Category: communication support

Help bring medically necessary Communication Support to your state

Doogri Institute
There are an estimated 1 million autistic adults in California equaling that of the 1-million estimated veterans in the State. 96% of autistic adults are under- or unemployed.
 
Help bring medically necessary #communicationsupport to your state. Help advocate using this fact-sheet.

Autistic Communication Support – 5 year Outcome Report (2014-2019) link to Accessible PDF of the report

February 19, 2021 – @4:59:22 CA State Senate subcommittee 3 on health heard our public comment on #communicationsupport for #autistic adults. FULL 3 MINUTES ON THE RECORD with compliments.

Call to Action on Social Media
New York:
  1. Contact the Acces-VR State Rehabilitation Council (SRC) accessrc@nysed.gov and 518-474-2714 for the Commissioner’s office.
  2. Ask Diane Woodworth accessrc@nysed.gov to place our report on their March calendar with SRC public hearing. Requesting 90 minutes on the agenda with handout. 
  3. Ask Deputy Commissioner Kevin Smith (518) 474-2714 accesadm@mail.nysed.gov to meet with us to discuss our report with Acces-VR

California

  1. Contact your Assemblymember and ask them to co-sponsor the #communicationsupport program for this 2021-2022 budget year.
  2. Email and ask them to prioritize #communicationsupport for #autistic #adults for this 2021-2025 budget!
    Subcommittee 3 on Health and Human Services
    Senator Susan Talamantes Eggman (Chair)
    Senator Melissa A. Melendez
    Senator Richard Pan
    Standing Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review
Pennsylvania…TBA

Virginia…TBA

Texas…TBA
Send email to info@doogri.org if you are able to collaborate in this national and global initiative.