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FREEDOM MACHINES: RESOURCES: Advocacy and Legislation

Floyd Stewart councils on independent living
"The system isn't working because the laws aren't backed up with the funding to make independence a reality for individuals with disabilities. It's a taxpayer issue. Why pay $65,000. a year to keep a person in an institution when $25,000. could keep a person at home?"
—Floyd Stewart. Counselor and Disability Rights Advocate

Read Full Reviews (v). Read what our peers say about FREEDOM MACHINES (p)

Read POV's report on the status of the Family Opportunity Act.

Legislation Update: Money Follows the Person Act

  • AAPD (1) — American Association of People With Disabilities
  • APT (2) — Alliance for Public Technology
  • DRA (3)— DRA is a non-profit legal center dedicated to protecting the human rights of people with disabilities throughout the United States and the world.
  • DREDF (4) — Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund
  • NDRN (5) — National Disability Rights Network, formerly known as the National Assoc. of Protection and Advocacy (P&As) Systems, Inc. The Protection and Advocacy Systems and Client Assistance Programs comprise the nationwide network of congressionally mandated, legally based disability rights agencies. NAPAS is the voluntary national membership association of the P&As and CAPs and it assumes leadership in promoting and strengthening the role and performance of its members in providing quality legally based advocacy services.
  • NCIL (6)— National Council on Independent Living
  • NOD (7)— National Organization on Disability
Reference Link The State of the States Reports (8): funding information and state trends in funding for Developmental Disabilities. Developed by the University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry.