Disability Day at the Capitol

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Minnesota State Capitol ---- 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

75 Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. -- St. Paul, MN

=  Signing Up:  

o        The event is FREE, but you need to register.  Please complete the registration form. 

o        When we receive your registration, we’ll e-mail you close to the event.  We’ll tell you how to access materials on the web to look over before February 4.

=  Before You Come to Disability Day at the Capitol:

o       Set up a meeting with your state representative and senator.

o       Mark on the registration form if you need someone to come with you and assist you when meet with your legislator(s), or if you need accommodations.

o       Let us know which legislators you are meeting with.  Let us know when and where those meetings will be.  Call 651-641-0297, ext. 12, or e-mail tom.brick@blackhole.com.  For a list of visits already scheduled, go to www.arcmn.org .

o       To find out who your legislators are: call Senate Information (1-888-234-1112 or 651-296-0504), call House Information (1-800-657-3550 or 651-296-2146), or go online (www.leg.state.mn.us/leg/districtfinder.asp) .

=  Once You Get Here: 

o       Come to the Great Hall at the State Capitol or to the State Office Building Cafeteria, and pick up information. 

o       Attend a 20-minute presentation on the state budget in the Great Hall at the State Capitol.  The same presentation will be held once an hour at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., Noon, 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. 

o       Go visit your legislators!!!

=  Lunch:

o         On your own.  There are cafeterias in the State Capitol, the State Office Building, and the State Transportation Building nearby.

=  Priority Issues: 

**   No Cuts to Disability Supports                  

**  Reduce the Waiting List

**   Make Supports More Self-Directed                      

**  Quality Assurance

**   Primary and Universal Seat Belts                           

**  Protect Children From Toxins

**   Prevent Cuts to Special Education            

**  Funding for Self-Advocates Minnesota

·        Questions?

o       Contact Mike Gude at 651-523-0823 or 1-800-582-5256, ext. 113 or mikeg@arcmn.org .

o       Go to www.arcmn.org  for information on parking at or around the State Capitol and a diagram of the State Capitol Great Hall.

·        Sponsors:

o       Advocating Change Together, Arc Greater Twin Cities, Brain Injury Association of Minnesota, PACER Center, People First Minnesota, The Arc of Minnesota, United Cerebral Palsy of Minnesota