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12-05-2006, 06:55 AM
FROM: "Megan O'Neil" <megan@wid.org>
EQUITY e-newsletter: December 2006
Disability and Asset Building Communities Working Together
http://www.wid.org/equity
In the December EQUITY:
Oregon Asset Building: Working toward Full Inclusion
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity
FEATURE ARTICLE:
Oregon’s Individual Development Account Initiative Strives to Better Include Persons with Disabilities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200612&topic=fa
David Foster, Oregon Housing & Community Services, demonstrates how Oregon programs are working to provide more options for people with disabilities to become economically self-sufficient.
SPECIAL SECTION:
2006 EQUITY Year in Review
We want to hear from you! Our funding is dependent on your evaluation of our newsletter. Please help us by taking this quick survey and telling us what you think of EQUITY.
http://www.createsurvey.com/c/44465-scDHzA/
PROGRAM OF THE MONTH:
REACH-ing Out to Help People “Budget, Buy and Save”
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200612&topic=pm*
Erin Kelley, REACH Community Development Corporation, illustrates how their new Individual Development Account program is helping Oregonians with disabilities and others build assets.
*Also see EQUITY’s June 2005 Program of the Month article from Shawn Winkler-Rios, Lane MicroBusiness in Eugene, OR
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200506&topic=pm
PROFILE OF THE MONTH:
Fighting the Good Fight: Scott Lay
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200612&topic=profile
As a quadriplegic that has spent his life advocating for innovative solutions for people with disabilities to become more integrated in their communities, Scott is now helping shape Oregon’s efforts to create asset building programs that address the needs of the disability community.
*See also EQUITY’s Profile of Judith Pothier from Springfield, OR. Congratulations go out to Judith, who was recently named the 2006 Women & Co. Microenterprise Boost Program Success Story.
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200506&topic=profile
For more information about Pothier Innovations and the Ultimate Blanket please visit www.theultimateblanket.com
TIP OF THE MONTH:
New Business Center for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200612&topic=tm
The Differently-Abled Business Association (DBA) is an economic development endeavor to support entrepreneurs with disabilities starting or expanding their businesses. The program is on a three-year track to expand to a national scope as part of a move to provide a voice through the creation of a Chamber of Commerce for entrepreneurs with disabilities.
EQUITY RESPONDS: WID Answers Your Questions
How do I write a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) plan that includes a non-federally funded Individual Development Account (IDA)?
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200612&topic=responds
LEARNING & NETWORKING RESOURCES:
Informative websites of interest to both communities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity-resource#current
CONFERENCES & EVENTS:
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=conf
World Institute on Disability (WID) is a non-profit public policy center dedicated to the promotion of independence and full inclusion in society of people with disabilities.
WID's Access to Assets (ATA) program provides training and technical assistance to asset building and disability organizations seeking to improve the inclusion of people with disabilities in poverty reduction programs. In addition, ATA provides information and referral services to individuals with disabilities and conducts federal and state policy analysis on related issues.
NEW! Toll-Free Technical Assistance Hotline: 1-866-723-1201
Do you have questions about asset building strategies or serving people with disabilities?
Please contact:
Megan O'Neil
World Institute on Disability
Access to Assets Project Manager
megan@wid.org
Is there an article, conference, or website that you would like to have
included in EQUITY? All comments and suggestions are welcome.
We encourage the widest possible dissemination of EQUITY- please forward this message to colleagues and friends.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to EQUITY, please send an email to equity@wid.org
EQUITY is disseminated in plain text in an effort to be as accessible as possible to a variety of audiences. If you have difficulty reading this email or accessing our website, please send comments to equity@wid.org
EQUITY is a publication of World Institute on Disability's Access to Assets Program and is supported by the Asset Accumulation and Tax Policy Project. The Asset Accumulation and Tax Policy Project (AATPP) http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/lhpdc/projects/assetdevtaxpol.html
is a partnership of The Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center (disability.law.uiowa.edu) at the University of Iowa College of Law, The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (bbi.syr.edu), the Southern New Hampshire University School of Community Economic Development, the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, the World Institute on Disability, and the National Cooperative Bank Development Corporation.
AATPP is 100 percent funded by U.S. Department of Education grant #H133A031732. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIDRR or University of Iowa.
EQUITY is also generously funded by the J.W. and Ida M. Jameson Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, Friedman Family Foundation and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation.
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EQUITY e-newsletter: December 2006
Disability and Asset Building Communities Working Together
http://www.wid.org/equity
In the December EQUITY:
Oregon Asset Building: Working toward Full Inclusion
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity
FEATURE ARTICLE:
Oregon’s Individual Development Account Initiative Strives to Better Include Persons with Disabilities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200612&topic=fa
David Foster, Oregon Housing & Community Services, demonstrates how Oregon programs are working to provide more options for people with disabilities to become economically self-sufficient.
SPECIAL SECTION:
2006 EQUITY Year in Review
We want to hear from you! Our funding is dependent on your evaluation of our newsletter. Please help us by taking this quick survey and telling us what you think of EQUITY.
http://www.createsurvey.com/c/44465-scDHzA/
PROGRAM OF THE MONTH:
REACH-ing Out to Help People “Budget, Buy and Save”
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200612&topic=pm*
Erin Kelley, REACH Community Development Corporation, illustrates how their new Individual Development Account program is helping Oregonians with disabilities and others build assets.
*Also see EQUITY’s June 2005 Program of the Month article from Shawn Winkler-Rios, Lane MicroBusiness in Eugene, OR
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200506&topic=pm
PROFILE OF THE MONTH:
Fighting the Good Fight: Scott Lay
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200612&topic=profile
As a quadriplegic that has spent his life advocating for innovative solutions for people with disabilities to become more integrated in their communities, Scott is now helping shape Oregon’s efforts to create asset building programs that address the needs of the disability community.
*See also EQUITY’s Profile of Judith Pothier from Springfield, OR. Congratulations go out to Judith, who was recently named the 2006 Women & Co. Microenterprise Boost Program Success Story.
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200506&topic=profile
For more information about Pothier Innovations and the Ultimate Blanket please visit www.theultimateblanket.com
TIP OF THE MONTH:
New Business Center for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200612&topic=tm
The Differently-Abled Business Association (DBA) is an economic development endeavor to support entrepreneurs with disabilities starting or expanding their businesses. The program is on a three-year track to expand to a national scope as part of a move to provide a voice through the creation of a Chamber of Commerce for entrepreneurs with disabilities.
EQUITY RESPONDS: WID Answers Your Questions
How do I write a Plan for Achieving Self-Support (PASS) plan that includes a non-federally funded Individual Development Account (IDA)?
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity&sub=200612&topic=responds
LEARNING & NETWORKING RESOURCES:
Informative websites of interest to both communities
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=equity-resource#current
CONFERENCES & EVENTS:
http://www.wid.org/publications/?page=conf
World Institute on Disability (WID) is a non-profit public policy center dedicated to the promotion of independence and full inclusion in society of people with disabilities.
WID's Access to Assets (ATA) program provides training and technical assistance to asset building and disability organizations seeking to improve the inclusion of people with disabilities in poverty reduction programs. In addition, ATA provides information and referral services to individuals with disabilities and conducts federal and state policy analysis on related issues.
NEW! Toll-Free Technical Assistance Hotline: 1-866-723-1201
Do you have questions about asset building strategies or serving people with disabilities?
Please contact:
Megan O'Neil
World Institute on Disability
Access to Assets Project Manager
megan@wid.org
Is there an article, conference, or website that you would like to have
included in EQUITY? All comments and suggestions are welcome.
We encourage the widest possible dissemination of EQUITY- please forward this message to colleagues and friends.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to EQUITY, please send an email to equity@wid.org
EQUITY is disseminated in plain text in an effort to be as accessible as possible to a variety of audiences. If you have difficulty reading this email or accessing our website, please send comments to equity@wid.org
EQUITY is a publication of World Institute on Disability's Access to Assets Program and is supported by the Asset Accumulation and Tax Policy Project. The Asset Accumulation and Tax Policy Project (AATPP) http://disability.law.uiowa.edu/lhpdc/projects/assetdevtaxpol.html
is a partnership of The Law, Health Policy, and Disability Center (disability.law.uiowa.edu) at the University of Iowa College of Law, The Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (bbi.syr.edu), the Southern New Hampshire University School of Community Economic Development, the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions, the World Institute on Disability, and the National Cooperative Bank Development Corporation.
AATPP is 100 percent funded by U.S. Department of Education grant #H133A031732. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of NIDRR or University of Iowa.
EQUITY is also generously funded by the J.W. and Ida M. Jameson Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, Friedman Family Foundation and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation.
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