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November 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Join us for Giving Tuesday next week!

EmailTemplate-Responsive November 30th is #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving. One day a year, nonprofits of all sizes ask folks to donate and support their causes as a part of the holiday season. Your support last #GivingTuesday and all through this year helped us continue our …

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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]

November 19, 2021 at 8:00 PM

A little thank you

From your friends at CMCA CMCA Connection a monthly update focused on empowerment, strength, and resilience.  November 2021     Dear John,   We hop…

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November 19, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Final day of the ASAN 2021 Gala

EmailTemplate-Responsive Thank you for joining us for the final day of the ASAN gala! Thank you for joining us for the final day of the ASAN gala! Here’s today’s schedule: Friday, November 19 2:00PM–3:30PM Panel 3: Racial Disparities in Community Living Emergencies like hurricanes …

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November 19, 2021 at 3:37 PM

House Passes Largest-Ever Federal Investment in HCBS

EmailTemplate-Responsive This morning, the House passed the Build Back Better Act. This bill includes the largest-ever federal investment in home- and community-based services (HCBS) to date -- $150 billion for better access to services, better pay for workers, and better quality services. …

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November 18, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Thursday at the ASAN 2021 Gala

EmailTemplate-Responsive Welcome to the second day of the ASAN Gala! Welcome to the second day of the ASAN Gala! We’re so glad you decided to join us for today’s activities. Make sure to use the hashtag #ASANGala if you decide to livetweet, so you can share your thoughts with the ot…

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November 17, 2021 at 5:01 PM

Welcome to the ASAN 2021 Gala!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Today is the first day of our gala! We’re so excited to kick off our virtual celebration of self advocacy. Today is the first day of our gala! We’re so excited to kick off our virtual celebration of self advocacy. Here’s the schedule for today: Wednesday, N…

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November 16, 2021 at 9:00 PM

🎉 Don’t miss out! Our 2021 Gala starts tomorrow 🎉

EmailTemplate-Responsive We’re just a day away from the special virtual edition of our annual celebration and fundraising event! We hope you’re as excited as we are. To make sure you have an idea of what’s coming up, and to give you links to all programming ahead of time, we are sending you an o…

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November 16, 2021 at 3:01 PM

#CareCantWait — Call your members of Congress today!

EmailTemplate-Responsive We’re still waiting for Congress to expand home-and community-based services through the COVID-19 reconciliation bill — so let’s make our voices heard! As weeks go by without action, we have to let Congress know that they must deliver on their promises and make sure our …

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November 15, 2021 at 9:00 PM

Announcing ASAN’s Equity Plan

EmailTemplate-Responsive Since the beginning of 2020, ASAN has been engaged in a formal process to examine our internal structures and practices, and develop a plan to embed equity and racial justice in our work and organizational culture. We are excited to be able to share this pl…

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November 10, 2021 at 9:01 PM

📅 Mark your calendars — ASAN’s gala is one week away! 📅

EmailTemplate-Responsive Our gala is just one week away, and we’re excited to share it with you and disability community members and allies from across the country and around the world! Our gala is just one week away, and we’re excited to share it with you and disability community m…

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November 5, 2021 at 9:34 PM

Action Alert: Share your ideas for autism research!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Autism research often focuses on what non-autistic people think is important. While self-advocates have been calling for more research that could materially improve the lives of autistic people, research funding on autism still disproportionately focuses on…

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November 4, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Announcing our panelists! Join ASAN’s gala November 17th-19th!

EmailTemplate-Responsive We’re happy to announce the panelists who will be joining us for our panels on AAC users in films, racial disparities in public health, and racial disparities in community living. Join us for a special virtual edition of our annual celebration and fundraisin…

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November 2, 2021 at 8:01 PM

ACTION ALERT: The House votes soon on HCBS!

EmailTemplate-Responsive The time to act is now! The House is preparing to vote on the COVID recovery bill. The time to act is now! The House is preparing to vote on the COVID recovery bill. Thanks to your advocacy, the bill includes $150 billion for home- and community-based servi…

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October 28, 2021 at 8:03 PM

Announcing the awardees! Get your tickets today!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us for a special virtual edition of our annual celebration and fundraising event from November 17th through 19th. We’re so excited to share the gala with disability community members and allies from across the country and around the world, who usually wouldn’t be ab…

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October 27, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Keep calling for HCBS! Join us for a call-in TOMORROW

EmailTemplate-Responsive As negotiations are wrapping up on the latest COVID-19 reconciliation bill, we are hopeful and cautious. Thanks to your advocacy, it’s looking more and more likely that this next bill will include home- and community-based services (HCBS). But there is still the danger t…

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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]

October 27, 2021 at 6:30 PM

You have an unwatched personal video from Central Missouri Community Action

You have an unwatched personal video from Central Missouri Community Action     Hi John! It’s Cheryl here at Central Missouri Community Action. Your support means so much that I wanted to send something special. I hope you’ll watch this video message I made just for you.Sincerel…

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  Autistic Self Advocacy Network · [email protected]

October 19, 2021 at 8:00 PM

ACTION ALERT: Your advocacy for HCBS is working — keep it up!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Many people with disabilities rely on home- and community-based services to stay in our communities and out of congregate settings where cases of COVID-19 have continued to rise, but HCBS remain underfunded. We’ve been making calls, sending emails, and spreading the word…

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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]

October 14, 2021 at 2:00 PM

5 Things You Want to Know

Here's the latest news from CMCA! CMCA Connection a monthly update focused on empowerment, strength, and resilience.  October 2021 Dear John, On Friday, October 1…

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October 12, 2021 at 9:15 PM

#CareCantWait – Congress must include funding for HCBS!

EmailTemplate-Responsive "When people like me live in the community, we live longer and have better health care outcomes...I found self-direction to be very empowering. It's also one of the safest models with COVID-19." – N, Maryland   Care advocates from across the country held a …

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October 7, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Check out our new toolkit about community services!

EmailTemplate-Responsive In 1993, Roland Johnson, one of the founders of Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered, gave a famous speech called “Who’s in Control?” In this speech, Johnson talked about how people with disabilities — not our service providers or staff — need to have control …

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October 6, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Join us for films created by AAC users at ASAN’s 2021 Gala!

EmailTemplate-Responsive October is Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) Acceptance Month and we are thrilled to announce our Gala film screening, sponsored by Anthem! This year’s films center the perspectives and advocacy of AAC users. Join us for a special virtual edit…

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October 5, 2021 at 8:01 PM

FWD: ACTION ALERT: #HCBSCantWait — call your members of Congress now to demand HCBS funding!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Home- and community-based services (HCBS) are key for so many disabled people to live in the community — but Congress is on the urge of abandoning this critical disability community priority. We need our members of Congress to step up and prioritize at leas…

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September 30, 2021 at 8:02 PM

🍁 ASAN September Update 🍁

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this September! ASAN September Newsletter Dear friends, As we see seasonal coffees become available and the leaves start to turn color, fall is truly h…

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September 28, 2021 at 9:03 PM

ACTION ALERT: Can we count on you to call for HCBS?

EmailTemplate-Responsive The COVID-19 pandemic made it all too clear how dangerous institutions are for people with disabilities. Expanding home- and community-based services (HCBS) would ensure that disabled people can live in our communities while also getting the services and su…

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September 23, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Announcing our Master of Ceremonies! Join ASAN’s gala November 17th-19th

EmailTemplate-Responsive Join us for a special virtual edition of our annual celebration and fundraising event from Wednesday, November 17th through Friday, November 19th. We’re so excited to share the gala with disability community members and allies from across the country and around the world…

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September 22, 2021 at 8:00 PM

ASAN, DREDF File Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Reproductive Health Case

EmailTemplate-Responsive On Monday, ASAN and the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) filed an amicus brief in a Supreme Court case about reproductive choice. An amicus brief is a way for people who aren’t participating in a lawsuit to tell a court what decision it …

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September 21, 2021 at 8:00 PM

ACTION ALERT: Keep calling to let Congress know #CareCantWait!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Thank you for all of your calls, emails and tweets last week, letting our elected officials know that #CareCantWait! Now we need to keep up the pressure to make sure disabled people can get the services we need. The pandemic’s disproportionate impact on peo…

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September 15, 2021 at 7:44 PM

New resources on disability and reproductive rights

EmailTemplate-Responsive We are proud to have joined the National Partnership for Women & Families in creating four new reports on disability and reproductive rights. Everyone has the right to make their own informed decisions about sex, health care, and parenting — but disable…

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September 14, 2021 at 2:01 PM

FWD: Congress needs to hear from YOU — call today for HCBS!

EmailTemplate-Responsive For months, we’ve been calling on Congress to pass a COVID-19 relief bill that includes robust funding for home- and community-based services (HCBS). During the COVID-19 pandemic, community services are more crucial than ever. Underfunding HCBS can leave pe…

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September 13, 2021 at 8:01 PM

Join our call-in for community services TOMORROW!

EmailTemplate-Responsive This week, the House is finalizing the contents of the next COVID recovery package. Congressional leaders and President Biden have committed to significant funding for home and community-based services — but as negotiations wrap up, there’s a chance the dis…

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September 13, 2021 at 2:00 PM

🗳 Your vote is your voice! Make sure you’re registered today! 🗳

EmailTemplate-Responsive It’s National Disability Voter Registration Week! Everything from education funding to curb cuts to health care is affected by public policies, and voting is a hugely important way to have a say in those policies. That’s why it’s so important that all peopl…

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September 10, 2021 at 8:10 PM

ASAN Commends FDA’s Move to Appeal Judge Rotenberg Center Ruling

EmailTemplate-Responsive ASAN is pleased that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed an appeal to a court ruling that would enable the Judge Rotenberg Center to continue using skin shocks on disabled people.    In 2020, the FDA banned the use of skin shock devices on peop…

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September 9, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Save the date(s)! Our annual gala is coming up in November!

EmailTemplate-Responsive All aboard! Join us for this year’s virtual gala, featuring events and activities spread across three evenings instead of just one. Our first virtual gala last year was a roaring success -- having it online means more people can join in, and we hope you wi…

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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]

August 31, 2021 at 10:00 PM

Food or diapers - why choose?

ome families have to decide between basic essentials such as food and diapers. www.cmca.us John    Everyone knows how critical diapers are to the well-being of a baby. Babies genera…

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August 31, 2021 at 8:01 PM

🏖️ ASAN August Update 🏖️

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this August! ASAN August Newsletter Dear friends, As #WeActAugust winds down, we wanted to thank you for choosing to take action and fight for disabled…

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August 24, 2021 at 8:02 PM

ACTION AUGUST: We owe it to our community to finish strong.

EmailTemplate-Responsive The month is drawing to a close, but our fight is not. We’ve been updating you all month about the most pressing issues affecting our community and how you can take action. Each action is just a few clicks away. We need you to make those clicks, take your p…

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August 17, 2021 at 8:00 PM

ACTION AUGUST is still going strong, and so are we!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Welcome to week three of Action August! We’re keeping up the fight on five critical issues for the disability community. Join some or all of these important email campaigns and make your voice heard -- with no need to use the phone! Get involved in grassro…

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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]

August 12, 2021 at 9:00 PM

5 Things You Want to Know

Here's the latest news from CMCA!   Dear John,   Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. —Margaret Mead   Throughout our 56 ye…

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August 10, 2021 at 8:00 PM

ACTION AUGUST: Keep it going!

EmailTemplate-Responsive We’re one week into Action August! You’ve been doing great work so far making yourself heard. Keep up the good work with these opportunities for advocacy, and be sure to stay in touch by joining the Facebook event here.   This Action August, you can take pa…

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August 2, 2021 at 3:00 PM

It's Action August and we need your advocacy!

EmailTemplate-Responsive This month is Action August! There are so many important issues you can take action on this month, and best of all—you don’t have to make a single phone call! Read on to learn about all of the opportunities for advocacy during Action August. #StopTheShock…

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July 30, 2021 at 8:01 PM

🌴 ASAN July Update 🌴

Newsletter 6 w members Check out what we've been up to this July! ASAN July Newsletter Dear friends, This has been a busy month for ASAN, full of advocacy and new resources to share. We celebrated the 31st …

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July 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Fwd: Join us TODAY to support the Better Care, Better Jobs Act!

The disability community hasn’t been a priority of economic recovery in COVID relief legislation, but we’re about to change that. Join our call-in today to demand the passing of the Better Care, Better Jobs Act!   31 years after the ADA was signe…

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July 28, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Uphold the promise of the ADA with our new guide to accessible writing

EmailTemplate-Responsive This week marks the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act—and what better way to celebrate than to make your writing more accessible? Our newest toolkit will help you write in Easy Read, an accessible format that uses images and easy-to-un…

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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]

July 27, 2021 at 7:30 PM

Art, food, fun and you

Join CMCA at Tigers on the Prowl, Sept. 14   Tigers on the Prowl 2021 Tuesday, September 14, 2021 | 5:30-8:30 PM Holiday Inn Executive Center, 2200 I-70 DR. SW, Columbia, MO  Dear John    Joi…

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July 26, 2021 at 8:00 PM

🏠 Action Alert: Join our week of action for community living! 🏠

EmailTemplate-Responsive The COVID-19 pandemic exposed many of the dangers of institutionalization. Expanding home- and community-based services (HCBS) would ensure that disabled people can live in our communities while also getting the services and supports we need to thrive. To e…

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July 23, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Action Alert: grassroots efforts to #StopTheShock

EmailTemplate-Responsive All of us were stunned and outraged when earlier this month, a federal appeals court overturned the FDA’s ban on electric shock devices used at the Judge Rotenberg Center. As long as the residents of the JRC, most of whom are disabled people of color, are i…

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  Cheryl Unterschutz · [email protected]

July 21, 2021 at 6:15 PM

What is "Two Chairs and Some Potted Plants"?

What is "Two Chairs and Some Potted Plants"?   Hi John! It’s Cheryl here at Central Missouri Community Action. Do you know what "Two Chairs and Some Potted Plants is?" Curious about the programs we offer here at CMCA? Take a moment to watch this video made just for you to learn …

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July 16, 2021 at 3:30 PM

5 Things You Want to Know

CMCA monthly update   Dear John, col·lab·o·ra·tion - the action of working with someone to produce or create something.   When you think of Central Missouri Community Action, we hope the word collaboration comes to mi…

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July 13, 2021 at 8:00 PM

Fwd: Keep up the great work to support real work for real pay!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Thank you for continuing to take action on ending the subminimum wage for people with disabilities. You’ve contacted your elected officials — now, we need to keep up the pressure.   Continuing to show that our community supports TCIEA is critical to making …

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July 7, 2021 at 7:16 PM

Autism Research: Nothing About Us, Without Us!

EmailTemplate-Responsive Today, the new membership of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) was announced. The IACC is a committee that advises the federal government on autism issues and oversees federal autism research spending. Since its creation, ASAN has called …

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