EQUITY e-newsletter: February 2005
Disability and Asset Building Communities Working Together
http://www.wid.org/equity
In the February EQUITY:
Building an Inclusive Ownership Society
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity
FEATURE ARTICLE:
Finding Common Ground: Supported Living Principles and Asset-Based Community
Development
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=fa
Looming cuts for numerous poverty-reduction programs promises tough times
for both the Asset Building and Disability communities. Megan O’Neil, Access
to Assets Project Coordinator, provides timely insight on creative financing
methods being used to ensure that people with disabilities are included in
the American Dream of homeownership.
SPECIAL SECTION:
2005 NCIL Statement of Values On Social Security and Private Accounts
“Social Insurance and My House on Fire”
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=ss
Bryon MacDonald, California Work Incentives Initiative, and the National
Council on Independent Living (NCIL) encourage thorough analysis of
potential changes to Social Security- including disability insurance in the
discussion.
PROGRAM OF THE MONTH:
Planning for a Better Life: Enhanced Life Options
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=pm
Nina Hamberger, Enhanced Life Options- New Hampshire, operates a national
Special Needs Center providing expert technical assistance on different
types of trusts for people with disabilities. ELO manages trusts for
individuals with disabilities in New Hampshire, whose financial situations
require knowledgeable, trustworthy and caring support.
PROFILE OF THE MONTH:
A Second Chance: Peter Badenhausen
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=profile
After living in the State Mental Hospital, Peter is now clean and sober and
has a renewed sense of purpose to his life. With the support of Community
Enterprises Corporation and Collaborative Support Programs of New Jersey’s
IDA program, Peter is about to buy a home of his own.
TIP OF THE MONTH:
Asset-Based Community Development
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=tm
A simple concept that may help Community-Based Organizations weather the
tough year ahead. The ABCD Institute offers a useful “Capacity Inventory”
tool to help map local resources.
EQUITY RESPONDS: WID Answers Your Questions
What is “Supported Living”?
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200502&topic=responds
LEARNING & NETWORKING RESOURCES:
Informative websites of interest to both communities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity-resource#current
CONFERENCES & EVENTS:
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=conf
World Institute on Disability (WID) is a non-profit public policy center
dedicated to the promotion of independence and full inclusion in society of
people with disabilities.
WID's Access to Assets (ATA) program provides training and technical
assistance to asset building and disability organizations seeking to improve
the inclusion of people with disabilities in poverty reduction programs. In
addition, ATA provides information and referral services to individuals with
disabilities and conducts federal and state policy analysis on related
issues.
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