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Throughout Tennessee communities, people with developmental disabilities other than mental retardation have almost no programs to assist them. With your help, these Tennesseans can finally obtain the services promised in 2000 when state laws were changed to make people with developmental disabilities eligible. Now is the time for Tennessee to Fulfill the Promise! |
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INFORMATION ON FULFILL THE PROMISE
The Fulfill the Promise campaign is working to obtain services for persons with developmental disabilities. We are recruiting advocates to help us gain passage of legislation that would provide funding for these services. We are seeking advocates who are willing to contact their legislators through meetings, by email, by sending a postcard, or in other ways. Please click on the first link below to see the volunteer opportunities. Please click on the Join Online Link. Once your form is submitted we will contact you. Together we can Fulfill the Promise! Join Online! CAMPAIGN UPDATES Fulfill the Promise Legislation Senate and House Committee Contact List RESOURCES ON WORKING WITH LEGISLATORS AND POLICY MAKERS Building a Relationship Building a Relationship (PDF) How to make your case - A Partners in Policymaking© tutorial DISABILITY RESOURCES Tennessee Disability Pathfinder is a tool that helps to connect the Tennessee disability community with service providers. Pathfinder has phone, web, and print resources in English and Spanish. Referral services, free of cost, are provided to individuals with disabilities, family members, service providers, and advocates. Pathfinder's goal is to make it easy for families to find the disability information they need. Families are encouraged to recommend additions or changes, or contact the Pathfinder team if they have difficulty finding information. For comments send an email to tnpathfinder@vanderbilt.edu. To receive individualized, personal help, call 1-800-640-4636 (English and Espanol). Tennessee Disability Pathfinder is a joint project of the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Pathfinder CONTACT email: info@fulfillthepromise.org |
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