by Development Team | Jul 26, 2024 | Advocacy, Emmaus, Who We Are
Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act July 26, 1990, marks a significant moment in the history of civil rights for people with disabilities in the United States. On this day, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into...
by Christina Ingoglia | Jul 1, 2024 | Advocacy, Client Success, E-Advocates, What We Do
E-Advocates E Advocates #19: Communication & Advocacy Go Hand-in-Hand The ability to communicate and be understood is a fundamental human right! Just like those who speak, individuals with disabilities who are nonspeaking or minimally speaking, have plenty to...
by Christina Ingoglia | Jun 17, 2024 | Advocacy, E-Advocates
E-Advocates #18 E Advocates #18: Emmaus Launching Advocacy Think Tank On June 18th, we will launch the Emmaus Advocacy Think Tank. This is a group of internal staff, clients, and more, as well as self-advocates and professionals from other organizations. The goal is...
by Development Team | May 20, 2024 | Advocacy, E-Advocates
E-Advocates #17 Tell the FDA to End the Use of Electric Shock for Behavior Modification May 20, 2024 | Blog by Alyson Goforth The FDA wants to ban electrical stimulation devices used to treat self-injurious or aggressive behavior citing an “unreasonable and...
by Development Team | May 2, 2024 | Advocacy, E-Advocates
E-Advocates #16 MO’s Budget Close to the Finish Line May 2, 2024 | Blog by Christina Ingoglia For those of you keeping up with what’s going on during the legislative session, you likely know the last day for our legislature to pass bills into law is May 17th....
by Development Team | Apr 15, 2024 | Advocacy, E-Advocates
E-Advocates #15 Keeping Advocate Burnout at Bay! April 15, 2024 | Blog by Christina Ingoglia We are more than halfway through the Missouri Legislative Session, which ends May 17th. Because we are sharply focused on Missouri budget issues that affect Emmaus and other...
