REMINDER: One Day More! (To Tell Medicaid What Is Community Living)

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*ACTION ALERT:** *

*One Day More! (To Support Real Community Living)*

Greetings!

In the hit musical Les Miserables, the song " One Day More! " highlights the

imminent nature of social change, as characters with conflicting views each

sing about how tomorrow's events will change the course of history. Although

we're not in revolutionary France, what you do in the next day can still

have historic impact for people with disabilities and our families. As you

may have

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the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is trying to put in

place real new

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make sure that providers can't use Home and Community Based Services

dollars to fund institutions in all but name. The usual suspects in the

institution and nursing home industry are fighting back, trying to prevent

any minimum standards on how they do business. Tomorrow at 5 PM Eastern

Standard Time, the opportunity for public comment on CMS' proposed

rulemaking will close. This is our very last chance to be heard - our very

last chance to speak up in support of some basic rules of the road to make

sure funding for community living can't be stolen by the institutions

industry.

Here's what you can do:

1. Write in to CMS and tell them that you SUPPORT the proposed

rulemaking by going to:

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2. Don't hesitate to add in your thoughts about what Community should

mean and make suggestions about things that CMS could add to their proposed

rulemaking. If you're looking for ideas, don't hesitate to use ASAN's

comments as an example. You can feel free to use our language if it makes it

easier. Our comments are available here:

http://www.autisticadvocacy.org/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=153<http://\

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3. Send a copy of this advocacy alert to your friends and colleagues

encouraging them to write in too - the more people who write in - be they

people with disabilities, parents, professionals or just supportive allies -

the stronger our position will be. Help us get the word out! You can use the

social media tools at the top of this e-mail to help tell people to write in

before the deadline through facebook, twitter and more!

Remember that tomorrow (Tuesday, the 14th) at 5 PM EST is the very last

chance to speak up! This is a critical opportunity to have our voices heard

and we shouldn't let it pass us by. Remember, Nothing About Us, Without Us!

Regards,

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network

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