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March 3, 2020: National Disability Rights Call To Actionhttps://disasterstrategies.org/national-disability-rights-call-to-action/

March 5, 2021: National Call To Action: A Year Laterhttps://disasterstrategies.org/national-call-to-action-a-year-later/

Email The Partnership at directors@disasterstrategies.org to join us when you can and are able for community-wide Daily COVID-19 Disability Rights Calls - each and every day at 6pm ET

Some data and estimates on people living in congregate settings in the US: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MKXjJIoPcnQ3F_3zYEHm27hEjX-FZX3C/view?usp=sharing

June 2020 Call to governors: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16W_9RMelQ7PetuuAEFyDjCeoq5e8c8uu/view?usp=sharing

SILVER proposal https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OBXl9FQxcAVIeuKtgs9BIdNgNo1lZHHb6I62ZmHc9zM/edit?usp=sharing

Hi yes just preparing it now!

CMS facilities vaccination data by state, average% of residents and staff vaccinations. You can look up data by facility also and I can share the larger file with Elissa maybe to send out attendees? Not sure how to share the actual file.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JUfxIQUQHpYWcL0F13gE1BrnDZRY3pEy/view?usp=sharing

After looking up Bira's vaccination rates it looks like only 41% of facility staff are vaccinated as of 6/27/21

opps...Bria of Forrest Edge.

If folks want data for specific facilities or zip codes I can pull that. either ask here or email: Lillie.greiman@umontana.edu

I have another meeting and will have to hop off. This is so powerful and important. If folks are interested in accessing or using data related to COVID and people with disabilities in congregate settings please email disdata@mso.umt.edu

NCD: Preserving Our Freedom: Ending Institutionalization of People with Disabilities During and After Disastershttps://ncd.gov/sites/default/files/NCD_Preserving_Our_Freedom_508.pdf

The Partnership’s InfoGraphic: Life Saving and Life Sustaining Actions Needed Immediatelyhttps://disasterstrategies.org/life-saving-and-life-sustainingactions-needed-immediately/

Report: Failures in COVID-19 Response Harm People with Disabilities and Older Adults*A report from our Daily COVID-19 Disability Rights calls from Feb 28 - July 31, 2020*https://mcusercontent.com/ee4ede4e4b843b579fff1fd86/files/096d6a82-0958-43f7-b86b-733142c98100/The_Partnership_Report_COVID_19_and_Disability_Rights_Calls_Feb._July.pdf?fbclid=IwAR0q1HVD5Or97y-hsDDxg8Z0JfEn3SeULH8IYLwbX_jD5vRWzxGus_JSK3o

More about The Partnership on our website: https://disasterstrategies.org/Connect with us at Directors@disasterstrategies.org

Link to COVID-19 Health Equity Task Force website: https://www.minorityhealth.hhs.gov/omh/browse.aspx?lvl=2&lvlid=100

Please add to our agenda this year that there are emergencies that strike some groups of pw/ds but not the rest of the population. I'm thinking specifically of smoke that hangs over the southwest every year. It's an emergency, although it is not declared as such by our governors.

Letter submitted to CMS re HCBS in ARP: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u_l4oubi5pK6S_fEtGgN5xlhts1CCKOb/view?usp=sharing

In case it's useful, ACL did a blog summarizing the highlights from this letter: https://acl.gov/news-and-events/acl-blog/acl-policy-update-american-rescue-plans-additional-funding-medicaid-hcbs

Although we are running short on time - if you have a question please raise your hand (bottom of menu bar) or press *9 if you are on your phone. We will try to get to all questions.

Becky Tosado would like to speak.

I really want to thank Marcie, APRIL and all other organizers and thank the speakers, especially Melissa and Ebony.

Very Good Meeting...Thanks!