Town Hall Meeting- Moving on Out
on December 3, 2013 at Access Living (2 pm to 5 pm)
People with Disabilities Report on Home and Community Services and Share a Vision for the Future.
The Olmstead Decision mandating the right of people with disabilities to live in least restrictive settings occurred in 1999, yet moving out of a nursing home to the community and living life well in the community is still very difficult for many people with disabili-ties. Join us for a presentation by people with disabilities who have lived in nursing homes on the issues involved in moving out to the community, supports that make this move possible, and their collective visions for what community-based services and supports could and should look like as Illinois moves forward on rebalancing $ toward community living options. Open mic and discussion sessions follow the presentation.
There will be personal attendants, ASL interpreters, food, and refreshments.
Please contact Danbi Lee at dlee72@uic.edu or 312-996-9655
for registration or additional assistance/accommodations request.
Co-sponsored by Access Living’s Freedom Project and
the UIC Departments of Occupational Therapy and Disability and Human Development
Equip For Equality staff will be in attendance to provide information about our work on the three Olmstead community integration lawsuits.
| Event Title: | Town Hall Meeting- Moving on Out |
| Description: | Moving on out...Has Illinois Lived up to the Promise of the ADA and Olmstead for People Moving out of Nursing Homes to the Community? |
| Date: | December 3, 2013 |
| Time: | 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Where: | Access Living |
| Room: | 4th Floor |
| Address: | 115 West Chicago Avenue Chicago , IL 60654 United States |
| County: | Cook |
| Contact: | Tom Wilson |
| Community Development Organizer | |
| Work: | 312-640-2125 |
| TTY: | 312-640-2171 |
| Email: | twilson@accessliving.org |
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