 GOVERNOR CORBETT’S BUDGET ADDRESS The Governor was talking about the importance of ending the Waiting List, and how the visit to Vision for Equality made a big impression:
“I’d like to share with you my experience on a visit I made recently to Vision for Equality, a social service agency in Philadelphia. I met with families who had adult sons and daughters with severe intellectual disabilities….That waiting list is a powerful metaphor for what has gone wrong in our society.”
 Click on the picture to see the video of the budget address. At 12 min Governor Corbett is talking about his visit to Vision for Equality and the importance of ending the Waiting List. |
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 OUR VISION Vision For Equality works tirelessly everyday to look for avenues of support for people with autism and disabilities. Unfortunately, our struggle is far from over. Today over 16,000 people with autism, and other disabilities in Pennsylvania receive no help or guidance allowing them to live a life in the community.
Unless we provide alternative solutions, many of these people will have no option but to be separated from their families and friends, uprooted from their community, and moved to an institution miles away from home. Vision For Equality has worked for, and will continue to work for solutions until we have created One Community For All. |
 ON MAY 17, 2013 VISION FOR EQUALITY HOSTED THE MEXICAN DELEGATION. People from several organizations in Mexico working with people with disabilities are touring the USA. One of the stops on their trip was Vision for Equality. The purpose of the delegation is to learn as much as possible about our system and our successes as well as our challenges. Emilio Pacheco presented to the delegation in Spanish while the English speaking audience used simultaneous translators.
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 ON MAY 8, 2013 THE PA WAITING LIST AND VISION FOR EQUALITY ORGANIZED A HEARING in front of the House Committee on Human Services. It was a very successful, with families and individuals from a cross the state testifying as well as experts in the filed. The responses from the representatives was very positive and now we need to make sure we follow up with them to get the result we would like. Click here to watch one of the videos from the hearing. To see a complete video of the hearing click here.  Kathy Ross and her twin sons Michael and Christoper testifying. |
 HISTORIC LEGISLATION FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION Governor Corbett signed into law yesterday historic legislation to fix Pennsylvania’s broken special education funding and accountability system. House Bill 2 establishes a legislative commission to develop — for the first time in the Commonwealth — a funding formula for special education that uses accurate student counts and addresses actual student needs. “This is historic,” said Rhonda Brownstein, Executive Director of the Education Law Center, one of the lead advocacy groups supporting this legislation. “The commission will outline a much-needed approach for funding special education in Pennsylvania — one that takes into account accurate data and real student needs.” Click here to read more.
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