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I am the dad of my 4 y/o daughter Liv. She was dx in August of 07. Liv is my only child. If you stop by my page leave me a post below. God Speed to you all.
I am in my mid 30's recently divorced (unrelated to autism & pre-regression). Liv & I enjoy the outdoors as much as possible. This summer I hope to take her camping with me. BTW, I am the worst speller of all time please take a laugh at how I spell ;)
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by KevinLivsDad on 09.05.08 - public - 199 visits
Urgent - please make a phone call TODAY to save our kids with autism
To members of The Pilgrims: the journey to a new world for autism
Amanda Copeland
Today at 10:47pm
Reply please call Governor Schwarznegger and URGE a passing of the California state budget immediately 916-445-2841. 9/10 all autism funding ceases.
All children with autism in the state of California lose their services (therapy, medical, respite and more)entirely if a state budget is not passed by 9/10. Families will go bankrupt. Jobs will be lost. Kids and babies will languish with no therapy or respite. In addition - hundreds of thousands of the state's poorest residents will lose their MediCal - meaning no medical treatment for the poor again.
Please call today and get anyone you know to call today urging a passing of even an interim budget to avoid this nightmare - which HAS NEVER HAPPENED IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA until now.
This call will take 10-15 minutes of your time - talk with an assistant in the governor's office directly- they will answer the phone. It does not matter if you do not live in CA.
Thank you
Comments(13)
4muskateers
Posted on Sat, 6 Sep 2008
Well Westside Regional Center employees will not be paid as of Sept. 3rd, 2008 until the budget passes. Most if not all of us will report to work as a matter of loyalty and duty to the people that we serve. This is a mess. What about the people we serve. What is going to happen to them when vendors stop providing services. This is an outrage. What about employees that have to feed families. Shame shame on the gov and the legislators
4muskateers
Posted on Sat, 6 Sep 2008
DISABILITY RIGHTS NEWS REPORT Advocacy Without Borders: One Community Report #153-2008 August 19, 2008 Tuesday California Disability Community Action Network Disability Rights News goes out to over 45,000 people with disabilities, mental health needs, seniors, their families, workers, community organizations, including those in Asian/Pacific Islander, Latino, African American communities, policy makers and others across California. REPLY TO: MARTY OMOTO martyomoto@rcip.com website: www.cdcan.us REMEMBERING JOAN LEE - WE WILL NEVER FORGET HER CALIFORNIA BUDGET CRISIS - DAY 50 MORE DETAILS ON FEDERAL COURT ORDER TEMPORARILY BLOCKING MEDI-CAL PROVIDER RATE CUT Judge's Order Is Effective Until Lawsuit Filed By Medicaid Defense Fund on Behalf of Medi-Cal Recipients Goes Is Decided - Chief Counsel Lynn Carman Says Another Lawsuit Planned To Force State To Pay Vendors During Period of No Budget SACRAMENTO (CDCAN) - In a major victory for Medi-Cal recipients and providers, US District Court Judge Christina A. Synder issued a temporary order Tuesday (August 19) to temporarily half the 10% Medi-Cal provider rate reduction that went into effect July 1. The judge's order impacts the Medi-Cal rate reductions for Medi-Cal "fee for service" providers including doctors, dentists, pharmacists, adult day-care centers and other providers who provide services to people in the Medi-Cal program. The order reverses the 10% cut to those Medi-Cal providers for dates of services provided on or after July 1, 2008. The order excludes some hospitals who do not contract with the State and do not provide emergency care. The case number is CV 08-3315 CAS (MANx). (see CDCAN website for copy of the 22 page temporary injunction at www.cdcan.us
4muskateers
Posted on Sat, 6 Sep 2008
2008-09 Governors Budget HighlightsFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML General Fund decrease) in 2007-08 for regional center operations and purchase ... However, consistent with Budget Bill language and the State Plan Amendment ... www.dds.ca.gov/Budget/Docs/0809_GovernorsBudgetHighlights.pdf -
KevinLivsDad
Posted on Sat, 6 Sep 2008
I can not confirm the date or for sure... Nor, have i done a lot of research on the topic.. Worse case scenario... A bunch of ASD advocates giving the gov some hell. If, you find another source to validate or invalidate than please post it in the comments
4muskateers
Posted on Sat, 6 Sep 2008
Sorry, victor didn't log out...I posted the question on the date.
ambassador 4 autism
Posted on Sat, 6 Sep 2008
Who sent you the info with the date, I haven't heard anything from Sacramento...or anyone I know involved with the Blue Ribbon Commission.
jo777468
Posted on Fri, 5 Sep 2008
I am forwarding to all of my support groups because it effects us all if one or two states do it everyone else might follow suit thanks for letting us know this important info
AWETISM
Posted on Fri, 5 Sep 2008
Thanks I'm not just calling becasue I live in Ca , this is important for everyone of us! Thanks for posting this will call and pass on! Sometimes when it starts it one state it keeps going I have seen this with Homeschooling laws too.
Motherof4
Posted on Fri, 5 Sep 2008
Thank you for posting this. Since we don't have to be residents of California to call in, I'm forwarding this to a bunch of people. REALLY hope it helps!
