NOW is your chance to push back! The federal Dept of Health and Human Services has published proposed 504 regulations for medical treatment, use of value assessments, web and related access, medical equipment, health care programs and activities, and more. It talks about organ transplants, parents with disabilities, futile care, pregnancy and all around medical treatment. This is for folks who get funding through HHS, but that’s TONS of places.
If you couldn’t get on an exam table, never get physical exams, can’t get a mammogram or a scan because the equipment is not accessible, it’s time for you to speak up.

Comments need to be submitted by November 13, 2023.

The rules are long because they cover a lot. But don’t be intimidated because you only need to look at/and or comment on the parts you want. If they left something out you can comment on that too.

This has the potential to change all the crap you have had to put up with for decades! So don’t let this chance slip by.

For the HHS FACT SHEET on the proposed rules click here. It explains what they are about and a little background. It also has a link to where you can comment online as well as how to comment other ways.

This is the link to the proposed rules: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/14/2023-19149/discrimination-on-the-basis-of-disability-in-health-and-human-service-programs-or-activities

After a boiling hot summer we were delighted the weather turned cooler and beautiful for our Fun Run! Phil and Reuben Coleman provided a right on sound track for our runners. Cathy and Ron Cranston, along with their super helpful grandkids had the logistics and all the fixin’s totally together with drinks and snacks. The Yellow Jacket track and stadium had been beautifully updated and was the usual fantastic venue for the event. Lots of cool visitors stopped by too. Don’t worry if you haven’t had a chance to sponsor a runner yet, just jump over to www.funrun.net and sponsor the runner of your choice.

Join ADAPT of Texas to celebrate disability activism and raise funds to support community integration for ALL and other important disability rights issues.

Saturday October 7, 2023 / 12 to 2 pm

Yellow Jacket Stadium (Anderson Stadium)

3101 Hargrave Street (across Rosewood St from the Millennium Center)

www.adaptfunrum.net for more info, to register and/or support a runner or group

For more information: Ron Cranston ronniebonners@aol.com

or Bob Kafka bobkafka10467@gmail.com

El Paso Fun Run for Disability Rights 7975 Williamette Ave. 79907 Same day & time

for more information: Josue Rodriguez josue.adapt@yahoo.com

National ADAPT members from around the country (including from Austin and El Paso) travelled to DC for a series of actions addressing housing, community attendant services, ending the institutional bias, livable attendant wages, DME – Durable Medical Equipment and more.

Cathy Cranston demonstrating house mask used for the HUD action. Behind her is the iconic HUD building and plaza where DUH City was held in 2004. For more fabulous pictures in a slideshow by Desert ADAPT’s German Guzman and the story of the national action go to the National ADAPT website https://nationaladapt.org/

This year, in celebration of ADAPT’ ‘s 40th Anniversary, Syracuse Cultural Workers created a beautiful poster with images from the years of struggle for disability rights. It is truly a collectors item. Then they agreed to donate to ADAPT for every order using code 2324ADAP They have put together a collection of posters, buttons, stickers, a T-shirt and mug with disability rights related themes so go check it all out, and all the other progressive items they have in their extensive collection. Go to SyracuseCulturalWorkers.com and don’t forget to use code 2324ADAP..

This July 26 was once again cause to celebrate the passage of the disability rights law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, ADA.

REV UP members and Austin ADAPT members joined together to celebrate disability voting rights week. Travis County Tax Assessor Collector and head of voter registration for our county was in attendance as well. Those who were voters shared why voting was important to them and up and coming voters registered and shared why they wanted to vote.

Gulf Coast ADAPT’s Lydia Nunez participated in several events around Harris County and registered voters at the Disability Expo in Houston.

REV UP Texas is part of a lawsuit that will go to trial next week challenging some of the disability voter suppression laws passed by the Texas Legislature recently..

Austin folks show their signs telling why voting is important to them.

Photo: Cathy Cranston.