by Christina Ingoglia | Aug 26, 2024 | Advocacy, E-Advocates
E-Advocates E Advocates #22: Missouri August Primary Recap Missouri primary elections are incredibly important! Because of the nature of Missouri’s political climate, which tends to be Republican overall, some primaries that occurred on August 6th will likely...
by Christina Ingoglia | Aug 12, 2024 | Advocacy, E-Advocates
E-Advocates E Advocates #21: People with Disabilities Have the Right to Accessible Voting! People with disabilities, their families, and the service organizations who support them would make up most of the voters if they all voted! Everyone’s vote has power. And...
by Development Team | Jul 29, 2024 | Advocacy, E-Advocates
E-Advocates E Advocates #20: We Need Your Voice We need your help to make a crucial difference in the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is updating the Standard Occupational...
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...
