BRICK TOWNSHIP, N.J. — An autistic boy is discovered standing in the middle of a busy road, on his way to the beach. A young girl with autism outsmarts a number of locks, leaves the house before her mother wakes up and is found, naked but alive, in a neighbor’s pool.

At a recent training for police officers here, both cases illustrated the often delicate task of dealing with people who suffer from autism, a devastating neurological disorder that often strikes in childhood and that impairs one’s ability to communicate and to relate to others.

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Note: This story was received a while ago, though we haven’t had time to publish it (more pressing issues.) This was published in the UDJ about a week after it was submitted.

I was wondering why the MTA does not operate the day after Thanksgiving. There are many citizens of Ukiah and Mendocino County that do not drive, do not have a vehicle and don’t have friends or family that will transport them to place they need to go. They depend on the MTA or Dial-A-Ride. Thursday was Thanksgiving, and I can see them not wanting to provide service, but what about the person that wants to go out to dinner as they have no place to go.

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I just received word from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities that some major progress has been made on the recommendations. Assembly Member Jim Beall Jr. has asked the State Council as well as Protection and Advocacy Inc to be chief co-sponsors of the bill. Mr. Beall is very committed to being the Author of legislation that we will introduce early next year, likely in January. Everyone will need our enthusiasm and support to see the bill pass the legislature and go to the Governor’s desk for his signature.

Next Steps- The SCDD is starting to meet with some stakeholder groups on the concepts of the legislation. Drafted legislation will be finished in early January and work with Mr. Beall’s staff to introduce the bill in January or early February. We hope to have the language ready for the January 15, 16 State Council Meeting in Sacramento.

Detailed below is a list of major points the drafted legislation will cover.

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I recently received notification from a California advocacy group of an action alert. This action alert pertains to the failures of AB 1113 and a resubmission as AB 851. You need to write your congress person and tell them to support AB 851.

ACTION ALERT

Write Letters to Members of the Assembly Committee on Health by January 4, 2008

Improve Medi-Cal for Workers with Disabilities AB 851 NOW!

PLEASE SEND TO YOUR COLLEAGUES AND NETWORKS

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Barack Obama has released a statement regarding his support of people with disabilities. While it does have some issues that could lead to backing out later, it seems pretty solid in his support of current legislation.

He outlines educational, equal opportunity in employment, increasing employment rates and independent/community living.

His current plan can be found here: Disability Plan Fact Sheet

His archived plan (2007-12-19) can be found here: Fact Sheet

Assembly Member Julia Brownley (Santa Monica) will amend one of her two year bills,
namely AB 851, to continue her leadership goal to improve Medi-Cal’s California Working Disabled Program (CWD). The amended bill will directly address the “drafting error” mentioned in the Governor’s veto message of AB 1113. It will include the AB 1113 improvements in the vetoed bill.

AB 851 to improve Medi-Cal for the Working Disabled needs support and your help.

All ASSEMBLY Committee and Assembly floor votes on AB 851 must be complete by the end of January, 2008.

Please click on the story’s title to get the whole action alert.

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I received an email yesterday from the executive directors at Able2BeMe about the launch of their new website. They have two domains, one purely for informational purposes and the other will be the interactive website for users around the world.

Able2BeMe.org is the informational site containing press releases, information about the site and usage agreements. Able2BeMe.com will be the interactive website allowing users with disabilities around the world connect with each other.

Able2BeMe has put out a press release regarding the launch of their new websites. You can click to read the whole story, including their press release, or just view it here: Able2BeMe Press Release

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In the midst of the first big storm of the winter, Sue Greenberg, her disabled daughter and their trained companion dog were turned away from a Wheeling restaurant.

Greenberg said they had to trudge back out into the snow and rain to find another place to celebrate 17-year-old Laura’s birthday after the emotionally charged incident.

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Disability Benefits 101 at the World Institute on Disability has upgraded and launched a new 2.0 version of its Benefits to Work Calculator. The Benefits-to-Work Calculator shows how your benefits might change when taking a job, changing jobs or starting a business. The improved online calculator tool allows workers and job seekers to plan ahead with new features for more personal and real-life planning. Users can now compare new job offers and their impact on benefits and health coverage.

DB101 has provided additional and updated information in many sections of their website. It is encouraged that users read-on to find all of the latest news from their press release.

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Disability legal clinics are being held in Ukiah on the second Thursday of each month. Community Resources for Independence is now offering monthly Disability Law Clinics on the second Thursday of each month, from 1pm to 3pm, at their offices in the Talmage Office Center in Ukiah. The clinics are setup for people disability-related legal issues.

The Community Resources for Independence Ukiah office is located at 415 B Talmage Road. For more information, call (707)-463-8875

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