Lisa Tesler

Executive Director, PADDC.
Fighting for social justice, disability rights and inclusive communities. Tweets=mine

[Lisa Tesler @LisaTesle]

Moved to Blue sky. See you there.

[Lisa Tesler @LisaTesle]

@PADHSArkoosh It's an honor to have Shawn working on this effort with the @PaDDCouncil. Next week, Shawn will join me at the @NACDD conference to learn and connect with leaders from Developmental Disabilities Councils across the nation.

[PADDC @PaDDCouncil]

A reporter followed disability advocate Pam Auer through the Pennsylvania State Capitol building, learning all the many ways that the building is inaccessible to Pennsylvanians with disabilities.

https://t.co/HduSedRodA

#Pennsylvania #Accessibility #Disability

[PADDC @PaDDCouncil]

Newly signed Pennsylvania state budget holds increases for community services for people with intellectual & developmental disabilities; funds to increase wages for direct support professionals. Read more about the budget here: https://t.co/yrYifbkSCA

#PennsylvaniaStateBudget

[Lisa Tesler @LisaTesle]

Happy Disability Pride Month!

[PADDC @PaDDCouncil]

Happy Disability Pride Month! In July we lift up the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community.

#DisabilityPrideMonth

[PADDC @PaDDCouncil]

What's the story behind the Disability Pride Flag? Read about it & more, like Council issues, events, & resources, in the PADDC Spotlight on Disability Pride Month & the Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read at: https://t.co/LL7TOh6r8U

#DisabilityPrideMonth

[ASERT - PAautism.org @ASERT_PAautism]

The PA Autism Training Conference (#PATC) seeks personal stories from autistic self-advocates! Receive a $100 honorarium if your story is accepted. Must be 14 or older to participate. 📝🎬🎤

Click here to learn more: https://t.co/wrvm0405E3

#ASD #Autism #Neurodiversity

[Disability Rights Pennsylvania @DisabilityRtsPA]

Public Comment Opportunity- Proposed Waiver Amendments for One-Time Recovery Payments
ODP proposes to amend the HCBS Waivers to allow providers to request a one-time supplemental payment to cover recruitment, retention, & other staffing expenses related to COVID-19.

[PADDC @PaDDCouncil]

Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) are more likely to enter foster care than other youth. Importantly, there is higher risk when I/DD intersects with race, gender, and age.

https://t.co/1a6D0zVlAH

[PADDC @PaDDCouncil]

This month's focus is Black History Month. We celebrate the achievements of Black Disabled leaders - leaders for whom both racism & ableism intersected to influence their lives, goals, & contributions.
Read here: https://t.co/rUgi1ADxzO

#BlackHistoryMonth #DisabledBlackHistory

[Lisa Tesler @LisaTesle]

In honor of Black History Month, I remember and honor Roland Johnson.

Read his autobiography: Lost in a Desert World.

Joe Shapiro wrote about him here: https://t.co/bnAdlfgyKR

[Kessler Foundation @KesslerFdn]

January is Poverty in America Awareness Month. Check out United for ALICE's data dashboard for tools to help explore the data on #pwd by category, including age, race/ethnicity, nativity, disability status, living arrangements, and other parameters: https://t.co/rnnQ2WtXjV

[Lisa Tesler @LisaTesle]

Have you seen this?

[Pennsylvania Capital-Star @PennCapitalStar]

Shapiro lays out sweeping plan to reform higher education in Pennsylvania https://t.co/nfMFTSgkVt

[Lisa Tesler @LisaTesle]

Addressing inequity in healthcare is necessary... check out this important research.⬇️
#Healthcare #Equity #Disability

[Nat'l Center for Disability and Pregnancy Research @dis_pregnancy]

Maternal mortality is unacceptably high in the U.S., but research finds that women with IDD are twice as likely to die during pregnancy, labor, or after the baby is born than women without IDD. Learn more from NCDPR's new research brief:
https://t.co/9ygsWM9cr8

[PADDC @PaDDCouncil]

The @usedgov Office of Educ. Tech. & the Office of Special Education Programs released a guidance to increase understanding of the assistive technology (AT) requirements in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Read it: https://t.co/ym9xjAQOLx

#AssistiveTechnology

[PADDC @PaDDCouncil]

**Will Pennsylvania be getting a cabinet level Dept for disability issues? A bill seeks to establish the Department of Disability Rights, Employment, Accessibility, & Mobility (DREAM).
Introduced by @RepBenham, cosponsored: @RepDanMiller @JasonOrtitay
https://t.co/fd4VKsz0lv

[PADDC @PaDDCouncil]

We hope that policy-makers and elected officials are LISTENING! “Every day, caregivers are battling service cuts, waiting lists and workforce shortages, in addition to a lack of support and reprieve for themselves.”

https://t.co/jRJVk6O1tm

#CaregiverCrisis #CommunityLiving

[NACDD @NACDD]

Check out the magazine, Impact! It provides practical information useful to professionals in a variety of fields, including educators, community service providers, policymakers, and advocates, as well as persons with disabilities and their families.

https://t.co/Sr6Heaa3v4

[PADDC @PaDDCouncil]

Check out our December Spotlight on Inclusive Schooling & Special Education! Did you know next week is Inclusive Schools week? Each month we shine a light on one of the advocacy priorities or goal areas of top concern. Read it here:
https://t.co/vFo5LmBZNp

#InclusiveSchools

[PADDC @PaDDCouncil]

Today is a day to recommit to full inclusion & participation of persons with disabilities worldwide. In the United States, President Biden has proclaimed the day here: https://t.co/e7MLeHeArC

#IDPD2023 #DisabilityDay #EveryoneIncluded #GlobalGoals