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Hello Folks: Kudos to Ed Crinnion! He outdid himself tonight. It seems as if he has no limit to his selflessness. He set the meeting up (almost) on time. He supplied the snacks and drinks out of his own pocket and provided us with the video presentation that he spent his own money to purchase. And he didn't even put out the donation bottle. This guy needs and deserves a big thank you! Please. . .everyone that was present tonight, drop him a note of thanks at evc@pabia.org. We owe him a debt of gratitude. He continues to go above and beyond the call of duty! Tonight, Ed agreed to have Malin Lowenadler-Shadel facilitate the next meeting of the Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance. And I have it on good authority from Malin, that the next meeting of the PABIA support group will be an action-packed presentation full of powerful, TBI relevant information. Malin has promised (and I am not at liberty to discuss) a nationally renowned, charismatic speaker who will deliver an important message regarding information of consequential significance to every citizen of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania! How is that for giving you what you ask for and more from a "Peer Support" group? Do not let the date of our next meeting slip your mind! If you do, I promise you that you will miss an event that could impact your life and the lives of people you know for years to come. It really is that important! If you have any questions, please contact me at jp@pabia.org, and I'll be pleased to respond as quickly as possible. But I must warn you, this upcoming meeting is one that you do not want to miss! SO BE THERE! Yours in service, John Pistorius ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Subscribe or Unsubscribe From The Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance Electronic News List ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ * TO JOIN THE LIST * ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Send a blank email to: PABIA-NEWS-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@LISTSERV.TBINET.ORG (your Subject: line may say JOIN) ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ * TO BE REMOVED * ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Please remember you may remove yourself from this list (unsubscribe) at any time by sending a blank email to PABIA-NEWS-SIGNOFF-REQUEST@LISTSERV.TBINET.ORG (your Subject: line may say REMOVE) If you know of anyone who would enjoy receiving this publication, please forward this message to them. *********************************************** The PABIA-NEWS mailing list is sponsored by L-Soft international, Inc and powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
Sorry for the late notice folks. This one just came past my desk. I took it out of the original attachment and included it for you within this note. John Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council 1902 Market Street Camp Hill, PA 17011 voice (717) 975-2004 or (888) 250-5175 tty (877) 827-9974 fax (888) 524-9282 email racucpca@parac.org www.parac.org Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council (PaRC) Public Forum To: Persons interested in Vocational Rehabilitation Services for Pennsylvanians with Disabilities Re: Invitation to participate in a Public Forum When: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - 6:00p.m until 8:00p.m. Where Pittsburgh/Allegheny County Team PACareerLink 425 Sixth Avenue Assessment Room - 21st floor Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Phone: (412) 552 - 7100 Why: The PaRC is sponsoring this Public Forum to listen to your comments about the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services and to identify best practices and areas of improvement. This Public Forum will be conducted in a comfortable atmosphere to ensure open communication. If you have recently attended or plan to attend an OVR or BBVS public meeting, you should know that this Forum is different, and is designed to provide you with an opportunity to express your individual concerns. We hope your schedule will permit you to attend. If you are unable to attend yet want to participate, please send us written comments to the following questions: · What experiences with vocational rehabilitation services have worked well for you? · Did those experiences involve the PA Office of Vocational Rehabilitation and or the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services? If so, how? · Were you satisfied/dissatisfied with the service OVR/BBVS provided to you? Please explain. · What experiences with vocational rehabilitation have not worked well for you? · Did those experiences involve OVR/BBVS? If so, how? · How can the delivery of vocational rehabilitation services, either through OVR/BBVS or another provider, be improved? Please send written comments to: PaRC Support Staff 1902 Market Street Camp Hill, PA 17011, or email racucpca@parac.org Next Steps: After the Forum, your comments will be summarized and reviewed by the PA Rehabilitation Council and OVR and will assist in the development of goals and objectives for the State Plan Attachment. Comments will also be used to identify priorities, to improve services, and review policies. Directions to "Pittsburgh/Allegheny County Team PACareerLink" FROM THE WEST Follow I279 (East) (Penn Lincoln Pkwy) into Pittsburgh. Through Ft. Pitt Tunnel. Continue onto Liberty Avenue. Bear right onto Sixth Avenue. Pass Wood Street and Smithfield Street. Regional Enterprise Tower building is on your left, across from Mellon Parking Garage (on your right). FROM THE EAST Follow I376 (West) (Penn Lincoln Pkwy). Continue into Pittsburgh. Exit at ramp to Grant Street. Continue on Grant Street. Turn left on Sixth Avenue. Continue past Wm. Penn Place. Building is on your right, across from Mellon Parking Garage (on your left). FROM THE SOUTH Follow I279 (East) (Penn Lincoln Pkwy) into Pittsburgh. Through Ft. Pitt Tunnel. Continue onto Liberty Avenue. Bear right onto Sixth Avenue. Pass Wood Street and Smithfield Street. Regional Enterprise Tower building is on your left, across from Mellon Parking Garage (on your right). FROM THE NORTH Follow I279 (South), bear left onto I579 (South). Bear right onto Bigelow Blvd. Bear right onto Sixth Avenue. Follow Sixth Avenue past Grant Street, past Wm. Penn Place. Building is on right, across from Mellon Parking Garage (on your left) If you get lost call (412) 552-7100 - Have a safe trip! ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Subscribe or Unsubscribe From The Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance Electronic News List ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ * TO JOIN THE LIST * ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Send a blank email to: PABIA-NEWS-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@LISTSERV.TBINET.ORG (your Subject: line may say JOIN) ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ * TO BE REMOVED * ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Please remember you may remove yourself from this list (unsubscribe) at any time by sending a blank email to PABIA-NEWS-SIGNOFF-REQUEST@LISTSERV.TBINET.ORG (your Subject: line may say REMOVE) If you know of anyone who would enjoy receiving this publication, please forward this message to them. *********************************************** The PABIA-NEWS mailing list is sponsored by L-Soft international, Inc and powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
Hello Folks: This one is important for everyone including anyone who has ever known another person who experienced anything that could be called a disability. Please forward this message to everyone you believe would be interested. "On May 19th, a group of people with Down's syndrome and their supporters disrupted the International Down Syndrome Screening Conference at Regent's College in London. This is the first time people with Down's syndrome have made such a protest and is a major new step in the debate about genetics, eugenics and the rights of disabled people. As a result of the protest, the conference organizers allowed Anya Souza to speak from the platform. Ms. Souza, who is a trustee of the Down Syndrome Association, told the doctors that she opposes Down's syndrome screening and that people with Down's syndrome are people not medical problems." (source references supplied below) In response to the message from which we excerpted the above quotation, Robert Demichelis of the BIAUSA sent a message out Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:11 AM, Subject: I say HURRAY!!! the emergence of a new group of advocates. This is reminiscent of the efforts the founding members of the National Survivor's Council experienced for close to a decade before the NHIF Board finally acquiesced and recognizes our right to participate... and there were so many more: Sherrie, Ken, Maureen, Lucy, Jim, Cheryl, Joe, Theresa, Wayson, Connie, ..... I wonder how the ARC will respond .... In response to Robert's message, Andrea Williams, longtime, well known, National Advocate for people with disabilities (and PA resident) wrote: You are assuming I think that the founders of our movement are generally known and we are not. I can tell you that they are still treating our people this way. Except we have token seats here and there. We are still mostly anonymous and they make great effort to keep us there. Our work, our time, our efforts, our words and others taking credit for them. By keeping ourselves free of heroes of our movement, we have kept ourselves out of the visibility of the disability community at large. We will not succeed until we can have and acknowledge among ourselves our Justin Dart, Bob Kafka, Mark Johnson, Lex Frieden and all the others who have worked so diligently to make change happen. We glorify the professionals, give them chairmanships, podiums for keynote speeches and honors and awards while we talk about the movers and shakers of our community anonymously. I don't disagree with acknowledging them, but not to the exclusion of our people. Sometimes I imagine that we are African American and you get a clear picture in your mind if you do this, of how they talk about us and we are not doing the talking. Can you imagine where the civil rights movement would be if the people who were not African American were sitting at the head of boards, advisory boards and the services and talking about them? I don't care how clever the presentation. It doesn't work. Here in America we track disability as if it is a disease and we have legislation on the books to further this effort as well. Here in PA many of the people are still calling themselves the "brain injured" and the emails go out reading that way. It is horrifying to me. And too, here in PA, where at one time three Vice Presidents of the NHIF and eventually a Chair of the Board emerged from our movement, we have regressed and are still being looked at, surveyed and deciding what more services they can design around us. We need the right services, not more. We know what we need to know. We need to take action. No one can seem to figure out that "noncompliant" means that it is an outcome the individual does not agree with and that is why they do not participate. There are efforts that they do not support and so they do not join in to support it. They label them for that too. They are still trying to fix us and support our families Robert. But unless and until, those who have been making themselves famous and making their living off of our situations can at least share their podiums and spotlights (the higher good would be to turn it over) we will have to make our changes via other avenues. I say hats off to these folks, at least they responded. We never got that luxury, and more often than not, still don't. A lot has changed in some ways, more has not changed. We need community support, full wrap around services, the right to attendant care, housing, self determination and the right to mental health services for the inevitable emotional struggle that brain injury dumps on a person. Our people are still in institutions. Our people are still being kept from the monies and services that are available - the kind that make you independent and a participating member of ones community. We need access to the technology to level the playing field. We have come a long way. We have much further to go. I don't disagree with professionals having the right to promote their agendas, but not while saying that you are an organization that represents people with brain injury. Other disability organizations know the difference between a representative organization and a participant organization. We do not. We need to wake up and smell the roses. Operation: Empowerment happened in 1989, where have we come since the few years of gain that surrounded that event? And were our people given the podium to discuss this? No. Were our people acknowledged? No. They wrote about us like we were a science experiment. It is time to join forces again and move forward and create with us a new generation of empowered leaders. We are overdue. Are you ready to participate in that? Hats off to Anya and hats off to the participants who turned over the mike. Until there is justice for all, Andrea (reprinted with permission from the author) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert Demichelis" > > Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:11 AM > > Subject: I say HURRAY!!! the emergence of a new group of advocate > > > > > > > This is reminiscent of the efforts the founding members of the National > > > Survivor's Council experienced for close to a decade before the NHIF > Board > > > finally acquiesced and recognizes our right to participate... and there > > were > > > so many more: Sherrie, Ken, Maureen, Lucy, Jim, Cheryl, Joe, Theresa, > > > Wayson, Connie, ..... > > > I wonder how the ARC will respond .... > > > > > > source: transition digest: June 10, 2003 > > > > > > > > > Subject: Woman with Down's syndrome tells doctors: "I am a person not a > > > disease." > > > From: "John G. Reiss" > > > Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 08:18:30 -0400 > > > X-Message-Number: 1 > > > > > > People With Down's Syndrome Disrupt Screening Conference > > > Woman with Down's syndrome tells doctors: "I am a person not a disease." > > > > > > On May 19th, a group of people with Down's syndrome and their supporters > > > disrupted the International Down Syndrome Screening Conference at > Regent's > > > College in London. This is the first time people with Down's syndrome > have > > > made such a protest and is a major new step in the debate about > genetics, > > > eugenics and the rights of disabled people. As a result of the protest, > > the > > > conference organisers allowed Anya Souza to speak from the platform. Ms. > > > Souza, who is a trustee of the Down Syndrome Association, told the > doctors > > > that she opposes Down's syndrome screening and that people with Down's > > > syndrome are people not medical problems. > > > > > > The protesters consisted of three people with Down's syndrome, another > > > disabled person with learning disabilities and their families and > > > supporters. They had written to the conference organisers in advance and > > > asked to speak, but were refused by the main organiser, Professor Howard > > > Cuckle. It is unacceptable that doctors discuss better ways of > preventing > > > people with Down's syndrome being born, whilst excluding their voices > from > > > the debate. This runs directly counter to one of the main demands of > > > disabled people: Nothing about us without us. The protesters expect that > > > their action will persuade the conference organisers to ensure a full > > debate > > > at next years conference with proper representation of disabled people > > with > > > learning difficulties. > > > > > > In her speech, entitled Everything you ever wanted to know about Down's > > > syndrome...but never bothered to ask, Anya Souza said: "I can't get rid > of > > > my Down's syndrome. But you can't get rid of my happiness. You can't get > > rid > > > of the happiness I give others either. It's doctors like you that want > to > > > test pregnant women and stop people like me being born." > > > > > > "Together with my family and friends I have fought to prevent my > > separation > > > from normal society. I have fought for my rights. I have the right to a > > job, > > > to services when necessary, to a decent standard of living, to know > about > > my > > > medical problems, to speak my mind, to make choices about my friends, > > > whether to have sex, and so on." > > > > > > "To do this you have to be independent when you grow up and not get > > > separated from society. I may have Down's syndrome, but I am a person > > > first." > > > > > > Kitty Gilbert, who also has Down's syndrome, said: "I enjoyed watching > the > > > conference although I was a bit scared of what the conference people > were > > > saying. I think screening pregnant mothers with Down's syndrome babies > is > > > wrong. They are wanting their offspring to be able to enjoy their world > > > around them and have endless happiness. I for one gave my mum pride and > > joy > > > and I will continue to do so. I think that we should be treated fairly > and > > > equally, not being getting rid off because there is so much more in life > > > that we can do. We are what we are and ask our opinion." > > > > > > >From the Down Syndrome Research Foundation Web site > > >http://dsrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.main > > > Robert Demichelis > > > Legislative Liaison (volunteer) > > > Brain Injury Association of America > > > 105 N. Alfred Street > > > Alexandria, VA. 22314-3010 > > > Phone: 703-236-6000 ext. 119 > > > Fax: 703-236-6001 > > > Email: rdemichelis@biausa.org > > > Web: www.biausa.org > > > > > > The contents of this email message is strictly confidential > > > and is intended for the addressee only. If you have received > > > this message inadvertently, please do not read, copy, forward, > > > or in any way use this document or any files attached. If you > > > are not the intended recipient please delete this message > > > and any attached files from your system, and contact me. > > > > > > The Vision of the Brain Injury Association of America -- A world where > all > > > preventable brain injuries are prevented, all unpreventable brain > injuries > > > are minimized and all individuals who have experienced brain injury > > maximize > > > their quality of life. The mission -- Creating a better future through > > > brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy. Please join > > us. > > > > > > v Contributions make it possible for BIA to create a better future > > > through brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy. You > > can > > > show your appreciation for this service by making a gift to BIA at > > > http://www.biausa.org/Funding.htm. Click "Contributions and Financial > > > Development" to access our secure server donation page. We thank you in > > > advance for your commitment to our mission. Contributions are tax > > > deductible to the extent permitted by law. > > > > > > > > > *********************************************** The PABIA-NEWS mailing list is sponsored by L-Soft international, Inc and powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
Hello everyone, This is a friendly reminder about the upcoming Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance Support Group meeting. Remember to mark your calendar. DATE: July 1, 2003 PLACE: 1323 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh Near Mercy Hospital and AJ Palumbo Center ADMISSION: Free PARKING: Free Parking lot adjacent to the building SPEAKER: Al Condeluci Ph.D., CEO United Cerebral Palsy Association of the Pittsburgh District, Chairperson of the PA Dept. of Health Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board TOPIC: Goals Mission and Purpose of The Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. For the month of July, TBI Advisory Board Chairperson Dr. Al Condeluci, will provide an overview of the goals, purpose, and mission of the PA Statewide TBI Advisory Board. Dr. Condeluci is CEO of his organization, UCP of Pittsburgh, since 1973. UCP has created a family of corporations. He speaks annually to national and international audiences reaching some 15,000 people each year. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about the goals mission and purpose of the TBI Advisory Board, by attending the PABIA's July 1st meeting! Ed Crinnion promises to have an abundance of snacks and sodas. John ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^SUPPORT^~^LINES~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Subscribe or Unsubscribe From The Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance Electronic News List ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ * TO JOIN THE LIST * ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Send a blank email to: PABIA-NEWS-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@LISTSERV.TBINET.ORG (your Subject: line may say JOIN) ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ * TO BE REMOVED * ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Please remember you may remove yourself from this list (unsubscribe) at any time by sending a blank email to PABIA-NEWS-SIGNOFF-REQUEST@LISTSERV.TBINET.ORG (your Subject: line may say REMOVE) If you know of anyone who would enjoy receiving this publication, please forward this message to them. *********************************************** The PABIA-NEWS mailing list is sponsored by L-Soft international, Inc and powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
Hi folks, It came to my attention that I did not include the time of the meeting in the announcement. The meeting will be held 7 PM - 9 PM. John Pistorius *********************************************** The PABIA-NEWS mailing list is sponsored by L-Soft international, Inc and powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
For Immediate Release: June 26, 2003 For MARCH information contact: Marsha Katz 406/544-9504 Nancy Salandra 215/627-7255 Bob Liston 406/544-5137 For RALLY information contact: Bob Kafka 512/431-4085 MEDIA ADVISORY Who: ADAPT, the national grassroots disability rights group What: Free Our People March - 144 miles, "From the Liberty Bell to Capitol Hill" 120 people with disabilities from across the U.S., many using wheelchairs and other mobility aids, will begin the march in Philadelphia, to be joined by an additional 80 people in Baltimore to cover the last half of the march to Washington, D.C., culminating when a planned 20,000 people gather at the Free Our People Rally on Capitol Hill to demand passage of MiCASSA so there will be No More Stolen Lives Where: Beginning with a press conference at the Liberty Bell, in Philadelphia, PA, through Delaware and Maryland, and ending with the rally in Washington, D.C. on Capitol Hill When: September 4-17, 2003-day by day Thursday, September 4 10:00 a.m. Press Conference at Liberty Bell 10.1 miles Market St. to 38th Street, to Baltimore Ave. (Rte.13) Spending the night in Glenolden, PA /Delaware County at First Presbyterian Church Friday, September 5 Travel 16.3 miles on Rt. 13 and Business Rte. 13 Spending the night in Wilmington, DE at Goodwill Saturday, September 6 Travel 9 miles on Rte. 13; Press Conference in Wilmington Sen. Joe Biden invited Spending the night in Wilmington, DE Sunday, September 7 Travel 11 miles on Rte. 13 Spending the night in Bear, Delaware Monday, September 8 Travel 10 miles on Rte. 40 Spending the night in Northeast Maryland at Nazerene Camp Tuesday, September 9 Travel 13 miles on Rte. 40 Spending the night in Harve de Grace, MD Wednesday, September 10 Travel 12 miles on Rte. 40 Spending the night in Aberdeen, MD at Estuary Thursday, September 11 Travel 10.8 miles on Rte. 40 Spending the night in Whitemarsh, MD at Cowenton Friday, September 12 Travel 11.1miles on Rte. 40 Spending the night in Baltimore, MD at Patterson Park Saturday, September 13 Press Conference Inner Harbor Travel 8.7 miles through Inner Harbor Spending the night in Halethorpe, MD Sunday, September 14 Travel 7.5 miles on Rte. 1 Spending the night in Jessup, MD Monday, September 15 Travel 11.8 miles on Rte. 1 Spending the night in Beltsville, MD at St. John's Episcopal Church Tuesday, September 16 Travel 10.0 miles on Rte. 1 Rhode Island Ave. Spending the night in Washington, D.C. at Israel Baptist Church Wednesday, September 17 Travel the last distance to Capitol Hill Rally and press Conference with up to 20,000 people and Sen. Harkin, Sen. Specter, Rep Davis, Rep. Shimkus expected Spending the night in D.C. at Holiday Inn Capitol on C Street Why: Everyday persons with disabilities and people who are aging have their lives "stolen" when they are forced into nursing homes by Medicaid's "institutional bias." Disabled and older Americans, already at risk for forced institutionalization in nursing homes due to this institutional bias in Medicaid, are currently at a sharply increased risk. Budget woes in nearly all states have seen state legislatures slash state budgets, especially the Medicaid programs. Because, under Medicaid, states are not allowed to cut federally mandated services, like nursing homes, first on the budget chopping blocks are the so-called "optional" services, like "home and community based" attendant services and supports. These "optional" services are the ones that help older and disabled Americans stay in their own homes rather than be forced into nursing homes and other institutions. "Optional" services are at additional risk under the proposed Bush budget, which would cap the amounts states spend for optional services while maintaining all currently mandated services (e.g. nursing homes) under Medicaid. While Congress and the states talk about a program-wide "fix", there is no guarantee that home and community based services will be protected, even though every poll on the subject has overwhelmingly underscored the need and desire for home and community based long-term care rather than institutionalization in a nursing home. There is, though, legislation currently in both houses of Congress that guarantees that disabled and older Americans would have a real choice in where they receive their long term care services and supports. That legislation, the Medicaid Community-based Attendant Services and Supports Act, also known as MiCASSA, has been introduced several times, is widely supported by disability and aging groups, and has yet to be passed. ADAPT's Free Our People March and the Free Our People Rally are designed to draw the attention needed to pass MiCASSA in 2003. To make a tax deductible donation to the march for food, water, accessible porta-potties, sunscreen, bug repellant, first aid items, generators, tents, cots, gas for equipment vans, personal assistants/attendants, drivers, and lots more, make checks payable to DIA of PA, Inc.- Free Our People March, 125 South 9th Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA, 19107. http://www.adapt.org http://www.freeourpeople.org JOIN US IN WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR THE FREE OUR PEOPLE RALLY SEPTEMBER 17, 2003 COME WELCOME THE MARCHERS AS THEY ENTER OUR NATION'S CAPITOL SUPPORT MiCASSA! AND JOIN THOUSANDS OF OTHER ADVOCATES AS WE CALL FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS TOGETHER AT THE LARGEST DISABILITY RALLY IN HISTORY! NO MORE STOLEN LIVES!!! FOR MORE INFORMATION on ADAPT visit our website at http://www.adapt.org/ NATIONAL ADAPT MAILING LIST - Adapt MiCASA List ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Subscribe or Unsubscribe From The Pittsburgh Area Brain Injury Alliance Electronic News List ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ * TO JOIN THE LIST * ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Send a blank email to: PABIA-NEWS-SUBSCRIBE-REQUEST@LISTSERV.TBINET.ORG (your Subject: line may say JOIN) ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ * TO BE REMOVED * ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Please remember you may remove yourself from this list (unsubscribe) at any time by sending a blank email to PABIA-NEWS-SIGNOFF-REQUEST@LISTSERV.TBINET.ORG (your Subject: line may say REMOVE) If you know of anyone who would enjoy receiving this publication, please forward this message to them. *********************************************** The PABIA-NEWS mailing list is sponsored by L-Soft international, Inc and powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. 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