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Autism Advocacy
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LDAF Calls to Action & Other Advocacy Tools |
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ACTION ALERT - JULY 31, 2008: Communication with our Senators is
needed! |
Issue: Medicaid
Rehabilitative Services Option
As a cost saving mechanism, the Federal Government is trying to pass
a Medicaid Rehabilitative Services Option, a regulation that would
restrict the scope of rehabilitative services that are eligible for
federal Medicaid matching payment, thus eliminating coverage for day
habilitation and life skills support services for adults with autism
and other developmental disabilities.
Download the full Action Alert
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WHAT YOU CAN DO TO
KEEP THIS FROM HAPPENING!
Call or
Write our DE Congressional Senators NOW and encourage their support
to stop the proposed regulatory changes!
Download a sample letter (PDF file)
Download a sample letter (Word doc) |
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General
Assembly Adult
Autism Task Force |
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House Resolution
89
of the 143rd Delaware House of Representatives created a task force
to review services and needs for adults on the autism spectrum.
LDAF Executive Director Melissa Tice Martin participated as a member
of the Task Force and as an editor of the report. More information
on the task force is available through the
Delaware
legislature's web site. The Task Force is expected to report
their findings to the House of Representatives during the 2008
Legislative Session.
Read the final version of the Task Force Report
For more information please contact
the Lower Delaware Autism Foundation at 302-644-3410.
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Contact Your Legislators |
Who Is My Legislator?
The contact info below is for Sussex County state legislators
only.
You can find all info for the Delaware General Assembly
at
http://legis.delaware.gov
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State
Senators - Sussex County |
THURMAN G. ADAMS JR.
(D-19, Bridgeville)
P.O. Box 367
Bridgeville, DE 19933
(O) 302-744-4318 -- (H) 302-337-8281 |
E. GARY SIMPSON
(R-18, Milford)
6 W. Clarke Ave.
Milford, DE 19963
(O) 302-739-4134 -- (H) 302-422-3460 |
GEORGE H.
BUNTING JR.
(D-20, Millsboro)
P.O. Box 1497
Bethany Beach, DE 19930
(O) 302-739-4144 or 302-227-3891
(H) 302-539-2229
e-mail:
gbunting@legis.state.de.us |
ROBERT L. VENABLES
(D-21, Laurel)
116 Hearn Ave.
Laurel, DE 19956
(O) 302-744-4298 -- (H) 302-856-9559 |
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State
representatives - SUSSEX COUNTY |
Gregory Hastings
(R-41, Millsboro)
Carvel State Office Building
320 North French Street
Wilmington, DE 19801
Greg.Hastings@state.de.us |
DANNY SHORT
(R-39, Seaford)
1203 Stein Highway
Seaford, DE 19973
(O) 302-744-4172
e-mail:
danny.short@state.de.us |
JOSEPH R. BOOTH
(R-37, Georgetown)
200 Garden Street
Georgetown, DE 19947
(O) 302-744-4251 -- (H) 302-856-1850
e-mail:
joseph.booth@state.de.us |
GERALD W. HOCKER
(R-38, Ocean View)
P.O. Box 930
Ocean View, DE 19970
(O) 302-744-4381 -- (H) 302-539-4140
e-mail:
gerald.hocker@state.de.us |
V. GEORGE CAREY
(R-36, Milford)
24625 Sugarhill Road
Milford, DE 19963
(O) 302-744-4119 -- (H) 302-422-4191
e-mail:
george.carey@state.de.us |
CLIFFORD G. LEE
(R-40, Laurel)
705 S. Central Avenue
Laurel, DE 19956
(O) 302-744-4034 -- (H) 302-875-5119
e-mail:
biff.lee@state.de.us |
ROBERT E. WALLS
(R-33, Frederica)
2645 Milford Harrington
Highway
Milford, DE 19963
(O) 302-577-8474 -- (H) 302-424-2261
e-mail:
robert.walls@state.de.us |
WILLIAM R. OUTTEN
(R-30, Harrington)
206 Delaware Avenue
Harrington, DE 19952
(O) 302-744-4083 -- (H) 302-398-3816
e-mail:
william.outten@state.de.us |
J. BENJAMIN EWING JR.
(R-35, Bridgeville)
6935 Federalsburg Road
Bridgeville, DE 19933
(O) 302-744-4150 -- (H) 302-337-7395 |
PETER C. SCHWARTZKOPF
(D-14, Rehoboth Beach)
24 Coventry Road
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
(O) 302-577-8474 -- (H) 302-227-6252
e-mail:
peter.schwartzkopf@state.de.us |
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LEGISLATIVE DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY: MARCH 19, 2008 |
Legislative Disability Awareness Day:
March 19 12pm-4pm Legislative Hall, Second Floor, Dover
Join LDAF and other
Disability Community Advocates at Legislative Hall in Dover and help
us to let our legislators know we are paying attention! As a group,
we will be addressing the following policy issues:
- Support for Increased Funding to
Encourage Aggressive Recruitment and Retention of Qualified
Speech Language Pathologists and Other Educational Specialists
in Accordance with IDEA
- Self-Directed Support Program
Waiver (Formerly Known as the Family Support Waiver)
- Funding for Community Based
Services
- Money Follows the Person Program
- Medicaid Buy-In
- Community Based Services
Ombudsman and Bill of Rights
- Acquired Brain Injury Waiver
Participants are encouraged to
contact your legislators prior to March 19th to schedule an
appointment to meet with them. Please contact Melissa Tice
Martin at 302-644-3410
or Linda Bates of the State Council for
Person’s with Disabilities at 302-739-3521 /
Linda.bates@state.de.us
to learn how you can help us take a unified message to Legislative
Hall in Dover! The ARC of DE, University of DE’s Center for
Disabilities Studies, DELARF, Developmental Disabilities Council,
Disabilities Law Program, Governor’s Advisory Council for
Exceptional Citizens, and State Council for Persons with
Disabilities are the generous hosts of this event! |
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