Sick of battling your way through “parked” scooters? Tired of being buzzed by hapless scooter drivers?  COME TO THE TUESDAY ACCESS CLUB. Nov. 5th from 12:30 – 2:00 we are talking about scooters and wheelchair (and other) pedestrian safety.  Did you see a 20 year old wheelchair pedestrian was killed in South Austin last week?  We need your stories and ideas so please come join us! 

FYI The Tuesday Access Club meets at ADAPT office every Tuesday at 5:30 topics vary depending on interest of those who come and campaigns we are working on.

MOVIE NIGHT AT ADAPT November 6 5:30 – 8pm

Our Halloween/Thanksgiving fare? Kills on Wheels – a Hungarian 2017 international award winning action-comedy about teenage hit men in wheelchairs. Since not everyone may read subtitles, we may have audience participation for this event. Refreshments provided.

ADAPT BIG MEETING Nov. 13 3:00 – 5pm

Come learn what happened at the national action in DC. Find out what PACT and Tuesday Access Club have been up to. Get up to date on other ADAPT actions and doings.  

ATTENDANTS (and allies) GATHER AGAIN WITH PACT

Nov. 20 at 6pm come hear about EVV, Recruitment and retention of attendants, state and national news.  AND share a potluck dinner while you are at it. 

ADAPT Santa Clones Alert!

Wheelchair Santa is just around the corner, so dust off your antlers, and get ready to Rock On (as Freddy would say) at the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar ADAPT table.  Dec. 13 – 24 are the dates.  Sign up early for the best slots!

Recently ADAPT and PACT have been hearing about attendants who are not getting paid, or at least not getting paid on time. This is not cool, especially for attendants who – for the most part – are not paid well to begin with.

Desert ADAPT and PACT, our brothers and sisters in El Paso, have taken this issue on with some of the worst offending agencies.

Attendants already make very low wages and don’t have the leeway to ride out a delay in pay, and this affects not only them but the folks with disabilities and seniors they serve.

Health and Human Services Commission, HHSC, is the state agency that oversees attendant services programs and needs to back up the workers. There are Texas Pay Day laws and state agencies policies that not paying someone violates.

It turns out there is a toll free number to HHSC where people who are having these kinds of problems can call to report them. The number is 800-458-9858. If you know of such a situation call it in. But also call PACT Organizer Cathy Cranston 512-442-0252 so we can support your efforts too.