By now, most of the out-of-town ADAPT activists have returned home. That means that after a day or two of recuperation – maybe – it’s time for everyone to get back to work again. That means follow-up and continuation of the advocacy for community-based services here in Illinois and in all other states as well. … Continue reading ADAPT in Chicago: Blogs and Websites
12:00 pm Central For Immediate Release:September 12, 2007 Contact:Bob Kafka (512) 431-4085Marsha Katz (406) 544-9504Gary Arnold (773) 425-2536 ADAPT Visits AFSCME Offices, Demands They Stop Trampling on the Rights of People with Disabilities and the Elderly Where: 29 North Whacker Drive, Chicago IL 60606When: Now ADAPT has requested that the American Federation of State, County … Continue reading ADAPT in Chicago – Day 3 of Protests
Breaking news: Disabled protesters block downtown Chicago building CHICAGO – A group of disabled protesters is blocking access to elevators and escalators in a government office building in downtown Chicago. A wall of wheelchairs is preventing occupants of the James R. Thompson Center from exiting or entering their offices, although people are being allowed into … Continue reading ADAPT in Chicago – Day 2
As many or most of you know, disability activists “on a mission from ADAPT” have landed in Chicago. Right now, 500 disability activists are making a housecall at the headquarters of the American Medical Association (AMA). The activists have a set of demands for the organization: 1. Endorse the Community Choice Act and actively promote … Continue reading Disability Activists Make a Housecall at the AMA
There’s a big story in Oregon, but you wouldn’t know it from the amount of coverage it is getting. Due largely to a series of investigative reports by the Portland Tribune’s Peter Korn, the state initiated an investigation into the practices of the Oregon State Board of Nursing. Last week, the report was released and … Continue reading Oregon State Board of Nursing Protected Nurses Over Patients – Report
