People with disabilities, immigrants, and other marginalized groups face potentially significant changes in federal policy and funding for services and health care.

Join Disability Voices United and expert panelists to discuss the challenges ahead and explore actionable strategies to ensure that our voices are heard and our rights are safeguarded.

• Alison Barkoff, Director, Hirsch Health Law & Policy Program, GW University, former Asst Sec. for Aging, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services, & Dir., Admin. on Community Living
• Zoe Brennan-Krohn, Director, Disability Rights Program, ACLU
• Benyamin Chao, Health & Public Benefits Policy Manager, CA Immigrant Policy Center
• Nick Melvoin, Member, Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education
• Congressman Raul Ruiz, Representing Coachella Valley, Emergency Room Doctor
• Diana Ugalde Lara, Self-advocate with cerebral palsy
• Kim McCoy Wade, Senior Advisor on Aging, Disability, and Alzheimer’s, Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom
• Amy Westling, Executive Director, Association of Regional Center Agencies

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Motivos para preocuparse: El impacto de las elecciones para las personas con discapacidades

Jueves, 5 de diciembre de 2024
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. (PT) via Zoom

Se proporciona interpretación en español.

Las personas con discapacidades, los inmigrantes y otros grupos marginados se enfrentan la posibilidad de que se produzcan cambios significativos en la legislación federal y en la financiación de los servicios y la atención médica.

Unase a Disability Voices United y a expertos panelistas para debatir los retos que se presentan y explorar estrategias prácticas para garantizar que se escuchen nuestras voces y se protejan nuestros derechos.

• Alison Barkoff, Hirsch Health Law & Policy Program, GW University, ex Subsecretaria de Aging, U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services, y Dir., Administration on Community Living
• Zoe Brennan-Krohn, Directora, Disability Rights Program, ACLU
• Benyamin Chao, Gerente de Health & Public Benefits Policy, CA Immigrant Policy Center
• Nick Melvoin, Miembro, Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education
• Congressman Raul Ruiz, representante del Valle de Coachella, Doctor Médico de Emergencia
• Diana Ugalde Lara, Autogestora con cerebral palsy
• Kim McCoy Wade, Consejero Principal sobre Aging, Disability, and Alzheimer’s, Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom
• Amy Westling, Directora Ejecutivo, Association of Regional Center Agencies

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