The Link: Community Access Collective

12/03/2022

Just a reminder from Judy Heumann. We are making progress in our advocacy. "May we welcome new people to our movement and may our demands never stop".

11/23/2022

The new report is out.

The Governor's Council on Disability's 2022 Legislative Priorities Poll report is now available athttps://disability.mo.gov/gcd/files/2022-Legislative-Priorities-Poll-Report.pdf

Thank you to everyone who participated to provide information about issues important to the disability community for Missouri's upcoming legislative session.

11/23/2022

Thoughts??

https://fb.watch/gZVJE0iPB0/?mibextid=RUbZ1f

10/10/2022

It is time to take our work to the next level and we want to ensure your voice is included!
Comment or PM if you want more information on our 2023 Summit!

09/21/2022

09/20/2022

Access-4-All, llc Founder Katie Rodriquez Banister will be speaking at Dance the Vote: Midterms Matter! and reading a poem about Access to Voting. This week is all about Disability Voting Rights. Who do you know who needs this information?

09/15/2022

Here is an event happening on September 24th!
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=625360735693445&id=100046585727041&sfnsn=mo

Access-4-All, llc Founder Katie Rodriquez Banister will be speaking at Dance the Vote: Midterms Matter! and reading a poem about Access to Voting. This week is all about Disability Voting Rights. Who do you know who needs this information?

08/30/2022

Dance the Vote is a non-partisan organization helping people learn about voting, inspire eligible voters to show up on Election Day for the Midterms on Nov 8, 2022.

DANCE THE VOTE provides an opportunity to showcase the skills of St. Louis choreographers and dancers in service of community involvement. We are excited to create pieces to remind the community how important it is to exercise this fundamental right,” Ashley Tate, Artistic Director of Ashleyliane Dance Company, co-chair Dance the Vote.

Register here:
https://bit.ly/DancetheVote2022

YOU can participate in Dance the Vote as a dance group, an individual, or a nonprofit organization. Contact us via email: DancetheVoteSTL@gmail.com

We're here to create energy & excitement around voting. Dance groups, nonprofit organizations, voter education for all ages & abilities.

08/20/2022

A Letter to You:

Today's meeting did not go as expected.
BUT
It went exactly as it needed to.

The voices that we were able to hear were unbelievably valuable.
The voices that we were unable to hear were equally so.

Today, we experienced the affect of the oppressive silos we are trying to destroy. So many who wanted to participate were unable due to circumstances that just shouldn't be so.

I know that we JUST updated this page to the name The League, but as a result of what we experienced today a new name and more targeted mission will be coming soon. PLEASE stay tuned and let us know if you want to learn more or get involved. In the meantime we will be using this page to post opportunities to use your voice. Thank you for being here.

In Partnership,
Courtney and Kim

08/17/2022

We have rebranded this page because All Kids Included turned into a MUCH BIGGER movement.

Welcome to The League!
We are having an informational meeting this Saturday and would LOVE for you to join us!
This is a great opportunity to be a part of a new way to create local change and we want your input.
Details for event and zoom option below. Let us know if you will be joining us!!

August 20th
9:15-10:45am
Pioneer Bakery Kirkwood
Parking in Back and Accessible Entrance to Top Floor Meeting Space
Coffee and Pastries Provided but feel free to come early and purchase breakfast on the main level.

Zoom:
https://ssdmo-org.zoom.us/j/5318447957?pwd=dTVYWmRwNXFtTUlEUGZKVVVaQVZYUT09

Meeting ID: 531 844 7957
Passcode: 2022

07/20/2022

Join trailblazer and disability activist Judy Heumann, who is considered the mother of the disability rights movement, in a conversation about her books Being Heumann and Rolling Warrior. Judy’s bravery, persistence, and signature rebellious streak speaks to every person fighting to belong and fighting for social justice. In this young readers’ edition of her acclaimed memoir, Being Heumann, Judy shares her journey of battling for equal access in an unequal world—from fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” because of her wheelchair, to suing the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her disability. Learn about Judy and her work and have an opportunity to hear questions from Girl Scouts and answers from Judy Heumann.

Save for the date for Judy Heumann in Conversation with PBS Books on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 5pm ET | 2pm PT.

06/23/2022

Here is a great opportunity!

Join MPACT's Mentor Program to make a difference in the lives of Missouri families! Click on the link to apply today! https://www.missouriparentsact.org/get-involved/volunteer-mentor/

06/09/2022

Is this a project that interests you? Consider applying!

🎉🎉 The Missouri Developmental Disabilities Council (MODDC) has approved $275,000 to fund a three-year project titled “Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline (SToPP)” for students of color who have developmental disabilities. MODDC is currently seeking a partner to develop and implement a series of restorative justice trainings for educators and school resource officers.

This project will create systems change and provide opportunity for students who are disproportionally affected by policies and practices that deprive them of a typical education (especially those with disabilities).

Learn more here: https://moddcouncil.org/grants-nofas/

06/03/2022

NOFA for disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline for youth of color. MODDC...check it out.
https://moddcouncil.org/grants-nofas/

05/10/2022

Shelly Moore is great!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uZRZXTrAhA

In this third video of "The Five 'P's' of Inclusion" Series, this video looks at the critical role of PEERS to our understanding of inclusion. In this video ...