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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20191005T080000
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SUMMARY:DRTx Board Meeting - Fall 2019
DESCRIPTION:Our board of directors meets quarterly to review financial reports\, agency performance\, PAIMI program updates\, appeals\, public comments\, and other overarching issues impacting the agency.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/drtx-board-meeting-fall-2019/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190727
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190728
DTSTAMP:20260510T091344
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SUMMARY:DRTx Board Meeting - Summer 2019
DESCRIPTION:Our board of directors meets quarterly to review financial reports\, agency performance\, PAIMI program updates\, appeals\, public comments\, and other overarching issues impacting the agency. \nThis meeting is a 90-minute session by teleconference.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/drtx-board-meeting-summer-2019/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190726
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190727
DTSTAMP:20260510T091344
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SUMMARY:ADA 29th Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law in 1990. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life\, including jobs\, schools\, transportation\, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race\, color\, sex\, national origin\, age\, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations\, employment\, transportation\, state and local government services\, and telecommunications. The ADA is divided into five titles (or sections) that relate to different areas of public life. \nIn 2008\, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) was signed into law and became effective on January 1\, 2009. The ADAAA made a number of significant changes to the definition of “disability.” The changes in the definition of disability in the ADAAA apply to all titles of the ADA\, including Title I (employment practices of private employers with 15 or more employees\, state and local governments\, employment agencies\, labor unions\, agents of the employer and joint management labor committees); Title II (programs and activities of state and local government entities); and Title III (private entities that are considered places of public accommodation).
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/ada-29th-anniversary/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190716T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190716T120000
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SUMMARY:Kick Off Event/Registrar Training for National Disability Voters Registration Week
DESCRIPTION:This press conference and public event on July 16 at 10:00 a.m. at the DRTx Austin offices is our official kickoff to National Disability Voters Registration Week (July 16-19). It’s a time when the country focuses on the importance of people with disabilities registering to vote so they can participate in important upcoming federal\, state\, and local elections. \nNow more than any other time in memory: \n\nElected leaders and political candidates are recognizing more than 4 MILLION Texans with disabilities—from birth to advanced age—as a powerful\, important constituency.\nIssues important to people with disabilities must be part of the platform for any candidate running for public office.\n\nTexans with disabilities CAN have an impact on the outcome of state and local elections. But to vote\, you MUST register! \nWe’ll start at 10:00 am with a line-up of special guest speakers\, followed at 10:45 am by free Volunteer Deputy Registrar Training for those who want to help out at the polls. Lunch will be served when the training concludes at 12 noon. \n 
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/kick-off-event-and-registrar-training-for-national-disability-voters-registration-week/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190716
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190721
DTSTAMP:20260510T091344
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SUMMARY:National Disability Voter Registration Week
DESCRIPTION:There are approximately 57 million Americans with disabilities representing 15% of the total voting population. \nHowever\, in the 2012 election: \n\n57.2% of people with disabilities DID NOT VOTE!\n30% of people with disabilities said they wanted to vote but were unable to\, for various reasons.\n72% of polling places WERE NOT ACCESSIBLE!\n\nVoter registration drives are a great way to promote community involvement and civic participation across the country. There are many issues that American are passionate about ie- education\, transportation\, healthcare etc. The first step\, is to help your community get registered to vote! \nThe REV UP Campaign coordinates National Disability Voter Registration Week (NDVRW) each year on the third week of July to increase the political power of people with disabilities while also engaging candidates and the media to recognize the disability community. REV UP stands for Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power! \nLearn more about how you can get involved to make the disability vote count.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/national-disability-voter-registration-week/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190622
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190623
DTSTAMP:20260510T091344
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SUMMARY:Olmstead Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:Olmstead v. LC\, is the name of an important civil rights decision for people with disabilities in our country’s history. This 1999 United States Supreme Court decision was based on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Supreme Court held that people with disabilities have a qualified right to receive state funded supports and services in the community rather than institutions when the following three part test is met: \n\nthe person’s treatment professionals determine that community supports are appropriate;\nthe person does not object to living in the community; and\nthe provision of services in the community would be a reasonable accommodation when balanced with other similarly situated individuals with disabilities.\n\nEven years after this court decision\, many people are still being held in nursing homes who qualify to live in the community. In Texas\, that number is estimated to be 3\,600 people. Disability Rights Texas and other organizations continue to work to identify individuals in this situation and move them to the community.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/olmstead-anniversary/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190501
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190601
DTSTAMP:20260510T091344
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SUMMARY:Mental Health Awareness Month
DESCRIPTION:Protecting the rights of people with mental illness is a priority for Disability Rights Texas. Follow us on Facebook\, Twitter and Instagram this month as we talk about the work we do in this area and dispel common myths associated with mental illness.
URL:https://disabilityrightstx.org/en/event/mental-health-awareness-month/
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