CCD Virtual Book Discussion and Author Talk featuring Dara Baldwin
On October 25, 2024 the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities hosted a virtual book discussion and author talk featuring To Be A Problem: A Black Woman’s Survival in the Racist Disability Rights Movement by Dara Baldwin. The CCD Board of Directors and Anti-Racism Committee welcomed Dara Baldwin, disability and racial justice activist and leader, author, and former CCD Task Force co-chair. All CCD leaders and members were encouraged to attend in a spirit of honesty, self-examination, humility, growth and change. The book is available for purchase through Beacon Press: https://www.beacon.org/To-Be-a-Problem-P2054.aspx.
- Moderator: Carlean Ponder, Founding Director of the Autism Justice Center, an initiative of the Autism Society of America
- Featuring: Dara Baldwin, Author, Advocate
- Additional Speakers:
- Carol Tyson, DREDF, CCD Chair
- Gelila Selassie, Justice in Aging, CCD LTTS Task Force Co-Chair
- Brittany Owens, The Arc, CCD Anti-Racism Committee Co-Chair, CCD At-Large Board Member
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CCD Supreme Court Olmstead v Lois Curtis 25th Anniversary Capitol Hill Briefing
On June 18, 2024 the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Housing, Long Term Services and Supports, and Rights Task Forces hosted a Congressional briefing to mark the 25th-anniversary of the Supreme Court Olmstead v. Lois Curtis decision. The landmark ruling affirmed disabled people's right to community living. Participants joined in-person and online to listen and learn from people with lived experience about how the decision affects their lives and what Congress must do to ensure that every disabled person has equitable access to community living.
- Moderator: Tory Cross, Associate Director of Federal Policy & Government Relations, Caring Across Generations
- Panelists:
- Elio McCabe, Policy Manager, Autistic Women & Non-Binary Network
- Ricardo Thornton, Sr., Co-President, Project ACTION!, Board member, AAPD, and Disability Activist
- Kerima Çevik, Disabled parent of a nonspeaking autistic adult and disability justice activist
- Bernard "Bernie" Simons, former Deputy Secretary of Developmental Disabilities Administration, Maryland & Missouri
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CCD 2023 Native American Heritage Month Presentation
On November 27, 2023 Kimberly Yellow Robe presented to CCD on the Indigenous Determinants of Health from a Disability Perspective. Kimberly Yellow Robe, DHA, MBA, is an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota Oyate (Burnt Thigh People) Rosebud, South Dakota. Mrs. Yellow Robe is the Banner University Health Plans Associate Director, Tribal Coordination in Mesa, Arizona.
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CCD 50th Anniversary Capitol Hill Briefing
On November 29th the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) hosted an in-person Hill briefing in the Capitol Hill Visitors Center. The briefing provided an opportunity to educate Hill members and their staff on the history and present day efforts of CCD, mental health advocacy and the criminalization of mental health; the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) the Rehabilitation Act (Rehab Act) and continued discrimination, and Medicaid and Home and Community Based Services (HCBS). The audio recording, CART transcript and fact sheet are available.
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CCD’s Plain Language Training
Date: October 31, 2022
“Plain language” is writing with words and sentences that are clear and can be understood by most people. Using plain language best informs all people about how government works and issues that affect their lives and therefore is important for successful advocacy and public policy. CCD hosts this training to educate our member organizations about plain language and related accessibility practices - presented by Reid Caplan (they/them) of Accessible Academia.
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CCD Virtual Briefing on The ADA at 32: Achieving Accessible,Integrated, and Affordable Housing for People with Disabilities
Date: July 26, 2022
The event will highlight a panel of experts, including people who themselves experience disabilities and challenges to accessing quality housing options.
The ability to obtain housing, including public and subsidized housing, significantly impacts the lives of millions of Americans with disabilities. This panel will explore those issues and the resulting policy implications through a multifaceted and intersectional framework that is built upon the diverse stories and perspectives of our panelists from across the country.
This year’s presenters are:
- Allie Cannington, Manager of Advocacy & Organizing The Kelsey
- Sandra Conley, Intern, American Association of People with Disabilities
- Carlean Ponder, Director of Disability Rights and Housing, The Arc of The United States
- Sarah Malaier, Senior Advisor, Public Policy and Research, American Foundation For The Blind
Congressional Co-Hosts are Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), and Bob Casey (D-PA), and Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA)
Recording: https://vimeo.com/735958214
Transcript
Resources: Virtual Briefing Handout: The ADA at 32
Report: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) final results of our review of HUD’s assurance of public housing agencies’ processing of reasonable accommodation requests (February 2022 report).
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Title: ADA at 30: A Vision for a Future with Full Inclusion and Equity
Date: July 23, 2020
Panelists discuss key issues that remain of significant concern for the disability community 30 years after the ADA's passage, and offer thoughts on what the future holds for ADA implementation in these areas. The briefing focuses on the intersection of disability and racial equity, and the aim of ensuring that the ADA's goals of full participation, equal opportunity, independent living and economic self-sufficiency can become a reality for all people with disabilities including Black, Indigenous and People of Color.
Recording: https://vimeo.com/442356189.
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Moderator: Liz Weintraub, Senior Advocacy Specialist, Association of University Centers on Disabilities
Panelists:
- Vanita Gupta, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
- Germán Parodi, Co-Executive Director, Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
- Maria Town, CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities
- Monique Dixon, Deputy Director of Policy and Director of State Advocacy, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Presented in collaboration with Reps. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Don Young (R-AK), co-chairs of the House Bipartisan Disabilities caucus, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), House Majority Leader, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) Ranking Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee’s Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment.
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ADA 30th Anniversary and the Impact Transportation Has on Our Lives
Date: July 30, 2020 at 1:00 PM EST
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Panelists:
- Leroy Moore, Founder of Krip-Hop Nation, Co-Founder Sins Invalid, National Black Disability Coalition Member
- Jen Deerinwater, Founder of Crushing Colonialism, journalist, disabled Citizen of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma
- Anna Letitia Zivarts, Program Director, Rooted in Rights
Moderator: Sarah Malaier, American Foundation for the Blind
This briefing is presented in collaboration with Reps. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and Don Young (R-AK), co-chairs of the House Bipartisan Disabilities Caucus, and Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).
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The ADA at 30: Voices from Students
Date: Thursday, August 6, 2020
In 1990, through the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Congress stated clear goal “to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities. This national mandate extends to public schools and institutions of higher education. This briefing will provide attendees with a brief description of the ADA and its interaction with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and will feature the voices of current students as they share the impact of what the ADA means for them in their academic lives.
Introduction: Meghan Whittaker, Director of Policy & Advocacy, National Center for Learning Disabilities
Moderator: Amanda Lowe, Senior Public Policy Analyst, National Disability Rights Network
Panelists:
- Mia Brenneman, graduate student, Temple University
- Olivia Murry, undergraduate student, Next Steps at Vanderbilt
- Atira Roberson, graduate student, University of Texas at San Antonio
Presented in collaboration with: Senator Bob Casey (D-PA), ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, Congressman Mark Desaulnier (D-CA), and Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI), and Congressman Don Young (R-AK), co-chairs of the House Bipartisan Disability Caucus
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Webcast on the Disability Rights Treaty (2008)
The New International Disability Rights Treaty And Why the Disability Community Should Care
The CCD International Task Force presented a webcast on September 17, 2008 on the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). (Co-sponsored by: Easter Seals, the Association of University Centers on Disabilities, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society).
A recording of the entire webcast and the power-points are available from the links below:
Recording of Webcast [Requires Windows Media Player]
Transcript
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