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1996 |
Vision For Equality is created when the City of Philadelphia awarded a contract to fulfill a provision in the Embreeville Settlement Agreement. Vision agrees to provide monitoring services utilizing Consumer and Family Satisfaction Teams for people who had left the Embreeville State Center and moved into the community. Vision is also funded to provide Advocacy services to the people of Philadelphia.
Vision is one of the first agencies in the country to develop projects that have families and self-advocates directly monitoring services.
The Pew Foundation awards Vision a grant through 1999 to train and support peer counselors who would help families to address issues stemming from the changeover to the Health Choices System created under Medicaid. |
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1997 |
The Fialkowski Humanitarian Award is established as a posthumous tribute to Leona and Marion Fialkowski, for their steadfast ommitment to revolutionizing the rights of people with mental retardation. |
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| 1998 |
Pennsylvania Waiting List Campaign
The statewide campaign almost single handedly forges the efforts to end the infamous waiting list for services for people with mental retardation in the state. The PA Waiting List Campaign is funded by PA Protection and Advocacy and private donations.
VFE receives a grant from the Philadelphia AIDS Activities Coordinating Office to provide the only HIV/AIDS Prevention training for people with developmental disabilities in the Southeastern Region.
October 16
Philadelphia Alliance Community Service Annual Award presented by the Alliance |
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| 1999 |
Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q)
Like CFST, IM4Q looks at the quality of services from the customer's perspective throughout the State of Pennsylvania.
Awarded a grant to conduct one of 13 pilot projects for independent monitoring of residential services.
May 14
Bruce Yoppi Award presented by Hall Mercer, CMH/MR
SPIN Award - Exemplary Community Service Award |
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| 2000 |
Vision moves to a larger office opening doors to family groups and other organizations.
May 21
Community Services Award presented by COMHAR
June
Family Advisory Committee and Support Group dedicates an award presented by Warren E. Smith |
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| 2001 |
The IM4Q program was expanded, combining the National Core Indicators, a national program with the Independent Monitoring Project.
Reaching Out Award for Improved Child Health in Pennsylvania presented by Special Kids Network
PA Waiting List rallies to support the Waiting List Litigation Sabree v Richmond |
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| 2003 |
PA Waiting List Campaign is awarded a grant to conduct training, Understanding the Mental Retardation System in Pennsylvania throughout the state.
October 1
The Southeast Region honors Estelle B. Richman, Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, and Kevin T. Casey, Deputy Secretary for Mental Retardation |
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| 2004 |
A part of Vision's mission is to bring information as well as opportunity to people with disabilities and their families.
May 11
The PA Waiting List celebrates a victory with the Court of Appeals Decision on Sabree v. Richman
May 19
Current Leader Award presented at the Institute on Disabilities’ 30th Anniversary Celebration |
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| 2006 |
October 5
Vision for EQuality celebrated its 10 years of service to the community. Please click here for our Directors' letter. |
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