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Sent to all CCI grad students: This morning, the Commission on Disability website will be launching at cfd.utk.edu<http://cfd.utk.edu/>. Also, the Tennessee legislature will be passing a proclamation honoring disability advocacy: _____________________ A resolution to honor the importance of advocacy in the lives of Tennesseans with disabilities and in improving access to equal opportunities across the state of Tennessee. WHEREAS, there are approximately 1.6 million Tennesseans with disabilities; and WHEREAS, disability can bring with it unique challenges in the day-to-day life of the person experiencing it; and WHEREAS, individuals with disabilities experience barriers to accessing the same education, housing, transportation, and health care as their peers; and WHEREAS, individual advocacy can be a powerful tool for Tennesseans with disabilities to break down barriers to equity; and WHEREAS, collective advocacy can bring about great social and political change such as the passage of the civil rights legislation the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Tennessee Disability Act; and BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE CONCURRING, that we honor March 11th, 2021 as Disability Advocacy Day. List of TDC Achievements: Katie Beckett Program Autism Equity Act TN Family Support Program Tennessee Autism Council STEP UP Scholarship Expanding home-and community-based services Nurse delegation of health maintenance tasks Claire’s Law (hearing aids for kids) Concussion management protocol in schools Support for aging caregivers Protecting student rights Service animal protections Fair housing Protecting individual rights in deinstitutionalization Disability Vote Alliance Personal assistance licensure Modernizing state laws on mental health and developmental disabilities Tennessee Disability Act Supporting and licensing medication administration in the community Ensuring accessibility in Legislative Plaza and the Cordell Hull building Limiting institutional care Open Doors Home Health Care Act Lane v. State of TN – equal access to justice Prohibiting employment discrimination Protecting and expanding access to Medicaid _______________________________ Not all disabilities are obvious. Be kind. 🙂 Best, Margaret Margaret Taylor [log in to unmask] | Mobile Office Number 865-974-6651 ________________________________ From: Kupritz, Virginia W <[log in to unmask]> ________________________________ From: Deans Directors Department Heads <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 5:41 PM [https://emma-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/yibfb/ac23353f071855360ad967e4496e7899/Diversity-_-Engagement---HorizLeftLogo-_RGB__emma_email_header.png] Division of Diversity and Engagement [https://emma-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/yibfb/4e9f97bcd34c5e1c03fa02092c231362/25156246_UT_Disability_Advocacy_Day_Zoom_Bkgd_FINAL.jpg] Tennessee Disability Advocacy Day: Thursday, March 11th Hello Campus Leaders, Hello Campuswide DEI community, On Thursday the 11th, please join the Chancellor’s Commission for Disability in support of Tennessee Disability Advocacy Day<https://www.tndisability.org/disability-advocacy-day>. The Tennessee legislature will be passing a proclamation honoring disability advocacy<https://www.tndisability.org/disability-advocacy-day-proclamation>. On Thursday morning, the Commission on Disability website will be launching at cfd.utk.edu<http://cfd.utk.edu/>. Visit and download a “Light Up Blue” Zoom background to show your solidarity with the disability community! If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Co-Chairs, Dr. Rob Spirko<http:[log in to unmask]> and Jill Malolepszy<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or our GRA, Addie Welch<mailto:[log in to unmask]>.