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Hi all:

I received this today. Thought you might be interested.

Ellen

Please copy and send this message to all listservs, acquaintances,

professionals, local and national and sister organizations and other

sources you may have. For example, all the DD Councils, the P & A

national and state organizations, the appropriate persons at the

National Arc, other state and local ARC's, national Autism and CP,

other professional organizations, governmental officials, school

officials, etc. We need a great deal of national involvement if

anything is going to get done. Please - anyone you can think of -

that is how this movement might possibly be successful - by letting

just everyone know and getting them involved.

To join NOEWAIT, contact DnvrFox@...

NOEWAIT - The National Organization to End the Waitlist through

Advocacy, Information and Transformation

NOEWAIT

Dedicated to ending national waitlists for services for adults with

Developmental Disabilities through ADVOCACY within the political

system, the sharing of INFORMATION from all sources, and the

TRANSFORMATION of the laws, leading to all individuals with

Developmental Disabilities receiving appropriate services of their

choice within the community.

Waitlists for services for adults with developmental disabilities are

a national disgrace. Some states have over 100,000 adults with

extreme needs waiting for services. A few states have passed

legislation to end the waitlists. Yet, individuals in most states

are fighting for services on a person-by-person, state-by-state

basis. There seems to be no national awareness nor coordination, yet

this is truly a national issue.

The moderator, Denver C. Fox, Ed.D., is a parent of two adult

children with profound disabilities. He is the moderator of the

Colorado listserv, Parents of Adults with Disabilities.

Dr. Fox and PAD-CO participants have been very active in the Colorado

attempt to reduce the waitlists for about 7,000 adults with

developmental disabilities in the Colorado system.

This listserv is open to all parents, friends, professionals,

politicians and others, and is designed to gather information about

the extent of the waitlist in each state, to find out what attempts

are being made to solve that problem within each state (and their

success), and to develop a national agenda regarding ending the

disgraceful waitlists.

PLEASE LET OTHERS KNOW!

http://members.aol.com/dnvrfox

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