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Kitsap County Parent Coalition for Developmental Disabilities Coordinator: Nancy Martin
January/February 2010.......................................................................................................................... Volume VII Issue I

KITSAP COUNTY PARENT COALITION NEWS

INSIDE

Front Page
Developmental Disabilities Resource Fair

The 2010 Legislative Session begins January 11, 2010

Page 2
Kitsap County Legislators

Disability Community Legislative Reception

Reforming How We Care for Washingtonians with DD

Page 3 Parent Coalitions Legislative Agenda

We All Belong

Page4
Partnerships for Improved Student Learning
Page 5
Looking Ahead:
Life after 21
Page 6
Advocacy Day Schedule

Page 7
WA State Parent Coalitions 2010 Legislative Priorities

Save the Date
Disability Community Legislative Reception
Jan. 20, 2010
5:30-7:30
Legislative Building Columbia Room
Olympia

The Kitsap County Developmental
Disabilities Resource Fair

For individuals with developmental disabilities, family members, and others.
Sponsored by The Division of Developmental Disabilities Region V-Kitsap, Kitsap County Developmental Disabilities, The Kitsap County Parent Coalition, the Arc of Kitsap and Jefferson Counties, and Kitsap County Early Intervention Services

* At 10 a.m.: Linda Rolfe, Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, will provide budget information and the potential impact to programs and services.

Followed by Dozens of agencies, programs and support groups will have tables set up for information gathering:

Early intervention,

Parks and Recreation,

Community services,

Residential agencies,

Employment vendors,

Governmental support,

Respite,

Support Groups,

Advocacy,

Transportation and more!

* On view: An Exhibition of Disability History

* Saturday, February 6, 2010 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

-Keynote presentation 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

Location: Arc of Kitsap and Jefferson Counties,

3243 N. Perry Avenue, Bremerton

For directions call the Arc: 360-377-3473.

Information call: 360-337-4624

Doors open at 9:30 a.m.

Presentation begins promptly at 10:00 a.m.

Refreshments will be served

The 2010 Legislative Session begins January 11, 2010.

The Governor in her first budget proposed cuts in Medicaid Personal Care and Individual and Family Support, and suspended funding for Adult dental, adult hearing, adult vision and podiatry services and Physical/Occupational/Speech therapy.

In addition she proposed eliminating the Basic Health Plan.

At the same time she made a commitment to increase community placements for people moving to the community from RHCs.

Early this week, she has propose a second budget buying back some of the program cuts with proposed revenue from taxes, fees, and efficiencies in state government.

Kitsap County Parent Coalition will be posting this information on our website as well as other updates during the session.

In formation about the Governor’s 2010 policy update

“Reforming How We Care for Washingtonians with DD”,

The Washington State Parent Coalitions Legislative Agenda,

The Disability Community Legislative Reception, and “We All Belong” is included in this newsletter.

Information about Olympia visits will be available at the Resource Fair and on our Web Site

www.kitsap-wa.org and click on News UP Dates

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