HDI’s Summer Leadership Virtual Experience for High School Junior and Seniors – Registration deadline is July 12th
https://hdi.uky.edu/uncategorized/participate-in-the-2020-virtual-summer-leadership-experience
Injustice
Power: The Disability Vote
The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) is proud to announce POWER: the Disability Vote, a national, non-partisan Disability & Election Virtual Summit on Monday & Tuesday, June 22 and 23 from noon to 3:45 pm ET. Both days and will include panels, presentations, and a national call-to-action to mobilize disability voters and allies.
AAPD is hosting POWER: The Disability Vote as a means of highlighting the power of the disability vote. Disability groups across America are staring down the pandemic with a big question: given COVID-19’s impact on Americans with disabilities and growing numbers of voters who will acquire disabilities, will the Disability Vote be among the deciding factors in the 2020 Election?
YES! In 2020, over 35 million eligible voters will be people with disabilities. The number of “disability voters” increases to over 62 million when we consider the ripple effect of the disability vote that connects families, friends, advocates, educators, providers, and other individuals that interact with people with disabilities.
Virtual Summer Experience
Make sure to sign up for this virtual camp. It’s free!
Medicaid Waiver Review
Good Morning, The newest edition of the Medicaid Waiver Review is now available online at https://bit.ly/ If you have questions about one of Kentucky’s 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services waiver programs, please call our 1915(c) Waiver Help Desk at (844) 784-5614 or email DMS. Thank you for your interest in these important programs!
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The Arc: The Ongoing Violence Against Black and Brown Communities in Our Country Is Unacceptable
The Arc released the following statement on the need for swift and substantial action in our society and from our nation’s leaders to dismantle racism, end discrimination, and to honor, protect, and enforce the civil and human rights of all people.
“The ongoing violence and police brutality against Black and Brown people in our country is unacceptable. We stand in solidarity with every person and community that is appalled by the homicide of George Floyd, and so many others before him. We stand in solidarity too with those who are taking action against the systemic racism that underlies this behavior. Racist attitudes and behavior should have no place in America.
“Tragically, the historical and everyday reality is that the lives and humanity of people of color, and members of other marginalized communities, are too often not valued and respected. The Arc renews its own commitment to social justice and the dismantling of the systems of oppression and discrimination that further this violence and neglect.
“We all must step up and speak out, including our nation’s leaders, to uphold the rights of communities of color to be free from over policing, police brutality, misconduct, harassment, and racism. To be silent is to be complicit,” said Peter Berns, CEO, The Arc.
Free Virtual Conferences During June!
