Fiscal
year 2008 priorities released for public comment.
The ACDL is seeking public
input for our annual priorities. These priorities are
used to guide agency attention, resources and advocacy
services to the important issues identified by and
confronting individuals with disabilities and their
families.
Please visit our website for
the full list of
2008
priorities
and the
public comment form.
I would also like to invite
you to attend one of our public forums to comment on our
proposed priorities. Accommodations are available upon
request. Here is our schedule of forums:
Friday, August 10 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
This forum will be held at DIRECT Center for
Independence, 1023 N. Tyndall Avenue, Conference Room.
Wednesday, August 15 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
This forum will be held in Phoenix at ACDL, 3839 North
Third Street, third floor conference room.
Monday, August 20 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
This forum will be held in Yuma at the Yuma Community
Food Bank, 2325 S. Engler Avenue, Carold M. Oden
conference room.
Monday, August 27 from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m.
This meeting will be a teleconference. Call 800-
922-1447, ext. 13 or email
lfreyer@azdisabilitylaw.org to register.
Registration deadline is Wednesday, August 22.
Registration is limited to the first 10 callers.
As you may know, the ACDL
operates federally funded grant programs to protect and
advocate for the rights of persons with disabilities.
Demand for our services far exceeds available resources;
therefore, we must plan activities in a strategic manner
to most effectively utilize our limited resources.
The ACDL proposes to work on
the following issues next year:
Priority 1:
People with mental illness and developmental
disabilities are free from abuse and neglect.
Priority 2:
People with disabilities have access to comprehensive
and appropriate mental health and health care services.
Priority 3:
Children and youth with disabilities receive a free
and appropriate public education in the least
restrictive environment.
Priority 4:
People with disabilities have equal access to
employment and employment-related services, including
vocational rehabilitation and the removal of barriers to
work for individuals with disabilities on social
security.
Priority 5:
People with disabilities have equal opportunity to
fair housing.
Priority 6:
People with disabilities have access to services,
programs and facilities open to the public.
Priority 7:
People with disabilities who require assistive
technology have access to it.
Priority 8:
People with disabilities are able to exercise their
right to vote.
The priorities listed
above are a summary of the proposed areas of
concentration under numerous federal grant programs. To
view the entire proposal, visit
www.azdisabilitylaw.org. Copies will be mailed upon
request by calling 800-927-2260 or in Phoenix at (602)
274-6287. All materials are available in alternative
format by request.
Deadline for public
comment is September 3, 2007.
Please feel free to contact
me if you have any questions or concerns about the
Center or our program activities. You can reach me at
(520) 327-9547, ext. 23 or by email at
pradecic@azdisabilitylaw.org.
Peri Jude Radecic
Executive Director
Arizona Center for Disability Law
(520) 327-9547, ext. 23
Fax: (520) 884-0992
