The Memphis Center for
Independent Living Journal
Index
of the MCIL Journal 1998
4:01pm 1/08/98
Notes from the ADAPT meeting Jan. 5, 1997 6pmc
Agenda:
- Greyhound Jan 16
- Frist T-shirts
- Murfeesboro
- Spring ACTION
- Pro Se news
- MiCASA
Greyhound
Plan for action on Friday Jan. 16. The local demands are that Greyhound write a letter to the CEO calling for adherence to the DOT letter, comply with interim regulations, and display a large copy of the letter at the Greyhound Terminal until March of 1998.
Memphians are willing to be arrested to achieve this goal.
Frist T-shirts
Bill Frist will have his photo made with an ADAPT T-shirt on, Frances and Tim will write a letter and mail the T-shirts on Friday.
Murfeesboro
A leadership forum will be on Jan. 19, 1998. For more information call Tim at 272-9586.
Spring ACTION
Small committees were formed to trouble shoot problems in advance of the National participation. Committees are:
- Transportation - Deborah Cunningham chair, Sher Stewart
- Memphis hospitality - Dawn Russell chair
- Rooms/Hotel - Tim Wheat
Pro Se Report
One Memphian has filed a Pro Se complaint written by Steve Gold. Other Advocacy efforts can include taking people to court. Get involved with ADAPT at locating places that do not comply with Title III and we will write them a letter to get support. If they do not comply with the law or the letter, then we will take them to court!
MiCASA
Tim and Dawn are working on getting support from non-profits this month.
Places to ask:
- ARC of Tennessee
- Midsouth ARC
- TDC
- People First
- Partner' in Policymaking
- SRVS
- CIL's
9:35am 1/05/98
Happy new year in independent living
First, let us all celebrate the victory we won a year ago at the rally at the Supreme Court (on Elvis' birthday). January 8, 1997 will be remembered in the lore of those opposing physician assisted suicide for years to come. But we still have a long way to go. Not Dead Yet must still convince people that physician assisted-suicide is a civil rights issue, not an issue of personal liberty. Read the Amicus brief that Steve Gold and Diane Coleman wrote. It is the only brief quoted by the Court in its decision.
RAMP It Up! is off to a very slow start. Although there is great demand for ramps, there is no insurance on the volunteers to build the ramps. The thing about ramps is that everyone needs a ramp today. Unfortunately, we can't build the ramps on demand and now we are asking people to wait even longer.
However, we have completed 3 projects to date and RAMP It Up! has the potential to assist many Memphians in living independently.
ADAPT has a critical message to all Americans this year. Memphis will be highlighted by civil rights advocates calling for the passage of HR 2020. People with disabilities need to band together to fight the discrimination and inhumane treatment of nursing homes. Join in with ADAPT and show your support for MiCASA.
The Barrier Free Memphis Society will meet Jan. 12 at 2pm at MCIL. William Hudson will be back to address more problems with MATAplus. We also need to work on what we will present to the Memphis City Council concerning parking, curbs and transportation.
Tim Wheat
Memphis Center for Independent Living
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