RE: Re: Ligas update

[Guest guest]

From: ELLEN BRONFELD <egskb@...>

Subject: Re: Ligas update

IPADDUnite

Date: Friday, June 17, 2011, 12:20 PM

 

Liz:

One of the reasons the Ligas Consent Decree was not fought this time around by

Misercordia and other ICF/DD's is because it was clearly spelled out in the

Decree that only those who request community placement would be eligible for it.

It is hoped that everyone's choices will be honored, but, sadly, we know that

some individuals will likely not be offered the choice, for various reasons.

We have to celebrate the victory at hand. Many who do wish to live in the

community will now have the opportunity to do so.

We will change the world, one person at a time.

Ellen

Ellen Garber Bronfeld

egskb@...

[Guest guest]

Hi,

You ask an important question about how people in institutions will be informed

about the Ligas.  Notification may be included in the consent decree. 

Tony - Do you know?

Bonnie

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From: Liz <dljar58@...>

IPADDUnite

Sent: Thu, June 16, 2011 10:57:01 PM

Subject: Re: Ligas update

 

>

> From the Springfield Journal Register today:

> The Associated Press

> Posted Jun 15, 2011 @ 11:42 AM

>

It also says Illinois can't divert money from large private facilities to pay

for community services and residents happily living in institutions can stay.

Laurie et all,

What saddens me, are the people who are unhappily living in the facilities. Is

the staff letting them know about Ligas? Are they going to be supportive of

them? I doubt it.

I know of at least one resident in the facility that my son was in who's been

wanting to move. Doesn't sound like she has a supportive family & she's her own

guardian. But I seriously doubt that the staff has said anything to her about

the lawsuit. She does help do some chores around the facility, but they aren't

allowed to use the microwave or cook.

What happens with people like her?

Liz

[Guest guest]

I think the person to ask might be Barry at Equip for Equality.

Barry, I don’t think you’ll be able to respond to this list serve directly

unless you are a member. But, if you hit reply all, I forward it.

THANKS! Charlotte Cronin

From: IPADDUnite [mailto:IPADDUnite ] On Behalf

Of Bonnie Dohogne

Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2011 8:02 AM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Re: Re: Ligas update

Hi,

You ask an important question about how people in institutions will be informed

about the Ligas. Notification may be included in the consent decree.

Tony - Do you know?

Bonnie

________________________________

From: Liz <dljar58@... <mailto:dljar58%40charter.net> >

IPADDUnite <mailto:IPADDUnite%40>

Sent: Thu, June 16, 2011 10:57:01 PM

Subject: Re: Ligas update

>

> From the Springfield Journal Register today:

> The Associated Press

> Posted Jun 15, 2011 @ 11:42 AM

>

It also says Illinois can't divert money from large private facilities to pay

for community services and residents happily living in institutions can stay.

Laurie et all,

What saddens me, are the people who are unhappily living in the facilities. Is

the staff letting them know about Ligas? Are they going to be supportive of

them? I doubt it.

I know of at least one resident in the facility that my son was in who's been

wanting to move. Doesn't sound like she has a supportive family & she's her own

guardian. But I seriously doubt that the staff has said anything to her about

the lawsuit. She does help do some chores around the facility, but they aren't

allowed to use the microwave or cook.

What happens with people like her?

Liz

[Guest guest]

Thanks.

Bonnie

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From: JFS in IL <fishstep@...>

IPADDUnite

Sent: Sun, June 19, 2011 9:19:39 AM

Subject: Re: Ligas update

The Notice Plan includes: (1) publication notice in nine newspapers throughout

Illinois with a collective circulation of over one million readers; (2) posting

notice on the websites of the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of

Developmental Disabilities and Equip for Equality, the not-for-profit

corporation appointed by the State of Illinois to implement the

federally-mandated Protection and Advocacy System in Illinois for persons with,

among other things, developmental disabilities; (3) mailed notice to all

eighteen preadmission screening ( " PAS " ) agencies throughout Illinois, which are

responsible, by contract with the State of Illinois, for determining an

individual's eligibility for developmental disabilities services; (4) mailed

notice to numerous disability rights-related organizations; (5) mailed notice to

all adults with developmental disabilities (and their guardians) for whom

Defendants have a Current Record containing an affirmative request for

Community-Based Services or placement in a Community-Based Setting; and (6)

mailed notice to all 240 private ICFs-DD in Illinois with nine beds or more.

> >

> > From the Springfield Journal Register today:

> > The Associated Press

> > Posted Jun 15, 2011 @ 11:42 AM

>

> >

> It also says Illinois can't divert money from large private facilities to pay

> for community services and residents happily living in institutions can stay.

>

>

> Laurie et all,

>

> What saddens me, are the people who are unhappily living in the facilities. Is

> the staff letting them know about Ligas? Are they going to be supportive of

> them? I doubt it.

>

> I know of at least one resident in the facility that my son was in who's been

> wanting to move. Doesn't sound like she has a supportive family & she's her

own

>

> guardian. But I seriously doubt that the staff has said anything to her about

> the lawsuit. She does help do some chores around the facility, but they aren't

> allowed to use the microwave or cook.

>

> What happens with people like her?

>

> Liz

>

>

>

>

>