CAU Social Movement Symposium

2014

On October 21st and 22nd of 2013, Community Access Unlimited sponsored a Social Movement Symposium at the Pleasantdale Chateau in West Orange, New Jersey. The purpose of the meeting was to bring together a group of people from the intellectual and developmental disability community --- along with CAU Board Members and staff, to discuss trends in the field and the ways in which CAU could contribute to the expansion of a progressive, inclusion movement that results in the improvement in the quality of life of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The meeting was facilitated by Val Bradley, HSRI, and Cathy Ficker Terrill, Council on Quality and Leadership. Products resulting from the symposium included a summary describing issues raised by the group related to Participant self-direction, Self-advocacy, Technology, Ensuring valued outcomes in Managed Long-term and Health Care, Employment, Absence of Voice from Racial, Ethnic, and Linguistically Diverse groups, and Medicaid. The document ended with recommendations for a political strategy to move this agenda forward.

Reform, Social Movement, Economic well-being, self-determination

Quality Assurance, Other - Cultural Diversity

Legislators/Policy Makers

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Specific Groups

National

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