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October 22, 2009 
The Olmstead Initiatives
Gardner Auditorium
State House
Friday October 30, 2009 1:00 PM
Welcoming Remarks
John Winske, President. Disability Policy Consortium
Ann Hartstein, Secretary, Executive Office Of Elder Affairs
Dr. Jean McGuire, Assistant Secretary, EOHHS,
Office of Disability Policy and Programs
Commissioner Heidi Reed, Mass. Commission for Deaf & Hard of Hearing
Commissioner Charles Carr, Mass. Rehabilitation Commission
Commissioner Janet Labreck, Mass. Commission for the Blind
Progress on the Olmstead Plan: Dr. Jean McGuire (Power Point)
Scheduled Testimony:
Joanne Miller, BCIL A Personal Recollection on Escaping a Facility
Ines X – Private Health Insurance Pitfalls
Cheryl Sullivan, Huntington’s Disease Association Divorce as a Health Care Tool
James McCarthy, Haverhill Clubhouse Clubhouses as a Lifeline
Pat Ryan, Options Federal State Income Calculations and their Impact on People
Rebecca Gutman, 1199SEIU PCA Improvement Act and Worker Improvements
Gail Rosensweig , NAMI Middlesex and Elm Brook Place PCA Waiver for Mental Health
Cathy Levin, National Empowerment Center Peer Run Respites Alternatives
Robyn Powell, DPC Employment of People With Disabilities in Human Services
Brenda Rogers, Abbey Road Home Care Impact of Service Cuts on Small Agencies
Sharon Jackson, Homemaker & Lauren Jacobs, Consumer
Why Homemaker Services are Important
Dale Mitchell, Ethos, LGBT Task Force Aging Rebalancing and Equal Access
Dennis Heaphy DPC & Ken MacDonald CommonHealth Marriage Tax
Robert Aponte, resident, New England Homes I want a role in the Community
Rochell Sugarman, Old Colony Elderly Services Spouse as Caregiver
Phil Zukas, Employment Now Coalition Employment: an Important Part of Olmstead
Open Microphone
The Open Mic will allow people to present testimony and the featured guests an opportunity to exchange thoughts with everyone.
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