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3711
West 12th Street
Erie, PA 16505
PH: 814.838.9890
FX: 814.838.9779
Voice/TTY: 814.838.9890
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Voices for Independence
Site Updated: April 8, 2003
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The statewide Action Team is a group of advocates
which work for enters for independent Living, and are organized by the
Statewide Independent Living Council. The SWAT Community Organizer organizes
groups around their counties to advocate for systems change.
Advocacy is an important part of everything we do. EVERY form of advocacy is a good form, there is no better form. You as an indivisual need to be involved in ehatever way you feel most comfortabel. You will never be told what to do or how to do it in any of our advocacy groups.
ERIE
COUNTY:
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Barrier Busters
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Consumer Attendant Benefits Coalition
•
Housing Advocacy Group
CLARION
COUNTY:
•
Consumer Attendant Benefits Coalition
WARREN
COUNTY:
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Warren Employment Advocaccy Team
MERCER
COUNTY:
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Mercer County Disabilities Coalition
CRAWFORD
COUNTY:
•
Disability Pride
VENANGO
COUNTY:
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N/A
FOREST
COUNTY:
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N/A
Barrier Buster Accomplishments:
The
accessibility of public places such as:
• Tinseltown
• City of Erie Curb Cuts
• Arby's Restaurant
Transportation wiht the Para transit to expand shared-ride into all of Eire County.
The group meets ever-other Monday at Voices of Independence.
Consumer Attendant Benefits Coalition
The
Consumer Attendant Benefits Coalition was started by a consumer and attendant
who wanted to work on the goal of obtaining benefits for attendants. It
is our belief if attendants receive benefits, we will be able to keep
good attendants.
The group meets every-other month on the first Monday of the month. (Place to be determined).
Housing
Advocacy Group
The
Housing Advocacy Group is a group designed to fight for accessible housing
for all with the housing authorities and HUD. Right now, people who have
a bad credit history, are homeless in a shelter or have a past criminal
history can't receive housing from the housing authorities.
Join us in our fight for affordable accessible housing!
Consumer
Attendant Benefits Coalition
The
Consumer Attendant Benefits Coalition was started by a consumer and attendant
who wanted to work on the goal of botaining benefits for attendants. it
is our belief if attendants receive benefitsm we will be able to keep
good attendants.
Warren
Employment Advocacy Team
The
Warren Employment Advocacy Team was started to advocate for people from
Blair Corporation who have been discriminated against be the Blair Corporation.
Mercer County Disabilitites Coalition
Mercer
County Disabilitites Coalition is an advocacy group which started to advocate
and ibtain housing in the Mercer County area for people with disabilties.
The group meets the first thursday of each Month at Mercer County Disabilitites
Coalition, 500 Roemer Ave. Farrell, PA at 11am.
Disability
Pride
Disability
Pride is a group which is currently working on the City of Meadville to
fic their sidewalks and install compliant curb cuts. If you are interested
in forming an advocacy group in this area, please contact the SWAT Community
Organizer.
WEB
SITES:
Community
Information
Office
of the Clerk
US
House of Representatives
THOMAS US Congress on the
Internet
PA Bulletin
IDEA
97
ADA Home
Page
The Transportation
Advocacy Project
ADAPT
For
more information, send e-mail to vfi@voicesforindependence.org
or write to:
Voices for Independence
3711 West 12th Street - Suite 3
Erie, PA 16505