The Illinois Olmstead Coalition. The banner includes pictures of: a woman in a wheelchair with her arms raised; an African-American woman in a wheelchair carrying a sign that says, "Home is where the heart is;" an African-American woman in a beret with an American flag behind her; a skeleton holding a sign that says, "Waiting for Real Choice;" two women in wheelchairs holding a sign that says, "Affordable, accessible, integrated housing;" an African-American woman in a wheelchair holding a sign that says, "I want a home;" and an African-American man wearing a beret and marching the ADAPT Freedom March.
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Updates. A picture of a sign that says, "No More Stolen Lives. End the Medicaid Institutional Bias!"

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/UPDATES:

Tom Olin photograph of a woman in a wheelchair carrying a sign that says, "Give America a choice in long-term care!"WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

JOIN THE ILLINOIS OLMSTEAD COALITION TODAY!

If you want to be counted among the business, health, and disability leaders advocating for Illinois to comply with the Olmstead decision and provide people with disabilities and seniors with real choices in long-term care, then contact Sarah Triano at: striano@accessliving.org or at 1-800-613-8549 (voice), 1-888-253-7003 (tty).

SIGN THE OLMSTEAD ACT PETITION

Sign the petition calling for the passage of the Illinois Olmstead Act, and ask all your friends and family members to sign it too! The petition is available at: http://ga6.org/campaign/olmsteadactpetition

SUBMIT A STORY

Have you, or someone you love, been in a nursing home or institution before and wanted to live in the community? Please share your story with us and consider posting it to this website for others to see. Just contact Sarah Triano at: striano@accessliving.org or at 1-800-613-8549 (voice), 1-888-253-7003 (tty).

JOIN THE OLMSTEAD-ILLINOIS LISTSERV

The Olmstead-Illinois listserv is an e-mail discussion list for for people with disabilities and our allies who are fighting for full and meaningful implementation of the Supreme Court's Olmstead decision in Illinois.

TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE OLMSTEAD-ILLINOIS LIST:

Send an email to: Olmstead-Illinois-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

If you have any questions or concerns about the Olmstead-Illinois list, please feel free to contact Sarah Triano at:
striano@accessliving.org or at 1-800-613-8549 (voice), 1-888-253-7003 (tty).

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For more information, send an e-mail to striano@accessliving.org or call the Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living (INCIL) at (800) 587-1227