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Introduction Nick Dupree

Nick Dupree

Nick’s Crusade Home care was cut off at 21. Why? How my activism began

Home care was cut off at 21.

Why?

How my activism began

How I Won The Media SB 113: the Nick Dupree Adult Care Act The lawsuit: Nicholas Dupree and Ruth Belasco v. Mike Lewis, Medicaid Commissioner and Bob Riley, Governor Mostly, relentless work

The Media

SB 113: the Nick Dupree Adult Care Act

The lawsuit: Nicholas Dupree and Ruth Belasco v. Mike Lewis, Medicaid Commissioner and Bob Riley, Governor

Mostly, relentless work

Grassroots Activism Is… Writing to and talking to public officials, the media and others Seeking help Building support Directly helping others Grassroots Activism Isn’t… Talking about grassroots activism

Writing to and talking to public officials, the media and others

Seeking help

Building support

Directly helping others

Talking about grassroots activism

Isolation i s at the heart of all disability issues Building accessibility Employment Segregation Inclusion Equal access in all forms All are addressing the underlying problem of isolation and exclusion, attacking the problem that so often human society has excluded those that are different.

Building accessibility

Employment

Segregation

Inclusion

Equal access in all forms

All are addressing the underlying problem of isolation and exclusion, attacking the problem that so often human society has excluded those that are different.

Olmstead v. LC / Brown v. Board Both address segregation as a societal ill that deems the majority more worthy of inclusion than the minority, a very powerful message.

Both address segregation as a societal ill that deems the majority more worthy of inclusion than the minority, a very powerful message.

Brown v. Board “ To separate them from others of similar age and qualifications solely because of their race generates a feeling of inferiority as to their status in the community that may affect their hearts and minds in a way unlikely ever to be undone. “

Olmstead v. LC “ The identification of unjustified segregation as discrimination reflects two evident judgments: Institutional placement of persons who can handle and benefit from community settings perpetuates unwarranted assumptions that persons so isolated are incapable or unworthy of participating in community life …”

Inclusion "Naomi I. Eisenberger, a scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles and the first author of the study published Friday in the journal Science, said the study suggests that the need for social inclusiveness is a deep-seated part of what it means to be human .” We evolved a need for inclusion. Exclusion is unnatural and painful. All humans have to have the supports required to fulfill their needs for food, safety, and INCLUSION .

"Naomi I. Eisenberger, a scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles and the first author of the study published Friday in the journal Science, said the study suggests that the need for social inclusiveness is a deep-seated part of what it means to be human .”

We evolved a need for inclusion. Exclusion is unnatural and painful.

All humans have to have the supports required to fulfill their needs for food, safety, and INCLUSION .

Inclusion – What do I mean? Real life Equal access/self-determination

Real life

Equal access/self-determination

Take Action! Hard advocacy makes it happen! Possibilities are endless! Lead on!

Hard advocacy makes it happen!

Possibilities are endless!

Lead on!

Lead On Email: nickdupree@comcast.net In SL: Namav Abramovic