NCIL Legislative Priority Survey: 112th United States Congress (2011-2013)
Take the survey: http://www.ncil.org/news/2011legislativesurvey.html.
Soon a new year will be upon us and with it a new United States Congress. The new 112th Congress (2011-2013) brings with it new and renewed opportunities to advance and expand the Independent Living Movement, including restoration of our civil rights and reduction of employment disincentives through SSI. Though NCIL will always advocate for increased funding and awareness for the Independent Living Community, these advocacy efforts require a great amount of time, money, and resources. In order to focus our resources on the areas of greatest need to our members and the Independent Living Community, we have developed the NCIL Legislative Priorities Survey.
This survey consists of three sections; the first section is for demographic data collection and will be used to determine differences in needs for members within different regions of the United States. The second and third sections ask you to provide feedback as to which legislative areas have the greatest need for NCIL's attention and advocacy efforts. Please take the time to fill out the NCIL 2011-2013 Legislative Survey and help guide our efforts over the next US congressional session.
Thank You,
Dan Kessler, President
National Council on Independent Living
Deadline: November 12, 2010
If you would prefer a hard copy of this survey or have questions, please contact Austin Walker (austin@ncil.org) or Lacy Pittman (lacy@ncil.org) or call 202-207-0334. A text-only survey is attached to this email.
NCIL: Celebrating 25 Years of Independent Living
NCIL Legislative Priority Survey: 112th United States Congress (2011-2013)
Soon a new year will be upon us and with it a new United States Congress. The new 112th Congress (2011-2013) brings with it new and renewed opportunities to advance and expand the Independent Living Movement, including restoration of our civil rights and reduction of employment disincentives through SSI. Though NCIL will always advocate for increased funding and awareness for the Independent Living Community, these advocacy efforts require a great amount of time, money, and resources. In order to focus our resources on the areas of greatest need to our members and the Independent Living Community, we have developed the NCIL Legislative Priorities Survey.
This survey consists of three sections; the first section is for demographic data collection and will be used to determine differences in needs for members within different regions of the United States. The second and third sections ask you to provide feedback as to which legislative areas have the greatest need for NCIL's attention and advocacy efforts. Please take the time to fill out the NCIL 2011-2013 Legislative Survey and help guide our efforts over the next US congressional session.
Thank You,
Dan Kessler, President
National Council on Independent Living
If you have questions regarding this survey, please contact Austin Walker (austin@ncil.org) or Lacy Pittman (lacy@ncil.org) or call 202-207-0334.
Instructions: Please place an "x" next to your responses to each question. Please ensure that the response you intended is apparent, this will help make sure we count all of your selections. After you have completed the survey please send it to:
NCIL
Attn: Austin Walker
1710 Rhode Island Ave, Fifth Floor
Washington, D.C. 20036
Email: austin@ncil.org
Fax: 202-207-0341
SECTION I: Demographics
Name of individual NCIL member or member organization (Optional):
Respondent Type (Choose Only One):
-SILC
-CIL
-Individual
-Other Agency / Organization (Please Specify):
What is the state you reside (individuals) in or serve (organizations)?
What type of population do you reside in or serve (Select All That Apply)?
-Rural
-Suburban
-Metropolitan
SECTION II: Priorities for 2011-2013 Legislative Session
For each of the following topics please mark each as a being high, moderate, or low priority to indicate the amount of attention NCIL should spend on the topic in the upcoming 112th Congress 2011-2013. If you believe the topic should not be a focus of NCIL's upcoming activities then please mark NO Priority. Please provide a response to all topics presented. If you have further comments or need to elaborate on a topic please refer to SECTION III.
If you are uncertain about a topic, please round up to the higher priority of the ones you were considering. For example, if you are deciding between marking moderate versus low priority for any topic, then mark moderate.
1. Rehabilitation Act (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
1a. Reauthorization of Rehabilitation Act
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
1b. Adoption and Funding of 5th core service (Deinstitutionalization)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
1c. Creation of an Independent Living Administration to oversee the independent living program rather than RSA
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
1d. Adoption of Standards and Indicators for SILCs
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
2. Civil Rights / Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
2a. ADA Enforcement
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
2b. Violence and Abuse
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
2c. Mental Health Advocacy
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
2d. Judicial Nominations
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
2e. Social Discrimination
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
2f. Access to Public Accommodations
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
2g. Voting Accessibility, Voter Identification Issues
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
2h. Healthcare Clinic / Hospital Disability Access (Physical)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
2i. General Accessibility Issues
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
2j. MCS/ES Civil Rights Issues
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
3. Social Security (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
3a. Improve SSA Employment Incentives plus increased Real Time Access
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
3b. SSA Reform and Improvement
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
4. Employment (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
4a. Eliminate Disincentives to Employment across federal and state agencies
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
4b. Employer Education Regarding Individuals with Disabilities
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
4c. Increased Employment Opportunities
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
4d. Increase and Expand Vocational Training
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
4e. Tax Incentives for Employment of Individuals with Disabilities
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
4f. Employment Discrimination
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
4g. Phase out use of 14 (c) Subminimum Wage Certificates
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5. Healthcare (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5a. Access to Healthcare
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5b. Healthcare Provider Disability Education
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5c. Reduction of Healthcare Costs
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5d. Reduction of Pharmaceutical Costs
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5e. Mental Health Services
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5f. Affordable and Adequate Health Insurance
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5g. Universal Healthcare
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5h. Increased Community Based Healthcare
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5i. Wellness Programs
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5j. Medicaid Reform
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5k. Medicare Reform
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5l. Adequate, Affordable, and Accessible Long-Term Care
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5m. Reproductive Rights
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5n. Electronic Health Records
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5o. Access to Durable Medical Equipment
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5p. Informed Consent
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5q. Insurance Coverage for Durable Medical Equipment
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
5r. Competitive Bidding for DMEPOS
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
6. Personal Assistive Services (PAS) (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
6a. Funding for PAS
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
6b. Increase and Expand PAS Waivers
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
6c. Access to PAS Programs
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
6d. Increased Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Capacity
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
6e. Increase Number of Trained/Qualified Home Health Aides
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
6f. Personal Care Assistants (PCA) Wages and Benefits
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
6g. Medicaid / Medicare Reimbursement for PAS
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
6h. Transition Funding for Relocation
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
6i. Continuation and Expansion of Community Choice Act (CCA)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
6j. Support for PCA Unionization
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
7. Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
7a. Collaboration with the Aging Community
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
8. Housing (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
8a. Improvements to Low -Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
8b. Promoting Accessible Design, including Visitability, Universal Design & Healthy Buildings
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
8c. More Section 8 Vouchers from HUD and maintain work incentives
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
8d. Homeownership (Buying & Foreclosure Prevention)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
8e. Fair Housing
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
8f. Increase Integrated Housing
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
8g. Section 811 Regulations and Implementations
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
9. Emergency Preparedness (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
9a. Accessible Emergency Shelters and Services
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
9b. Accessible Temporary Housing
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
9c. Creation of a FEMA Disability Coordinator
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
9d. Emergency Preparedness Planning and Response by SILCs/CILs
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
9e. Accessible Emergency Alerting System
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
10. Education (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
10a. IDEA Education
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
10b. Access to Higher Education
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
10c. Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
10d. Restraint and Seclusion
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
10e. Youth Transition Programs
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
11. Technology (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
11a. Increased knowledge of the range (and scope) of assistive technology
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
11b. Ability to "see" and "try" assistive technology
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
11c. Access to information about funding of assistive technology
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
11d. Access to low-interest loans for assistive technology
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
11e. Access to assistive technology recycling/reuse programs
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
11f. Increase payment of assistive technology equipment by third party payers (private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, waivers)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
12. International Civil Rights Development (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
12a. US Ratification of CRPD (UN Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
12b. Implementation of CRPD
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
12c. Inclusion of People with Disabilities through Economic Development Activities
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
13. Transportation (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
13a. Funding of Public Transportation
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
13b. Affordable and Accessible Transportation
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
13c. Increased Para-Transit Services
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
13d. Accessible Taxis
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
13e. Accessible High Speed Rail
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
14. Veterans (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
14a. Funding for Veteran Outreach/Education on Resources/Benefits
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
14b. Increased IL services for Veterans by CILs
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
14c. Increase NCIL's capability to influence VA policy and funding to CILs for Veteran Services
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
15. Diversity Issues (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
16. IL Services for Native Americans / Alaskan Indians (Overall)
-High Priority
-Moderate Priority
-Low Priority
-No Priority
17. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Issues (Overall)
SECTION III: Additional Priorities
Using the Space below, please list any other items / areas you believe need moderate or strong emphasis by NCIL. You may also use the space to elaborate on any of the topics presented previously.
Lastly, please provide any comments you may have about the current survey.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey!
Please post and forward. Thanks. Cathy
--- On Fri, 10/29/10, NCIL <ncil@ncil.org> wrote:
NCIL Legislative Priority Survey: 112th United States Congress (2011-2013)
Take the survey: http://www.ncil.org/news/2011legislativesurvey.html.
Soon a new year will be upon us and with it a new United States Congress. The new 112th Congress (2011-2013) brings with it new and renewed opportunities to advance and expand the Independent Living Movement, including restoration of our civil rights and reduction of employment disincentives through SSI. Though NCIL will always advocate for increased funding and awareness for the Independent Living Community, these advocacy efforts require a great amount of time, money, and resources. In order to focus our resources on the areas of greatest need to our members and the Independent Living Community, we have developed the NCIL Legislative Priorities Survey.
This survey consists of three sections; the first section is for demographic data collection and will be used to determine differences in needs for members within different regions of the United States . The second and third sections ask you to provide feedback as to which legislative areas have the greatest need for NCIL's attention and advocacy efforts. Please take the time to fill out the NCIL 2011-2013 Legislative Survey and help guide our efforts over the next US congressional session.
Thank You,
Dan Kessler, President
National Council on Independent Living
Deadline: November 12, 2010
If you would prefer a hard copy of this survey or have questions, please contact Austin Walker (austin@ncil.org) or Lacy Pittman (lacy@ncil.org) or call 202-207-0334. A text-only survey is attached to this email.
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