And so does Massachusetts. Why am I so adamant about giving non-California
disability movements credit? Because I lived in Massachusetts from 1970 to
1997 and saw the hard work which persons with disabilities (and I always
include developmental disabilities and non-physical disabilities in that
phrase) put into creating a very comprehensive system of rights and
services. People with disabilities in a number of other states - Illinois,
Texas, Virginia, Florida, Pennsylvania, and others - also worked hard
doing the same thing. And I was the founder (along with another dozen
people) and first chair of the Massachusetts Coalition of Citizens with
Disabilities.
David Pfeiffer
On Thu, 11 Mar 1999, Hamlett wrote:
> David,
>
> I think we may have some miscommunications. The problem that I wasn't
> specific enough to state that it was an entitlement program for people with
> developmental disabilities.
>
> The entitlement that I referred to is called the Lanterman Act. This piece
> of legislation, passed in 1977, provides services to every californian who
> has a developmental disability.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Pfeiffer <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 12:17 PM
> Subject: RE: Quality of Life of CRU residents
>
>
> >Sorry, but California is NOT the only state with an entitlement program
> >for people with disabilities. Massachusetts, for example, established in
> >1981 in a case based upon Constitutional Amendment 114 passed in 1980 that
> >discrimination based on a disability violated the person's civil rights
> >(way before the ADA) and using that decision there are such things as
> >treatment and community placement which are entitlements in a
> >Constitutional sense. Connecticut also has such an amendment to its
> >Constitution. I do wish people in California would realize that there are
> >other states in which disability movements realized major objectives.
> >David Pfeiffer
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Thomas Hamlett wrote:
> >
> >> California, in the US, which has the only entitlement program for people
> >> with disabilities has had a couple of studies that has looked at the
> quality
> >> of life of those who have been moved out of state institutions as part of
> a
> >> lawsuit.
> >>
> >> One was the Conroy study which was a 5 yr longitudinal study and the
> other
> >> was the Berkely Planning study.
> >>
> >> Thomas Hamlett
> >>
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: [log in to unmask]
> >> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
> >> > [log in to unmask]
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 6:15 PM
> >> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > Subject: Quality of Life of CRU residents
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I am currently researching the degree to which people with an
> intellectual
> >> > disability/learning disability/mental retardation who live in small
> group
> >> > congregate care facilities (Community Residential Units in Australia)
> >> > providing 24-hour support are integrated into their community.
> >> >
> >> > In particular I am interested in identifying their:
> >> > ongoing contact with people who do not have a disability and
> >> > who are NOT
> >> > paid to be involved with them;
> >> > time spent with people who are not disabled; and
> >> > use of generic services
> >> >
> >> > I am interested in finding out about other research in this area.
> >> >
> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >> > -------------------------
> >> > John Storey Phone: +61 3 9616 7956
> FAX:
> >> > +61 3 9616 8555
> >> > Statewide IHAS Coordinator Email: BH:
> >> > [log in to unmask]
> >> > Continuing Care, Service Devt, AH:
> >> > [log in to unmask]
> >> > Disability Services Branch, Victorian Department of Human Services
> >> > 18/555 Collins St (PO Box 4057), MELBOURNE, Victoria 3162 , AUSTRALIA
> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >> > -------------------------
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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