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Disability Policy Consortium Weekly Update
Greetings!
We're back in full swing this week with an Update that is loaded with information.
We're welcoming John Winske with an Editorial about our community and particularly our response to the MBTA fare increases. We are encouraging people to attend the most convenient fare hearing and for this purpose, we've included some key arguments you may want to make.
The DPC has a draft statement for people to use when preparing testimony. We are also looking for organizational endorsements.
We are also asking people who can to join us on February 13, 6 - 8 PM at the Boston Public Library for a disability community forum.
The dates of the MBTA Fare Hearings may be found on on website.
Elsewhere in this issue, you'll find 3 position openings advertised, a report on why elders are institutionalized, and other calendar options.
Bill Allan
Disability Policy Consortium
wfallan@dpcma.org| 617-542-3822
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Editorial: Our Defining Moments
By John Winske
One of the real pleasures of being an old warhorse of the Disability Rights movement (more than 30 years), is that I am able to experience the long view. The long view means that I have seen many of the fruits of our collective work become a reality. Another advantage is that I can fondly remember the moments when I have been most proud of our community. To me our finest moments have been when we stood (or sat) together, and refused to sacrifice some members of our community for the good of others.
Two examples stand most prominently in my mind, one at the national level and one at the state level. The first was in 1990 when we were all fighting for passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It was the spring of 1990 and we were tantalizingly close to the ADA being a reality. Suddenly, Senator Jesse Helms, (R-NC) began to push the Chapman Amendment, also known as the Food Handlers' amendment. This provision would have allowed companies to transfer employees with AIDS/HIV from positions which required them to handle food products. Our community responded as one. We would not support an ADA with this discriminatory amendment. Through our leaders, such as Patricia Wright, we said if it means no ADA then so be it.
The second example is the formation of the Disability Policy Consortium (DPC). When William Weld was proposing consolidation of the Commonwealth's disability agencies, more than 150 advocates met at the Archives at Columbia Point. We agreed that our best hope lie in the creation of a new cross-disability organization. We would place our faith in our collective strength and we would leave no group or disability behind. In both of these fights, we overcame any temptation to accept protection for some of us. Together, we said, "Protect all of us, or none of us."
Now, in Eastern Massachusetts we face a new challenge. The MBTA has proposed to create two classes of RIDE consumers. They are proposing that customers who live and travel within ¾ of a mile of T service be classified as ADA trips and other trips would be a premium service. Fares for premium services would increase to either $5 or $12 per one way trip. This proposal to create two classes of service must be immediately and forcefully rejected.
The MBTA made a conscious decision, after the passage of the ADA to expand paratransit service to whole cities and towns, and to operate the same hours as the core area. They cannot abruptly decide to put the genie back into the bottle. Cities and towns have cut back on Elder Service transportation, to save money and avoid duplication of services. If the T abandons people now, they will have nowhere else to turn. And make no mistake about it; raising fares by 150%-500% is abandoning riders. People living on SSI in particular will be consigned to their homes and unable to participate in their community.
Already some advocates talk of agreeing with the two class system by accepting a premium service area and fighting to lower the additional fare amounts. This would be sacrificing some of us, to protect the rest of us. We must follow in the footsteps of those who have gone before us. We must say, "All of us, or none of us." This like other battles has the potential to be one of our finest hours, but only if we choose to stand together.
John Winske
January 11, 2012 |
Advocates Corner: MBTA Fares
Two new documents from the MBTA describing and discussing the proposed fare increases have been posted on the DPC web site www.dcma.org.
We want to thank Marilyn MacNab for keeping us up-to-date on MBTA issues. Her last email pointed out that the MBTA continues to fail to publish accessibility contact information in their documents or advertisements. They do say ASL will be available but have not yet made arrangements for CART at every meetings. Documents are supposed to be available in Braille at every hearing site.
In response to requests from members of the Deaf-Blind, the DPC tracked down a contact information for other accommodations. Please call Trish Foley at 617-973-7073or email fareproposal@mbta.com , at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
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Advocates Corner: DPC Statement
on MBTA Fare Increases
The following statement is a DRAFT being considered by the DPC for testimony on February 13 at the Boston Public Library.
If your organization would like to join the DPC and other organizations by endorsing this statement, please respond to Bill Allan at wfallan@dpcma.org.
OUTRIGHT DISCRIMINATION
Both Scenarios of the proposed MBTA fare increases discriminate against people with disabilities of all ages. We note in particular the percentage of increases for elders, who are often people with disabilities, and for The Ride.
Senior fares under both Scenarios are exorbitant increases of 150% to 500% compared to Adult fares, which are projected from 20% to 41.2%. Elders and people with disabilities are the riders with the fewest resources and the most limited ability to increase or reallocate existing resources to pay for transportation.
With the Boomer Generation beginning to enter the rank of T Riders, we have to ask "Is this the time to be increasing fare for Elders"? Likewise, in response to the proposed increases people with disabilities ask, "Is this another example of the Patrick Administration's commitment to Community Next-to-Last"?
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Proposed increased fare
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Current Fare
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Scenario 1
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Adult local bus
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$1.75
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$1.25
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40%
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Senior/TAP Local Bus
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$1.10
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.40
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175%
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Adult Rapid Transit
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$2.40
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$1.70
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41.2%
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Senior/TAP Rapid Transit
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$1.50
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.60
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150%
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THE RIDE- ADA Service
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$4.50
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$2.00
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124%
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THE RIDE-Premium Area
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$12.00
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.60
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500%
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Scenario 2
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Adult local bus
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$1.50
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$1.25
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20%
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Senior/TAP Local Bus
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.75
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.40
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87.5%
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Adult Rapid Transit
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$2.25
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$1.70
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32.4%
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Senior/TAP Rapid Transit
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$1.10
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.60
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83.3%
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THE RIDE- ADA Service
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$3.00
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2.00
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32.4%
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THE RIDE-Premium Area
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$5.00
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$2.00
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150%
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A LACK OF GOOD-FAITH NEGOTIATIONS
Unlike previous efforts with regard to fares affecting people with disabilities, the MBTA Fare released this fare increase proposal for The Ride with NO PUBLIC involvement in the formulation. In fact, the disability-oriented ACCT Committee (Access Advisory Committee to the T) were not aware of the plans to raise fares until the January 3 report of the Finance Committee was released.
This behind-closed-doors approach was coincidental with a much-touted, State-wide public hearing process started by the Governor, through Executive Order 530, to review ALL para-transit options in the state including The Ride. While the Executive Order contained a disclaimer about agencies doing what they needed to do in the interim, we find this to be yet another example of confusion within the Patrick Administration regarding their intention. Is a good faith community process the policy of this administration, or is it not
INCREASED IMPACT ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
The release of plans to increase fares for people with disabilities in the face of the overall work of the Governor's 530 Commission is only one affront.
This proposal also comes at a time when the T is implementing a new methodology for determining eligibility for The Ride. The introduction of the narrow Americans with Disabilities Act definition of eligibility (reducing the eligibility to those living within ¾ mile of a fixed-route system) may have more impact than simple fare increase. People with disabilities that depend on The Ride to get to work may find themselves unable to afford to live in the "premium fare" area and see daily rates increase from the current $4.00 to $24.00. A five-day commute may well take 50% of more of take home pay for many.
There are additional potential impacts. A person may have a $4 commute to get to an appointment only to find the return is $12.00 because the drop off point was outside the ¾ mile limit.
The inclusion of new application forms that are not yet determined to b accessible and a personal interview by T staff threatens the ability of many people with disabilities to even use the system. There are no guarantees that the T staff will even remotely be qualified to determine the impact of visible disabilities such as being Blind or Deaf-Blind, much less the hidden disabilities involving mental health, muscular sclerosis, or cognitive disabilities.
The DPC is adding this to the list of topics in our search for legal resources to combat injustice from actions the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
KEEP THE COMMITMENT
The DPC will NOT support the implementation of tiered fare based upon geography within the MBTA district. This was a point discussed, argued, and agreed to over 20 years ago by advocates and representative of the T. We will not allow these hard-won services to disappear because of bad management decisions by the Patrick Administration.
The DPC is willing to discuss a fair fare proposal where distance traveled may result in a graduated fare.
WHY BLAME US FOR STRUCTURAL DEFICITS?
The Ride costs, while increasing, are not the primary cause of the deficit of the T. Instead, blame goes squarely on the the T's being forced to assume Big Dig deficits and declining revenue from the sales tax.
Many disability advocates, responding to the Governor's EO530 Commission, have agreed that appropriate fare increases are acceptable possibly even based upon distance traveled. There have suggestions for expanding the use of private, accessible taxis, using incentives to increase fixed-route usage should be implemented, and addressing the problems of cancellations.
We do not, however, think that increases that range 459% in difference from the Adult population are reasonable. In fact, we believe they violate Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Calendar: T Fare Hearing Feb 13
The DPC and the Bay State Council for the Blind have agreed to focus on getting a large turnout to the MBTA Fare Hearing on February 13, 2012, from 6 - 8 PM at the Boston Public Library.
Please join us at the event EARLY in order to insure that people with disabilities are heard first.
Please attend the hearing in your area if you can not travel to Boston on February 13.
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Advocates Corner: Letter from Penny
Dear MBTA:
I'm writing to you as a user of the RIDE. I'm concerned that there are two proposals for differing fare increases for our paratransit service. I find charging us $3 per trip reasonable but the idea of $4.00-$4.50 is outrageous. This amount would be a higher percentage increase than for any other user group. Personally, I am a resident of a nursing home who has a monthly personal needs allowance of $72.80/month.
Since Medicaid does not pay for almost any adult dental care I have to use about $50 a month for a private dentist. In order to use the RIDE I had to find charitable donations to put into my RIDE account this year for trips. This source of income is not predictable and I cannot be assured I will always be able to get out of my facility into the community. I hope the MBTA willl realize that many of us who use paratransit service are very very low income and that you will increase fares proportionally to all T users.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Penny Shaw
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Transitions: Ed Boulet
from Leo Sarkissian, Arc Mass
Ed Boulet passed away this week. We mourn his passing. As you know Ed, his mother, Mary Ann Boulet and family were very visible as first named plaintiffs in the wait list suit. The Boulet Case resulted in residential services for 2400 additional people with cognitive disabilities. Mary Ann participated in many meetings including press sessions. Through this commitment they have played an important role for many others.
Leo Sarkissian
Obituary: Edmund Boulet
Edmund Boulet
September 25, 1958 - January 08, 2012
Edmund Gerald Boulet, age 53, of Foxborough, formerly of Sharon, died at Norwood Hospital on Sunday, January 8, 2012.
Ed was born in Boston on September 25, 1958 and was raised in Sharon. He worked for several years at Lifeworks in Norwood. He was a resident of Foxborough for the past eleven years and was a longtime resident of Sharon.
In addition to working out at the North Attleboro Hockomock YMCA, Ed enjoyed dancing, music, bowling and spending time with his family. He especially enjoyed watching fire trucks during parades. He was a loving and devoted son, brother and uncle. |
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Calendar: For Sci-Fi Affectionados
What Counts? Latest Disability Statistics
from Federal Surveys and Resources Wednesday, January 25, 2012, 3:00-4:30 PM (EST) |
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Dear Colleague,
Please join us for a webcast hosted by the KTER Center's Community of Practice on Employment Research.
DATE: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
What Counts? Latest Disability Statistics from Federal Surveys and Resources
The 90-minute webcast will begin at 3:00pm Eastern;
2:00pm Central; 1:00pm Mountain; 12:00pm Pacific; 11:00am Alaska; 9:00am Hawaii.
REGISTER HERE NOW!(no cost for registration)
NOTE: There are NO CRC-CEUs associated with this webcast.
About the Webcast
Dr. Andrew Houtenville will discuss the latest Annual Disability Statistics Compendium released in November 2011 (published by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics: StatsRRTC). Accessible, valid data and statistics are important to support decisions related to policy improvements, program administration, service delivery, protection of civil rights, and major life activities for people with disabilities. He will highlight data that are important in the area of employment-related research and services.
About the Presenter
Andrew Houtenville, PhD, is Research Director of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire. He is an Associate Professor of Economics, Whittemore School of Business and Economics. Dr. Houtenville is Co-PI of the StatsRRTC and is PI of the Employment Policy and Measurement Rehabilitation Research and Training Center (EPM-RRTC).
Before the Webcast
Test your computer before the webcast:
http://www.kter.org/index.php/ktactivities/webcasts/101-test-your-computer-before-a-webcast
NOTE: If you are not able to participate at this time, please visit the webcast page to view the archive after the event: http://www.kter.org/index.php/ktactivities/webcasts
We hope you will join us on Wednesday, January 25, 2012!
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This webcast is supported through SEDL's Center on Knowledge Translation for Employment Research (KTER Center), funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), part of the U.S. Department of Education. The opinions and views expressed are those of the presenter and do not necessarily represent the policy of the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government. SEDL operates the KTER Center. SEDL is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and is committed to affording equal employment opportunities for all individuals in all employment matters. Neither SEDL nor the KTER Center discriminates on the basis of age, sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, or the presence of a disability.
NIDRR Project Number: H133A100026
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On the Calendar: Jon Sarkin
Jon Sarkin: Line by Line
January 9 - March 9, 2011
Jon Sarkin is a prolific, even compulsive artist who creates elaborate drawings and paintings cluttered with words and images. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, ABC Primetime, This American Life, GQ, ArtNews, The American Visionary Art Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. Curated by Lorri Berenberg in collaboration with Ruthann Traylor.
Opening Reception: January 19th, 4-8pm
Book signing and conversation between the artist and Amy Ellis Nutt, author of Shadows Bright As Glass: The Remarkable Story of One Man's Journey from Brain Trauma to Artistic Triumph at 7pm.
CART provided if requested by January 15th. RSVP to rsvp@vsamass.org |
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Calendar: Revised Tax Mtg Date
Please join the Boston Earned Income Tax Campaign's Disability Work Group at a Meet and Greet to learn more about this upcoming tax season and how we can help you and other disability organizations, activists and clients prepare your taxes and obtain tailored financial services such as credit advising and FAFSA preparation. Also we have a special presentation from the National Disability Institute and the many resources available to us.
When: Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Where: The Museum of Science, D' Arbeloff Room
Time: 10 am-11:30 am
Information about the 22 tax sites accessible to taxpayers with disabilities, outreach materials, and how you can get involved will be shared. Services available in 8 languages including: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese and Somali.
Parking is available in the MOS garage. Please bring your parking ticket with you to the information booth so it can be validated. RSVP to Maria Cabrera by 1/20 to mcabrera@mos.org
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Calendar: Ms. Wheelchair Mass
Ms. Wheelchair Massachusetts
Advocacy and Leadership Competition
See Ms. Wheelchair Massachusetts 2012 crowned!
Saturday, March 3th 2012
Massachusetts Hospital School
at the Finnegan's Gym
3 Randolph St. Canton Ma 02021
disAbilities Expo 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Crowning Ceremony 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Ms. Wheelchair Massachusetts is NOT a beauty contest. Contestants are judged on their accomplishments, self-perception, and communication skills in the following:
- Personal Interviews
- On-stage Interviews
- Platform Speech
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Calendar: DPC Annual Meeting
Feb 1, 2012
5:30 - 8 PM
SEIU1199
The DPC invites all readers to our Annual Meeting
to be held at 150 Mt. Vernon Street, Dorchester MA.
This is the same location for the offices of MCDHH.
Please joining us for a light dinner, short business meeting, and a keynote talk by Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services Christine Griffin.
Please RSVP to Colleen Graham in order to help plan for the right amount of food: cgraham@dpcma.org.
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News from the Net: Position Open
EMARC Executive Director
The Executive Director serves as the Chief Executive Officer of EMARC, with overall responsibility for planning, administration and management of all programs and systems. The Executive Director is directly accountable to the Board of Directors for ensuring the future of the agency by developing clear goals and objectives around the current mission and developing appropriate strategies to advance the mission. As leader of the senior management team, the Executive Director will articulate and model the philosophy, mission and vision of EMARC, and will guide the senior team in establishing the overall direction of the agency. The Executive Director will work in partnership with the Board of Directors and staff to develop, maintain and use the systems, technology and resources required to ensure effective operation of the agency.
Qualifications:
- Master's degree in related field of human services and/or administration required with advanced graduate certificate and/or degree preferred.
- Significant executive administrative and supervisory experience in human service management demonstrated by accomplishments in previous positions, preferably in not-for-profit organizations.
- Strategic visionary with sound judgment and high ethical standards and appropriate professional image.
- Superior organizational, interpersonal, communication and leadership skills, demonstrated by accomplishments in previous positions.
Compensation and Applications:
This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package. EMARC is an equal opportunity employer. All candidates will be evaluated on a merit basis.
Resumes may be submitted to:
Ford Webb Associates
60 Thoreau Street
Concord, Massachusetts
01742
Attn: EMARC
Or
EMARC@fordwebb.com
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News from the Net:
from Margolis & Bloom newsletter
Gerontology Institute Releases Report on Why Seniors Leave Home Care
Last month, the Gerontology Institute at University of Massachusetts Boston published Leaving Home Care: Decision Making, Risk Scenarios & Services Gaps in the Home Care System, an analysis of the reasons seniors receiving care at home ultimately move to nursing homes. The research is based on a survey of approximately 500 care managers across Massachusetts.
The top reasons care managers cited for ending community care were:
1. Need for 24/7 care and supervision;
2. Insufficient family support; and
3. Need to manage complex medical conditions.
In terms of the reasons seniors require care,
Alzheimer's disease (96%) and dementia other than Alzheimer's disease (86%) were overwhelmingly reported as the two most challenging medical conditions to manage at home, followed by cerebrovascular accident/stroke (45%) and incontinence (35%).
Wandering outside of the home was the behavior most frequently reported (63%) as "very much" contributing to HCBS termination followed by clients who were disoriented or cognitively confused (46%) and who resisted care or were self-neglectful (42%).
You may read the entire report by clicking
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Net: 2012 MassHealth Numbers
from Margolis & Bloom newsletter
2012 MassHealth Numbers Take Effect
As of January 1st the MassHealth community spouse resource allowance (CSRA) has been raised to $113,640 and the minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance (MMMNA) has been increased to $2,841. Both figures are part of the protections in the law for spouses of nursing home residents.
The CSRA figure is the amount of countable assets the healthy spouse of a nursing home resident may keep when the nursing home spouse qualifies for MassHealth coverage. Since the nursing home spouse can keep up to $2,000, together couples can keep approximately $115,000 in countable assets. (The house, one car, prepaid funerals and personal belongings are not counted against this limit.)
The MMMNA is the minimum amount of both spouse's income that the healthy spouse can keep. It determines the community spouse's supposed monthly income need through a complicated formula that now caps out at the $2,841 figure. If the community spouse's income is less than her MMMNA, the shortfall will be made up from the nursing home spouse's income, which otherwise would go to the nursing home. If her income is higher than her MMMNA, then she may keep all of her income and all of the nursing home spouse's income less a small $72.80 personal needs allowance goes to the facility.
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News from the Net: Position Open
Choice Neighborhoods
Project Manager, posted December 28, 2011
As part of the Choice Neighborhoods initiative, a/k/a the Quincy Corridor Transformation Plan, the Boston Earned Income Tax Credit Coalition is seeking a Project Manager to oversee and implement a community-based free tax preparation and asset building effort for tax season 2012. The project manager will join a team of professionals who provide free tax preparation and asset building to Boston's neighborhoods. This contract position is available immediately.
RESPONSBILITIES:
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Collaborate with neighborhood stakeholders to identify multiple tax site locations
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Develop outreach and implementation plan
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Manage bilingual outreach team
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Build and manage team of volunteers to provide tax prep at neighborhood sites
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Open and manage tax sites
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Modify and provide 4 Financial Education workshops in 4 languages
The qualified applicant will fulfill the following criteria:
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Be a Boston resident, preferably familiar with the Dorchester neighborhood
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Be available to work full time, including nights and weekends
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Have own transportation
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Experience with tax preparation, either as a paid preparer, a VITA volunteer, or at least familiarity with and ability to do your own taxes
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Some knowledge of financial education and/or consumer protection issues
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Management skills
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Program operations and oversight experience
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Computer skills including Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint
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Facilitation skills; comfortable running meetings, doing agendas, minutes and managing follow up of tasks
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Writing skills a must
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A commitment to economic development and anti-poverty issues
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A sense of humor and enthusiasm
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Some college is recommended
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Bilingual, Spanish and/or Cape Verdean Creole preferred
SUPERVISION: Position reports to EITC Campaign Director
Please send a resume and cover letter to Mimi Turchinetz, Campaign Director at:
mimi.turchinetz.jcs@cityofboston.gov, or via snail mail at: Mimi Turchinetz, City of Boston's Office of Jobs and Community Services
43 Hawkins Street, Boston MA 02114. If there are questions either call 617-918-5259 or email.
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News from the Net: Position Open
New England Homes for the Deaf has an opening for a Director of Development. We are understanding and supportive of deaf and deaf/blind culture. We invite you to come and be a valued part of our team and assist us in further expanding and reaching our goals!
We operate a state-of-the-art independent living facility and rest home/skilled nursing center that meets the needs of deaf and deaf blind seniors. For more information please visit us at www.nehd.org.
The Director of Development designs, directs, and implements a comprehensive development program that generates individual donors, foundation, philanthropic, and corporate support.
The Director of Development will provide administrative and strategic oversight for NEHD's fundraising effort including fund development, information management, financial administration and fiscal reporting while implementing fundraising activities. The Development Director reports directly to and works closely with Executive Director, on a consultant basis. Communicates regularly with Board of Trustees.
Establish an organization-wide "culture of philanthropy".
Direct a fund development program that includes the annual report/appeal and other direct mail programs, foundation and corporate gifts, special events and planned giving.
Implement strategies that will grow annual revenue, write proposals and secure funding from corporate and foundation donors.
In coordination with the Executive Director and Board of Trustees, build and sustain relationships with current, new and potential grant-giving organizations and individuals.
Maintain an accurate grants calendar and transmit this information on a monthly basis to the Executive Director.
Assist the Executive Director in working with Board to enhance development efforts.
Design, implement, and manage all fundraising activities including individual giving, endowment development, and other related solicitations.
Work closely with Executive Director and Board to maximize Board Members' participation in the philanthropic process.
Design and oversee production, printing and distribution all marketing collateral materials, including Annual
Report, branding, message development, website, and maintain donor's database.
Craft and implement marketing public/media relations systems.
Write grants as required.
New England Homes for the Deaf is an equal opportunity employer and provides a drug free workplace. Please email your resume to kmelanson@nehd.org
You may also fax your resume to (978) 774-0271 or apply in person at 154 Water Street, Danvers, MA 01923.
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News from the Net: Disability Award
HSCF's Advocates in Disability Award (ADA).
The HSC Foundation's ADA Award has gone national and is seeking the next generation of disability advocates!! If you are a or know young leaders with disabilities, you/they are encouraged to apply for the 2012 Advocates in Disability Award (ADA)!
The purpose of the ADA Program is to award and encourage a young individual with a disability between the ages of 14 and 26, who has dedicated himself/herself to positively affecting the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families in the United States. The program also supports an innovative project developed by a young person with a disability that serves and empowers individuals with disabilities.
The Advocates in Disability Award (ADA) is a program of The HSC Foundation, funded in part by the Sarah Beth Coyote Foundation. The selected recipient is awarded $3,000 in recognition of his/her past disability advocacy and will receive up to an additional $7,000 in funding support for his/her proposed project that focuses on serving and empowering individuals with disabilities.
Applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States at the time of application submission and recipient selection.
The Advocates in Disability Award Program is part of The HSC Foundation's National Youth Transitions Initiative (NYTI).
To apply, please see the attached guidelines and application. You may also apply online at: www.hscfoundation.org/2012ADA.php
Applications must be received by February 28, 2012 (by 5:00pm EST).
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DPC Needs your Help!!!
The DPC uses the PayPal PayFast system for your tax deductible charitable donations. You do not need to have a PayPal account to use this system because credit card payments are also accepted.
The DPC also uses the Causes program for recurring donations (as well as one time donations). This is a great way to make a smaller monthly donation.
Donate by Mail
Make check or money order payable to:
Disability Policy Consortium
59 Temple Place, Suite 669
Boston, MA 02111 |
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