NoWait

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NOEWAIT - The National Organization to End the Waitlist through Advocacy, Information and Transformation...Dedicated to ending national waitlists for services for adults with Developmental Disabilities through ADVOCACY within the political system, the sharing of INFORMATION from all sources, and the TRANSFORMATION of the laws, leading to all individuals with Developmental Disabilities receiving appropriate services of their choice within the community.Waitlists for services for adults with developmental disabilities are a national disgrace. Some states have over 100,000 individuals with extreme needs waiting for services. Yet, individuals in each state are fighting for services on a person-by-person, county-by-county and state-by-state basis. There seems to be no national awareness nor coordination, yet this is truly a national issue.The moderator, Denver C. Fox, Ed.D., is a parent of two adult children with profound disabilities. He is the moderator of the Colorado listserv, Parents of Adults with Disabilities. Dr. Fox has been very active in the Colorado attempt to reduce the waitlists for about 7,000 adults with developmental disabilities in the Colorado system. This listserv is open to all parents, friends, individuals with disabilities, professionals, politicians, governmental employees and others, and is designed to gather information about the extent of the waitlist in each state, to find out what attempts are being made to solve that problem within each state, and to develop a national agenda regarding ending the disgraceful waitlists.Please contact DnvrFox@aol.com to join this listserv
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