M.R. v. Dreyfus ALERT UPDATE: Have YOU Taken Action?

Forwarded by the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania –

Friends –

So far, 245 people have urged the party representatives at Friday’s National Forum on Disability Issues to talk about M.R. v. Dreyfus, Olmstead, Medicaid and Medicaid reform.  Have YOU contacted them?

Take ACTION NOW
http://ly.adapt.org/nfdi

The Supreme Court granted only a partial extension to Washington State, so the deadline for Washington State to file its M.R. v. Dreyfus appeal is now October 22nd. That means we have LESS THAN A MONTH to convince Governor Gregoire to not appeal the case to the Supreme Court!

It’s clear that the political pressure we’ve been putting on the Democrats was effective at getting Secretary Sebelius to step in.  She was able to convince Governor Gregoire to ask for the extension.  Now we need some more help to get her to do the right thing.

Ted Kennedy, Jr. (D) and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) are speaking on behalf of their respective parties at the National Forum on Disability Issues to present their campaign’s positions on matters relating to Americans with disabilities.  Tell them they need to talk about M.R. v. Dreyfus, Olmstead, Medicaid and Medicaid reform at the National Forum on Disability Issues on Friday!

Take ACTION NOW!
http://ly.adapt.org/nfdi

CURIOUS about how your state or territory is responding?  Here’s a report showing the responses we’ve gotten so far.

State/Territory……Number

Alabama……1
Alaska……0
American Samoa……0
Arizona……0
Arkansas……1
California……16
Colorado……9
Connecticut……1
Delaware……1
District of Columbia……0
Florida……7
Georgia……5
Guam……0
Hawaii……0
Idaho……0
Illinois……6
Indiana……0
Iowa……4
Kansas……1
Kentucky……1
Louisiana……0
Maine……0
Maryland……2
Massachusetts……4
Michigan……3
Minnesota……4
Mississippi……1
Missouri……2
Montana……3
Nebraska……1
Nevada……1
New Hampshire……0
New Jersey……2
New Mexico……1
New York……133
North Carolina……0
North Dakota……1
Northern Marianas Islands ……0
Ohio……2
Oklahoma……0
Oregon……2
Pennsylvania……4
Puerto Rico……0
Rhode Island……0
South Carolina……0
South Dakota……0
Tennessee……4
Texas……7
Utah……0
Vermont……0
Virgin Islands ……0
Virginia……4
Washington……5
West Virginia……1
Wisconsin……5
Wyoming……0

URGE OTHER FOLKS TO TAKE ACTION IMMEDIATELY!  Share this link:
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Thanks,

ADAPT
c/o Disability Rights Center of Rochester NY (CDR)
Bruce Darling, Executive Director
bdarling@cdrnys.org
585-546-7510

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