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Get to know the dedicated individuals serving on the Board of Directors for the Ohio Provider Resource Association! Meet Tim Menke, Chief Executive Officer of Lott and District 4 OPRA Board Member.   How many years have you served people with disabilities? 12 years   How long have you been an OPRA member? 4 years   How long has your tenure been on the OPRA Board? 3 years   What is one reason that inspired you to serve on the OPRA Board? To be engaged and more informed about our industry, and to help serve people at Lott to the best of my ability.   How did you get started in our field of work? God’s direction and I obeyed.   What's your dream for Ohioans with disabilities? To be able to enjoy their lives without all the restrictions, guidelines, and rules that regulate their daily lives.   What's one thing you'd like the OPRA Community to know about you? I love serving people in this industry and would love to see them freed from over-regulation. 

Get to know the dedicated individuals serving on the Board of Directors for the Ohio Provider Resource Association! Meet Tim Menke, CEO of Lott Industries, Inc. and District OPRA Board Member, District 4.   How many years have you served people with disabilities? 12 years   How long have you been an OPRA member? 4 years   How long has your tenure been on the OPRA Board? 3 years   What is one reason that inspired you to serve on the OPRA Board? To be engaged and more informed about our industry, and to help serve people at Lott to the best of my ability.   How did you get started in our field of work? God’s direction and I obeyed.   What's your dream for Ohioans with disabilities? To be able to enjoy their lives without all the restrictions, guidelines, and rules that regulate their daily lives.   What's one thing you'd like the OPRA Community to know about you? I love serving people in this industry and would love to see them freed from over-regulation. 

University Legal Services’ August newsletter is here! Learn about DRDC’s latest DC voting access report, recent work by disability rights organizations (including the National Disability Rights Network) to protect ADA testers, and more! Read it below. #Disability #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityPride #DisabilityJustice #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness https://conta.cc/44DTS4F

Accountability and active listening are the ticket! Topics of discussion include reps for seniors in every Ward office, finalizing a senior tenants' bill of rights, creating a Chicago department on aging (you read that right: there is none), consolidating and expanding all interior and exterior home repair services, establishing local grocery stores and health clinics on the south and west sides, and more!

" The HCBS Access Act is designed to ensure eligible older adults and people with disabilities have a real choice of care and support options between home care and institutional care. The bill would, over time, eliminate HCBS waiting lists and the need for states to repeatedly apply for HCBS waivers. Specifically, the bill would: • Increase Medicaid funding for home and community-based services; • Provide grant funding for states to expand their capacity to meet the needs of people who prefer HCBS; • Make steps to improve the stability, availability, and quality of direct care providers to help address the decades-long workforce shortage crisis; • Provide states with resources so that caregiving workers—who are disproportionately women of color—have stable, quality jobs and a living wage; • Provide training and support for family caregivers; and • Create better evaluation measures to assess the quality of HCBS being provided. " #advocacy #disabilityawareness #hcbs #choice #medicaidmatters Thank you for all that you do The Arc of Indiana 💙

People with developmental disabilities have the right to learn about and access affordable housing with appropriate supports and be able to choose the community where they want to live. Learn more about the how the CDD and New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation are supporting people with disabilities who would like to live in non-certified housing. Watch the story here: https://lnkd.in/eq4qSjJg

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion begins with helping those in most need of thy mercy. Let us always find ways to empower people with disabilities so they can have a safe and fulfilling life. So, reflect on the teachings of Saint Mother Teresa who inspired hope and offered a renewed focus on living a life of love, service, and faith. A few of her quotes are as follows:: “Peace begins with a smile.” “If you judge people, you have no time to love them.” “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” “Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.” My purpose in life is to offer faith and hope to others, as well as create a village where people with disabilities can live together in unity. My hope is to foster partnerships so we can develop a living village for the intellectually disabled. Please help an organization which has a focus of helping the disabled. Research is great but individual support makes an immediate difference in the lives of others. It only takes faith and action to make a difference! Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!

So honored to get to be a part of this! Check out the discussion on YAI’s YouTube Channel!

September 14th SAMHSA Office of Recovery Equity Week Webinar Through the Looking Glass: A Closer Look at Disparities for Americans living with Disabilities in a Post-COVID Era The event will focus on challenges faced by people with disabilities and in recovery, and dialogue about efforts to address areas of need to ensure people living with a disability also have access to recovery supports and services. The event will also examine the historic challenges for people living with disabilities access to recovery supports, and what is being done to address the challenges at state and national levels. https://lnkd.in/gPUY2xJS

Supported Independent Living (SIL) plays a vital role in empowering individuals with disabilities to live independently while receiving the support they need. From fostering independence to promoting community inclusion, SIL opens doors to a world of opportunities.  At Our PACC we're passionate about supporting our participants in every possible way, and SIL is a cornerstone of our commitment to their well-being 🩷 This article discusses the invaluable advantages SIL provides to individuals with disabilities, empowering them to lead fulfilling lives with the right support. https://lnkd.in/d2xwCYiB