[humanser] Persons with disabilities unwelcome at home with programs

Fri Jul 24 13:10:54 UTC 2015

Hi Everyone, 
Reading to all your comments there are gaps in service from Wisconsin to California. If you are connected enough with the NFB in your local chapters and know some lawyers, go ahead and make some noise. The ADA information centers and there are 10 around the country, should be able to assist you in getting DOJ to came and do a project civic access inquiry in these counties. 
It is true that the services are not they are supposed to be even in Maryland but we have to do something about it. Review all the project civic access agreements on the www.ada.gov website and I will do the same. 
It is part of my job to find good resources and bad ones to set an example. 
I thought that Sacramento was a good community for people with disabilities. I have reviewed their ADA website many years ago. Recently I checked out Sanfransisco. They have ADA compliance officer and several individuals working for each department including human services. 
Thanks for giving me some good work to do. Talk to you soon. 

Yasmin Reyazuddin 
Aging & Disability Services 
Montgomery County Government 
Department of Health & Human Services 
401 Hungerford Drive (3rd floor) 
Rockville MD 20850 
240-777-0311 (MC311) 
240-777-1556 (personal) 
240-777-1495 (fax) 
office hours 8:30 am 5:00 pm 
Languages English, Hindi, Urdu, Braille 

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-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Carly Mihalakis via humanser
Sent: Friday, July 24, 2015 8:21 AM
To: dotwriter1 at gmail.com; Human Services Division Mailing List <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [humanser] Persons with disabilities unwelcome at home with programs

Morning, Ericka,

I am not homeless myself but live in downtown Berkeley, about a block off a major place of gathering for homeless culture. In my experience, hooking up with someone who also has your best interests as a top-ish priority is definitely a way to secure acceptance, since we know how sometimes social attitudes, as far as we're concerned, sometimes move at honey's pace.
Car
available in the community for people with disabilities, it's the fact that the homeless population is not being served. This particular organization is not even willing to direct them to disability related services. When you're homeless you need somewhere to sleep at night. Sometimes securing even subsidize housing takes time. This program has a nightly safe place for the homeless to stay. 
Churches take turns opening their doors each night. The program they refer them to after the buses stop running is primarily for people with mental health issues and has no real plan in place to get people on their feet. It's an attitude problem where they want to just pass them off to somebody else. There is very little in my community as far as services for people with disabilities unless you are cognitively impaired. This just a simple sad fact. Still, this people need to understand that we are part of the population and deserve the same respect as anyone else. This particular program doesn't have high standards for anyone which is sad enough. I don't have enough space here to explain how poorly it's run. I can't fix everything but I can make them understand they must be ADA compliant.  I learned there is no ADA compliance officer in our county, so I am talking to people and planning strategy. I have people to back me it's just a matter of getting all the minds together.

>Ericka
>Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 23, 2015, at 1:59 PM, Carly Mihalakis via humanser
> <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Afternoon, Lisa, and everyone,
> >
> > From what I've seen, hanging out amongst homeless people, there
> is plenty of disability represented there, so i don't think there is a 
> problem with securing services?
> > CarAt 08:38 AM 7/22/2015, Lisa Irving via humanser wrote:
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> I'll take this a step further a while ago I applied for a job
> and a program run through the YMCA the building was old. They didn't 
> want to hire me because they were worried about me climbing the 
> stairs. I also know a woman who is visually impaired who was denied 
> entrance into this particular program because they were worried about 
> her climbing the stairs. Fortunately for her she was excepted into a 
> Catholic homeless program from Lisa Irving
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> > On Jul 22, 2015, at 8:29 AM, justin williams via humanser
> <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Maybe even check the funding source.
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Reyazuddin,
> >> > Yasmin via humanser
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 11:21 AM
> >> > To: Human Services Division Mailing List <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> >> > Cc: Reyazuddin, Yasmin <Yasmin.Reyazuddin at montgomerycountymd.gov>
> >> > Subject: Re: [humanser] Persons with disabilities unwelcome at 
> >> > home with programs
> >> >
> >> > Hi Ericka,
> >> > Nonprofit or for profit, ADA applies to everyone. The
> organization cannot
> >> > refuse services just because they are located in a historical building.
> >> > There are a few ways to tackle this matter. The ADA
> information centers or
> >> > the DOJ have resources to resolve this issue. Check out the 
> >> > website www.ada.gov. They have technical assistance documents 
> >> > which
> address all your
> >> > issues.
> >> > The county where you live or where this organization is
> located, should also
> >> > have an ADA compliance officer. Talk with them if the group gets 
> >> > county funding. Most of these groups get some funds from the 
> >> > health
> departments.
> >> > The nature of the primary functions of these groups is such
> that they have
> >> > to use funds through grants or in-kind from the government.
> >> > Please let us know what you find out. Also we would like to
> know when the
> >> > matter is resolved.
> >> > There have been cases under the ADA in similar circumstances. 
> I know, as we
> >> > just reviewed them in a recent training.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Yasmin Reyazuddin
> >> > Aging & Disability Services
> >> > Montgomery County Government
> >> > Department of Health & Human Services
> >> > 401 Hungerford Drive (3rd floor)
> >> > Rockville MD 20850
> >> > 240-777-0311 (MC311)
> >> > 240-777-1556 (personal)
> >> > 240-777-1495 (fax)
> >> > office hours 8:30 am 5:00 pm
> >> > Languages English, Hindi, Urdu, Braille
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > This message may contain protected health information or other
> information
> >> > that is confidential or privileged. If you are not the
> intended recipient,
> >> > please contact the sender by return mail and destroy any copies 
> >> > of this material.
> >> >
> >> > Thank you.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> >> > dotwriter1--- via humanser
> >> > Sent: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 11:04 AM
> >> > To: humanser at nfbnet.org
> >> > Cc: dotwriter1 at gmail.com
> >> > Subject: [humanser] Persons with disabilities unwelcome at home 
> >> > with programs
> >> >
> >> > Hi everyone. I think this is the perfect place to ask this
> question seeing
> >> > as we are all in Caring professions. I recently had lunch with my 
> >> > friend Naomi who used to work at our local Salvation Army and 
> >> > then
> worked with our
> >> > local interfaith homeless shelter type program. She witnessed
> The supposedly
> >> > caring caseworkers snaking snap decisions about people with 
> >> > physical disabilities not being able to participate in the programs.
> Now I realize
> >> > that it is church-based there for the ADA doesn't force them
> to do anything.
> >> > The current building is not handicapped accessible because of
> the historical
> >> > nature of the building. It is a former school built in the
> 1800s I believe.
> >> > At least one blind person with no other problems was denied and 
> >> > this is wrong of course. Anyone have done education with these
> programs before? I
> >> > could contact people in my state and FB, but I'm looking for
> something from
> >> > you because you are in the human services field. Any ideas off 
> >> > line or online would be appreciated. I am working with a 
> >> > non-prophet, Interfaith human rights advocacy group to accomplish 
> >> > changes. They are
> fully behind me.
> >> >
> >> > Ericka
> >> > Sent from my iPhone
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