Month of December

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Friday
November 20
8 am - 3 pm

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Monday
November 16
11 am - 2 pm

Membership Invited

Tuesday
October 27
5:30 - 7:30 pm

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CAB Legislative Forum
"Addressing the Crisis: How Will You Survive?" (The Power of Knowledge Leads to Change!)
Arlington Senior Center Hmall
25 Academy Street, Arlington, MA

Central Middlesex Area Citizens' Advisory Board (CAB) invites you to attend a Critical Legislative Forum for Families, Self-Advocates, Agency Providers, Community Advocates, Interested Citizens.

October 23 in Holyoke

October 28 in Worcester

October 30 in Boston

Olmstead Initiatives
EOHHS PUBLIC HEARINGS
Originally scheduled for Oct 8 & 9
The Executive Office of Health and Human Services will be conducting two public hearings. Secretary JudyAnn Bigby, M.D., and the Assistant Secretaries at EOHHS are looking forward to hearing the views of members of the community regarding the agencies under their purview.

The hearings will tentatively be divided as follows:

• Disabilities & Community Services at MCDHH, MCB, MRC, DDS
• Veterans, Elder Affairs, Soldiers Homes
• Children, Youth and Families - DCF, DYS, ORI, DTA
• Health Services - DMH, DPH, DHCFP, MassHealth

Hearings will held in Roxbury and Holyoke.

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September 21-24

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Wraparound Presentations
Wraparound Care planning is now available for children & youth with complex behavioral health needs who have MassHealth Standard and CommonHealth. This new offering will be provided by a network of local agencies called Community Service Agencies (CSAs)

If you're interested in learning about how Wraparound can help children and families who have MassHealth in your region, come join us for a public presentation by a national expert Michele Stewart-Copes, MSW.

Notice of Public Hearing

Tuesday
June 23
4:00 pm

GOVERNOR'S COMMISSION ON MENTAL RETARDATION

Please be advised that the Governor's Commission on Mental Retardation will be meeting at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, in the Matta Conference Room on the 11th Floor of One Ashburton Place, Boston, MA. 02133.

The Agenda for the meeting is as follows:

I. Update on Facility Consolidation and Community Expansion Efforts
II. Budget Update
III. Discussion of How the Department Currently Provides and Will Be Providing Medical and other Specialized Services in the Facilities and in the Community
IV. Samuel Gridley Howe Library Update
V. Review of CMS Site Review
VI. Other Issues: Upcoming meeting schedule

Moday
June 22
Noon - 1:30 pm

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Olmstead's 10th Anniversary
Boston State House, Nurses Hall

For more information contact Boston Center for Independent Living 617-338-6665

Monday
June 15
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

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Assistive Technology Fair
Veteran's Memorial Community Center
239 Main Street in Buzzards Bay

For more information contact Brenda Thompson at CORD at 508-775-8300 or 1-800-541-0282 (both numbers V/TTY) or brenda@cilcapecod.org

Wednesday
March 4
Noon

FACT SHEET

Fill the Hill
Rally to Restore Disability Services
State House, Boston
Immediately following the 31st Annual Legislative Reception
Ask your legislator to attend!
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Saturday
March 14

Federation for Children with Special Needs
Conference Title: Visions of Community
World Trade Center, Boston
Registration, Schedule & Additional Information

Keynote Speakers:
Sarah Vazquez, A Journey of Self-Discovery

Sarah's story speaks to how, in owning her dreams, she defines her life by what she could do and not what others told her she could not do.

Mitchell D. Chester, Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

Friday
March 20

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DMR/SAC Annual State House Recognition Event
CELEBRATING CHANGING THE NAME / CHANGING EXPECTATIONS
Boston Statehouse-Great Hall

*Department of Mental Retardation changed to Department of Developmental Services. On this day, self-advocates, legislators, organizations and other citizens will be recognized for their leadership efforts in educating, advocating, and legislating to change the name of the Department.

Monday
April 6
11 AM to 12:30 PM

27th Annual 2009 Distinguished Citizen Awards of The Arc of Massachusetts

Recognizing some of the many individuals and organizations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that make an enormous difference in the lives of those we serve: people of all ages with cognitive and developmental disabilities and their families.
Location: The State House in Boston
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April 22
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Month of May

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Governor's Community Forums on Choices and Priorities

Another opportunity for your voice to be heard. How will the drastically reduced and elimination of some disability services affect individuals with disabilities and their families?

Between now and the end of May, the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and senior officials from the administration will host forums with local residents in 36 cities and towns on the choices facing the Commonwealth in the current economic climate.

These conversations will provide residents a chance to ask questions, offer suggestions and engage with their government and their neighbors on these issues. For more information about the Governor's proposed reforms, please visit this web site:
www.mass.gov/governor/reform.

Tuesday
May 19
11:00 am - 1:00 pm

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RALLY TO SAVE DISABILITY SERVICES…. SAVE 23,000 LIVES!
Rally on the State House Steps

More than 23,000 adults and children with disabilities and their families are slated to LOSE crucial services. This rally is endorsed by MFOFC, AFAM, MASS, MDSC, DPC, MDDC, SILC, BCIL, MCIL ILCNSCA, CLW. For more information, contact The Arc of Massachusetts, 781-891-6270.

* * * Families are encouraged to bring a framed picture of their child to leave with their Senator. * * *

Wednesday
May 6

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Campaign to Restore
Family Support

SAVE THE DATE
NOT OUT OF THE WOODS YET!
Family Advocacy Day on Beacon Hill

Join MFOFC and other organizations at the Statehouse for a rally to save Family Support and other Disability services. Additional information will be posted to this website – stay tuned.

Tuesday
May 12
10:00 AM

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Legislature to Hold Hearings on DDS Institutions Closure Plan
Gardner Hall - The Statehouse
Boston MA

The Joint Committee on Families, Children and Disabilities will hold a public hearing in the Gardner Hall at the State House on the Administration's plan to close four state institutions.

Come Testify On behalf of Community Inclusion. Self Advocates, Families and other citizens who support the closure of the institutions in the state of Massachusetts should attend this hearing. There are legislators who have asked for more information regarding the closure of institutions and value of individuals living in the community. Oral and written testimony will be taken. If you speak, your written testimony will still be needed.

Prader-Willi Awareness Month Walk-a-Thon
The Prader Willi Association of New England is conducting a Walk-A- Thon in May Prader-Willi Awareness Month. The walk is scheduled for May 30th at Borderland State Park in Easton, MA from 9 - 12.

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