Please join us as we discuss the role of Intermediate Care Facilities in a full continuum of care. The panel will be moderated by Roslyn Leehey, and will feature Rita Winkeler of the Warren G. Murray Center, Terry Lafleur of the Pinecrest Supports and Services Center, with open participation by attendees.

All are invited to attend.

Please click here for the Zoom Link

In May, a collaborative of self-advocates, disability "rights" organizations, the National Disabilty Rights Network, and others  wrote a letter to the Department of Labor calling for the elimination of 14(c) programs and sheltered workshops for people with I/DD and autism. The people who submitted the all appear to work in competitive employment, professional- or university-based advocacy organizations, or are senior management at agencies that receive federal funding. None were among the cohort of individuals who work in, and benefit from, the opportunities offered by sheltered workshops.

In response, VOR submitted a letter in support of these  programs, asking that the DOL clear up the misrepresentations about them and actively support funding them and increasing the number of 14(c) certificates it issues.

On June 20, 2023, the Senate Special Committee on Aging, chaired by Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) convened a panel to "Celebrate Olmstead". The panel clearly misrepresented the Olmstead Decision, and joyfully celebrated their own re-interpretation of the decision.

In response, long-time member of VOR and Arkansas advocate Carole Sherman sent a letter reprimanding the Senate Special Committee for putting on such a presentation that disregards the needs of so many people they are responsible for protecting.