Your Vote, Your Voice
Individuals with developmental disabilities, their families and their friends, are being urged to have a stronger voice in the political process through a targeted voter registration campaign, “Your Vote, Your Voice”. This initiative is designed to empower persons with developmental disabilities and their families, caregivers and friends to make their voices heard by registering to vote and voting in the 2012 elections. The “Your Vote, Your Voice” campaign consists of various educational and advocacy materials such as a voting guide, sample social media posts for advocates to share, and a PowerPoint presentation that group leaders can use when encouraging people in their local communities to register to vote. Click here to view and download all the “Your Vote Your Voice” campaign materials.
Remember, to vote in an election, you must be registered in the state by the book closing date, which is normally the 29th day before each election. The book closing dates for 2012 are:
• July 16, 2012………………… Primary Election
• October 9, 2012………………General Election
For more information on how you can register and vote go to http://elections.myflorida.com.
FDDC State Plan 2012-2016
On August 15, 2011, after two years of hard work, the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council completed and submitted their 5 Year State Plan to the Administration on Developmental Disabilities (ADD), the national agency that has oversight of the Council. This has been a long journey, and we have had input and assistance from many people in the disability community. Click here to review the State Plan.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced a new website called HealthCare.gov. This new tool lets consumers take control of their health care by connecting them to information about quality, affordable health care coverage. HealthCare.gov is the first central database of health coverage options--from Medicare to the new Pre-Existing Conditions Insurance Plan, with information from more than 1,000 private insurance plans. HealthCare.gov answers questions that relate to people with disabilities and health care, and also has information about insurance plans and community services in every state.
The Affordable Care Act - How It Helps You
Learn how the Affordable Health Care Act can help increase your health security and give you more control over your own health care.
Below is an implementation timeline for the Affordable Care Act
http://www.healthcare.gov/law/timeline/index.html
Click here for information on the Affordable Health Care Act
Click here for information on Health Reform for Americans with Disabilities
Disability.gov
The U.S. Department of Labor has launched Disability.gov, a redesigned federal Web site that connects the more than 50 million Americans with disabilities to thousands of trusted resources on disability-related issues, programs and services. Formerly known as DisabilityInfo.gov, the site has been completely redesigned and updated with new social media tools, such as a blog and a Twitter feed, to encourage feedback and interaction among visitors. Disability.gov is not just for Americans with disabilities, but also for parents of children with disabilities, employers, workforce and human resource professionals, veterans, educators, caregivers and many others.
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