Presidential Proclamation–Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
July 26, 2011
July 25, 2011
TOPSoccer Registration taking place now
Registration for TOPSoccer (started July 18 and ends August 15, 2011)
For a registration form go to www.topsoccerms.com
For more information contact Cameron Arcemont at cameron@topsoccerms.com
July 22, 2011
Statement by Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities Executive Director Mary Troupe on the House Vote on the Cut, Cap and Balance Act
For Immediate Release
July 20, 2011
Contact:
Mary Troupe
Executive Director
MS Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
601-941-9388
mary@msccd.org
Statement by Mississippi Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities Executive Director Mary Troupe on the House Vote on the Cut, Cap and Balance Act
The Cut, Cap and Balance Act represents a direct assault on Medicare and Medicaid. It would be nearly impossible to meet the spending caps set by the bill without requiring huge cuts to the two programs, which are essential to the well-being of millions of older Americans and people with disabilities. In fact, analysis by the Medicare/Medicaid Rights Center shows that cuts to these programs would be even deeper than those proposed in the House budget, which would convert Medicare into a voucher system-doubling Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket costs-and convert Medicaid funding into block grants.
The Cut, Cap and Balance Act forfeits a balanced approach that includes increased revenues, meaning that the budget will be balanced on the backs of low- and middle-income Americans without sacrifice from the wealthiest among us. The Act, simply put, would end Medicare and Medicaid as millions of Americans have come to know and depend on.
Lastly, the passage of Cut, Cap and Balance Act would cripple Mississippi’s economy and likely bankrupt the state’s health care system – a state with the lowest per capita income in the nation, over 600 thousand individuals with disabilities – including children and an ever growing population of senior citizens.
The MS Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities is a non-partisan non-profit advocacy organization.
Mary Troupe
Executive Director
2 Old River Place, Suite A
Jackson, MS 39202
601.969.0601
1.800.721.7255
Relay 711
Cell 601.941.9388
Fax:601.709.0250
July 19, 2011
Need help: Parent Survey regarding Special Education services in Mississippi
The United States Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) in Washington, D.C. will be visiting two Mississippi agencies September 12-16, 2011. They will meet with First Steps/Early Intervention and the Mississippi Department of Education for a verification visit to learn how the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is working for families and children with disabilities in our state.
OSEP has asked the MS Parent Training and Information Center to coordinate the distribution and collection of parent surveys that will capture data on family experiences.
The MS Parent Training and Information Center is asking for your help in completing the parent survey. The deadline for completing and submitting the survey is August 5, 2011.
Please help the MS Parent Training and Information Center by taking a few minutes to complete the online survey.
The online survey can be found at:
Part B: Preschool/School age 3-21
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/65ZHV75
July 18, 2011
Your Call is Still Needed! Join National Budget Call-In Days
Your call is still needed – Congress is posturing, but we are approaching the brink on the budget negotiations.
Please fight dangerous cuts by calling today to support low-income families!
Call your senators toll-free at 888-907-1485, and tell them that middle-class and struggling families must not bear the brunt of the budget cuts. Demand a budget plan that reduces the deficit responsibly and works for all Americans – not just millionaires and big business. Urge your senators to oppose harmful cuts or caps to programs serving our nation’s most vulnerable communities.
Urge your Senators to “prevent harmful cuts or caps to low/moderate-income programs in the negotiations to reduce the deficit. Please insist on fair increases in revenues and reductions in wasteful military spending to prevent reckless cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps, and other essential services.”
Though reducing the long-term deficit is an important step toward stabilizing and growing our nation’s economy, it is critical that it is done responsibly. Americans deserve a plan that gradually reduces the deficit without reckless cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and other vital programs serving millions of families, children, seniors, and struggling communities.
Join the effort by calling today to make sure your voice is heard. Call your senators toll-free at 888-907-1485.
Some in Congress would jeopardize our economy by refusing any revenue increase and targeting trillions of dollars in cuts to essential health, nutrition, education, employment, housing, and other programs. Work is proceeding this week to craft a deficit reduction deal that may make decisions for the next decade. Please tell your Senators that our future depends on essential investments, and that the wealthiest among us can afford to pay their share.
We support a budget plan that follows these basic principles. Any agreement to reduce the deficit must:
• Protect millions of vulnerable Americans who rely on federal support to meet their critical needs from the burden of deficit reduction;
• Rely at least as much on fair revenue increases as on spending cuts;
• Reject any effort to impose an amendment to the Constitution that would require a balanced budget every year, regardless of the state of the economy;
• Support reductions in wasteful military spending; and,
• Protect investments – such as public infrastructure, education and job training – that are vital to our nation’s economic advancement.
With so much at stake, it is more important than ever that your senators hear from you.
Please call your senators toll-free at 888-907-1485. Make sure your voice is heard!
