Ohio HCBS Coalition

Coalition dedicated to protecting and expanding home and community based services in Ohio. #BetterAtHome

[Ohio HCBS Coalition @OHCBSC]

It’s official: over 50 organizations and self-advocates have come together to form the Ohio Home and Community Based Services Coalition (OHCBSC). Check out our website and follow us to learn more and get the latest updates on our advocacy! #BetteratHome https://t.co/OSZb0hMRqb

[Disability Rights Ohio @DisabilityRtsOH]

If you have questions or concerns, or if issues arise preventing you from exercising your right to #vote, call our #ElectionDay Hotline by dialing 614-466-7264 or 800-282-9181 and selecting option "4."

Our team will be available until the polls close at 7:30 this evening.

[Ohio HCBS Coalition @OHCBSC]

Happy #NationalVolunteerAppreciation Day to the many volunteers who make at-home care advocacy possible.

We are grateful for you today and every day.

#BetterAtHome #CareCantWait

[Ohio HCBS Coalition @OHCBSC]

⏰ TOMORROW! Join us in attending the free webinar from @justiceinaging on Home and Community Based Services. (ASL and captioning provided)

11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET

#CareCantWait

📲 Register here: https://t.co/EbEnuddgYr

[Ohio HCBS Coalition @OHCBSC]

Support passing the the Build Back Better Act by joining this virtual rally on Dec. 13, 6:15-6:45. Join by calling 415-527-5035, enter access code 2760 179 5336, enter password 2357 6985.

[The Arc of PA @TheArcPA]

Join @SenBobCasey & @RepDebDingell on Mon, Dec 13th from 6:15 pm – 6:45 pm for a virtual rally supporting the Build Back Better Act, which includes critical funding for disability services!

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[Ohio HCBS Coalition @OHCBSC]

We're just over a month away from our next full Coalition meeting!

In the meantime, you can catch up on the latest in #HCBS on our blog here: https://t.co/psgjiPeJFS

[AAPD @AAPD]

Activists from @RealNatlADAPT stress the importance of getting better pay for attendant workers & the need for direct support workers to have job related benefits. The undervalued nature of support work results in high turnover and a lack of access to support. #CareCantWait #HCBS

[Ohio HCBS Coalition @OHCBSC]

'Over the past 10 years, we have shifted from a crisis in this workforce and provider rates to really an emergency,' said Ballinger."

Read more on HCBS in Ohio—featuring members of the Ohio HCBS Coalition's steering committee—in the Dispatch here: https://t.co/h514vCcU7d

[Disability Rights Ohio @DisabilityRtsOH]

People with disabilities rely on #HCBS services to stay in their communities & out of congregate settings. Unfortunately, labor shortages have contributed to long wait periods that have families facing tough decisions.

[o4a @o4aadvocacy]

Read o4a's full statement on the State Budget (HB 110) here: https://t.co/ddJjWdHQIQ #HCBS #OHBudget #CareCantWait #home

[o4a @o4aadvocacy]

Increased funding for home and community-based services means a better, stronger, and more sustainable workforce. We urge the #Ohio Legislature to retain the 6% increase to HCBS in the Senate’s version of the budget! #Keepthe6 #HCBS #OHbudget

[ACLgov @ACLgov]

We are pleased to announce a first-of-its-kind national hotline to connect people w/ #disabilities to info & services to improve access to #COVID19 vaccines:

Read our release on the Disability Information and Access Line (DIAL): https://t.co/t07jB8wNqJ

[Community Solutions @CommunitySols]

Communicate, communicate, communicate—it's one of the foundations of a good #advocacy plan, but how do you do that when you can't meet in person? Start with an e-mail—that's one of the tips we're sharing https://t.co/ydM3hQo5RF

[Community Solutions @CommunitySols]

Social isolation, food insecurity, self-neglect are some of the issues affecting local older adults that our Council On Older Persons committee continues to advocate for. Learn more about this 70+-year-old committee https://t.co/SCBujfY82J

[Community Solutions @CommunitySols]

Busy, crowded aisles can be difficult for many older adults or people with disabilities to navigate. INCREASING access to grocery delivery services can help—that's one of the #SaturdayMotivation tips Hope Lane is sharing https://t.co/rU08lh9UcX

[Western Reserve AAA @WRAAonAging]

#HCBS are critical to support people living with a disability and older adults. Helping this critical workforce who helps individuals live with dignity and as much independence as possible, is critical

[Ohio DD Council @ohioddcouncil]

It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Today marks the tenth #GAAD, with the purpose to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with disabilities.

Learn more about the importance of digital accessibility at: https://t.co/a9JA1XyF82

[Ohio HCBS Coalition @OHCBSC]

OhioRISE will draw on home and community services to keep kids at home in their community - read more from CCS below!

#BetterAtHome

[Community Solutions @CommunitySols]

Ohio has introduced a program that will help Ohio's most vulnerable children, youth and families dealing with complex behavioral and developmental needs. Learn what it is—and how it will work—in this #health update https://t.co/ePg9pbsbdc

[Community Living Policy Center & Equity Center @CLPolicy]

Alice Wong is well known for launching the Disability Project, and #CripTheVote. In her interview with @Huffpost she talks about how her experience as a disabled Asian American influences her approach to advocacy. Check it out: https://t.co/q5SOeVVfuG
@SFdirewolf @DisVisibility

[Ohio HCBS Coalition @OHCBSC]

Did you know that immigrants make up 31% of the direct care workforce? Supporting wage increases for immigrant workers is vital to ensuring that older adults and people with disabilities can receive care at home.

#DisabilityTwitter #BetterAtHome

[Emily Campbell @CommunitySolsED]

TY @taylor_terese @WCPN for bringing focus to the urgent need to boost non-institutional care options in Ohio for older adults post-Covid19 https://t.co/0oRPPlLe2E