just a teacher.  A teacher is a mother, father, friend, advocate, mentor, and a hero.  A teacher ensures that the students grow and develop into young adults who are prepared to face the world and give it what they…

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Social Security Made the Wrong Decision

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2012   Social Security Made the Wrong Decision to End Two Return to Work Programs Washington, DC – Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX) sent a letter to the Commissioner of Social Security, transmitting the legal opinion issued this week by the Government Accountability…

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CIL-NET

CIL-NET Presents…an IL Conversation via Teleconference Sexual Violence and People with Disabilities: An Ongoing Issue Presented by Stephanie Sanford, JusticeNow Consulting, Shelby Grau, J.D. and Gary West, J.D., Kansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault June 27, 2012 3:00 – 4:30PM Eastern Join us to learn: What the prevalence…

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How We Can Solve the Structural Deficit

  Our Fiscal Challenge Illinois faces a budget shortfall of more than $11 billion. This represents nearly one-third of our tax-funded spending, or the General Revenue Fund (GRF). Our budget is hindered by the STRUCTURAL DEFICIT. Without substantial changes in spending or revenues—or both—the fiscal mess will only get worse.…

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Quinn Sets Deadline For Pension Fix

Quinn Advises State Pension System Crippling Illinois Quinn Sets Deadline For Pension Fix Posted on February 22, 2012by WUIS – Your Source for News Gov. Pat Quinn says Illinois must act now on fixing government pension systems, but he isn’t proposing a solution. In his budget address, the Democratic governor…

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Medicaid/Medicare

Medicaid/Medicare Good morning and welcome to Coffee with the Director. It is my intent to have an ongoing conversation about things that impact people living with a disability. As you are aware disabilities come in all shapes and sizes and impact everyone differently. So with that in mind I plan…

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Statement

"There is no place in our society for prejudice of any kind, yet it was not that long ago when Americans with disabilities were often not given equal rights and opportunities.  Whether the cause was ignorance or indifference, it was not acceptable.  We can all take pride in how much…

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