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CDCAN Report #139-2010: Governor Signs "Ed Roberts Day" Bill (SB 1256) - Proclaims January 23 as Special Day to Honor the Disability Rights Leader
Mon, 2010-07-19 17:47 — chrisGOVERNOR SIGNS “ED ROBERTS DAY” BILL
SB 1256 by Loni Hancock Would Require California Governor To Proclaim January 23rd Each Year as Day of “Special Significance” Honoring Ed Roberts in Public Schools and Other Educational Institutions – Governor Also Signs Bill Honoring President Ronald Reagan
Ed Roberts: Roberts, who passed away on March 14, 1995 at age 56, was a founder of WID (World Institute on Disability) and a former director of the Department of Rehabilitation.SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 07/19/2010 5:12 PM (Pacific Time)] – Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed today SB 1256 by Sen. Loni Hancock (Democrat – Berkeley, 9th State Senate District), a bill that will require California governors to proclaim each January 23rd as a day of “special significance” honoring the life and work of revered disability rights leader Ed Roberts [pictured left] , recognized across the world as the “father of the independent living” movement for people with disabilities and special needs. The approval of the legislation comes just a few days before the 20th anniversary of the signing of the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), which Congress passed and then President George H. W. Bush signed into law on July 26, 1990.
Ed Roberts Day Bill (SB 1256) Now on Governor's Desk - Write Letter and Urge Signing - Governor Has 12 Days (July 19, 2010) to Act
Honoring Disability Rights & Ed Roberts:
- ACTION ALERT: WRITE LETTER TO GOVERNOR URGING HIM TO SIGN SB 1256 ED ROBERTS DAY
- Passed Assembly 73 to 0 – Passed State Senate 34 to 0
- Sent to Governor July 7th – He Has 12 Days To Act On It (July 19th)
Ed Roberts: Roberts, a former director of the Department of Rehabilitation and co-founder of a respected disability advocacy organization World Institute on Disability (WID), passed away from natural causes on March 14, 1995.In the 20th anniversary year of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, a bill that would proclaim every January 23rd “Ed Roberts Day” was passed without opposition by the California Legislature – with support from nearly every Democratic and Republican members, and now is in the hands of the Governor.
The bill, SB 1256 by Sen. Loni Hancock (Democrat – Berkeley, 9th State Senate District), would honor the life and work of disability rights leader Ed Roberts, recognized and revered across the world as the “father of the independent living” movement for people with disabilities and special needs. January 23rd is the birthday of Ed Roberts, who was born in 1939. He passed away on March 14, 1995 at the age of 56.
The bill, which passed the Assembly 73 to 0 and passed the State Senate on July 1st by vote of 34 to 0, was delivered to the Governor on July 7th. The Governor has 12 days to either sign the bill, veto it or allow it to become law without his signature. This commentary and action alert is asking people to write to the Governor to urge him to sign it into law – a fitting tribute to a remarkable disability rights leader on the anniversary of a remarkable federal disability rights law.
CDCAN Report #116-2010: "Ed Roberts Day" Bill (SB 1256) Will Be Heard in Assembly Education Committee - Revered Disability Rights Leader Considered "Father of Indepedent Living Movement"
Wed, 2010-06-16 00:13 — chris- “Ed Roberts Day” Bill To Be Heard In Assembly Education Committee Wednesday At 12:30 PM
- SB 1256 by Sen. Hancock Honors Revered Disability Rights Leader and Former Director of Dept of Rehabilitation Recognized Across the World As the “Father of the Independent Living Movement”
Ed Roberts: Disability rights leader, considered to be "Father of Independent Living," co-founder of World Institute on DisabilitySACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 06/15/2010 08:35 PM (Pacific Time)] - SB 1256, a bill that would honor every year the life and work of revered disability rights leader Ed Roberts [pictured left], recognized across the world as the “father of the independent living” movement for people with disabilities and special needs will be heard in Assembly Education Committee Wednesday afternoon (June 16) at 12:30 PM (note time change) at the State Capitol in Room 4202. Persons can come to the hearing room to provide very brief testimony regarding the bill.
ACCOUNTABILITY WITH ACTION TRAINING JUNE 14, 2010 MONDAY 1 to 3:15 PM IN SACRAMENTO AREA (RANCHO CORDOVA CITY HALL) IN MEMORY OF BILL YOUNG, JOAN LEE AND CHRISTINA KEIFER
Tue, 2010-06-08 17:29 — chrisCDCAN: ACCOUNTABILITY WITH ACTION
CDCAN Report #100-2010: Conference Committee Agenda Out - Assembly Conference Committee Members Named - First Hearing Scheduled for Thursday at 1:00 PM State Capitol in Room 4203
Wed, 2010-06-02 17:40 — chris- Budget Conference Committee Agenda Released - Assembly Committee Members Named - First Hearing Scheduled for June 3 Thursday 1 PM
- Sen. Denise Ducheny Will Chair 10 Member Budget Conference Committee ThIs Year As Pressure Mounts To Resolve $20 Billion Budget Hole
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 06/02/2010 05:20 PM (Pacific Time)] - A special joint committee composed of members of both the Assembly and State Senate, called a “conference committee” to be chaired this year by Sen. Denise Ducheny (Democrat – San Diego), will hold its first hearing June 3, Thursday afternoon at 1:00 PM at the State Capitol in Room 4203 to begin the process of resolving any different actions taken by the Assembly and Senate on a wide range of budget issues. An agenda for the conference committee – hundreds of pages long, was released today. The portions specifically focused on human services budget issues (9 page pdf file) and health budget items (46 page pdf file) are attached to this CDCAN Report and also can be viewed and downloaded from the CDCAN website at www.cdcan.us
CDCAN Report #099-2010: June 2nd 4 to 5 PM Stakeholder Discussion (Public Conference Call) on Proposed Renewal of AB 1629 Quality Assurance Fee Program for Nursing Facilities by Department of Health Care Services and Deptartment of Public Health
Wed, 2010-06-02 15:34 — chrisAB 1629 Nursing Facilities Quality Assurance Provider Fee Focus of Stakeholder Call By Department of Health Care Services Today at 4 PM
CDCAN Report #096-2010: SB 998 Long Term Care Bill Dies in Senate Appropriation Committee - Steinberg's SB 1283 on Health Care Coverage Grievance Impacting Children with Autism Passes out of Committee - Assembly Appropriations Meets Friday Morning
Fri, 2010-05-28 09:26 — chris- SB 998 Long Term Care Bill Dies In Senate Appropriations Committee – Assembly Appropriations Committee Hearing Friday Morning – Fate of Hundreds of Bills Pending Today
- Steinberg’s SB 1283 Health Care Coverage Grievance Bill Passes Out of Senate Appropriations – Has Major Impact On Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/28/2010 05:00 AM (Pacific Time)] - Legislation that proposed major changes to long term care, SB 998 by Sen. Carol Liu, was among many bills that died in the Senate Appropriations Committee Thursday (May 27). Another bill, SB 1051 by Sen. Bob Huff (Republican – Diamond Bar, 29th State Senate District) that would authorize non-licensed school employees to administer diastat to students suffering an epileptic seizure, also was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Both bills can have no further action this year.
CDCAN Report #089-2010: Major Legislative Deadline Approaches This Week - Fate of Over 470 Bills To Be Decided
Tue, 2010-05-25 00:18 — chrisMajor Legislative Deadline This Week – Fate of Hundreds of Bills To Be Decided by Appropriations Committee
Regular Policy Bills Overshadowed by Enormous Budget Deficit – Many Bills In Appropriations Committees Impact People With Disabilities, Seniors, Mental Health Needs and Others
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/24/2010 11:10 PM (Pacific Time)] - The fate of over 470 bills – including many that could impact people with disabilities, mental health needs, seniors, low income families and community-based organizations who provide supports and services – face a major legislative deadline later this week that will determine which of those bills continue on or are killed in committee. With the budget deficit so huge, most of those bills will likely be killed in both committees.
CDCAN Report #088-2010: Updated Schedule of Final Round of Budget Subcommittee Hearings - Full Senate Budget Committee Will Take Final Action This Week Before Budget Process Heads Into Next Phase
Mon, 2010-05-24 14:43 — chrisUpdated Schedule of Final Round of Subcommittee Hearings As Budget Process Moves to Next Phase
Full Senate Budget Panel Will Meet Instead of Subcommittees on May 25th on Human Services, Mental Health and Child Care; May 26th on Health Including Developmental Services and May 27 on Education
SACRAMENTO, CALIF (CDCAN) [Updated 05/24/2010 01:10 PM (Pacific Time)] - Both houses of the Legislature will hold their final budget subcommittee hearings Tuesday and Wednesday (and if needed, Thursday) this week, taking final action on several of the Governor’s major proposals impacting people with disabilities, mental health needs, the blind, seniors and their families, before the budget process heads to the next phase of “budget conference committee” hearings in early June.
Marty Omoto Commentary - Praying for Time
SACRAMENTO, CALIF – These are – and have been for the past several years – hard times for our community of people with disabilities, mental health needs, people with traumatic brain and other injuries, people with MS, Alzheimer’s and other disorders, seniors, their families, community organizations and workers who provide supports and services. Year after year after year of facing threats of cuts or outright elimination of programs and services, rollbacks in eligibility, and actual loss of needed services, and loss of jobs or the constant fear of losing all of those things.
