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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. 

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!

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

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. 

" 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 💙

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

July is Disability Pride Month, a time to celebrate the work of disability rights organizers, elevate disabled voices, and reflect on how much ableism (discrimination in favor of able-bodied people) is still left to combat in our governments, medical system, and interpersonal relationships more broadly. Above all else, it’s a time for non-disabled people to listen. The month of July was chosen due to the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990, a piece of legislature we at STV are all familiar with across our industries as we help our clients design, manufacture, and build systems that are accessible to everyone regardless of their abilities. The ADA would not have been passed without the tireless effort of disabled activists who led a public campaign to force government officials to pay attention to the basic rights of disabled people in the months and years leading up to the law. However, the work for Disability Inclusion does not end with the ADA, and more work still needs to be done from the Government, companies, and us as individuals to champion disability rights and inclusion. I encourage everyone to research and self-reflect on ways they can be a better ally to disabled people this month.

Bringing awareness to the daily realities faced by disabled individuals is important. Learn how you can gain a deeper understanding of the challenges they confront and the importance of creating a more supportive world. https://lnkd.in/gXENxs9R