Rights Here, Rights Now!
By disAbility Law Center of VA
Rights Here, Rights Now!Jan 11, 2022
Repost Episode: All About the State Budget
As we prepare for the 2022 Virginia General Assembly, we hope you all can learn about the Virginia State Budget budget in this repost episode, where we speak with dLCV staff member, Rhonda Thissen. It is a dense topic, but very important to learn how finances work within the state and how to best advocate for the services and funding that you need!
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Full transcript available at www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Rights-Here-Rights-Now-Episode-5-All-About-The-State-Budget-Transcription.txt
Interview with Ryann Mason Pt. 2 All About Sex and Disability
Ryann Mason, Ms. Wheelchair Virginia, is BACK today to talk all about Sex and Disability. Ryann is many things, one of them being a sex educator, and she is passionate about talking about sex and disability as it is rarely talked about. Ryann goes deep with us today on this topic.
You can find Ryann on Instagram at Chronically Ry.
Full transcript available on www.dlcv.org. Find us on Facebook and on Twitter!
Interview with Ryann Mason: Ms. Wheelchair Virginia
Today's episode is one of the greatest! We got to interview Ms. Wheelchair Virginia, Ryann Mason. Ryann shares all about the Ms. Wheelchair Virginia Pageant, her nursing career, and some advocacy tips with us. You do NOT want to miss this episode. Ryann will also be back next week for a special BONUS episode.
You can find Ryann on Instagram at Chronically Ry.
Full transcript available on www.dlcv.org. Find us on Facebook and on Twitter!
All About the CHRIS Database (and What We Do With It!)
Welcome back listeners! Today we are talking about all the CHRIS (Computerized Human Rights Information System) database and what we do with it. The CHRIS database is information we receive every day from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services regarding serious injuries or incidents that occur across the state involving people with disabilities. We receive this data into a database and then have a team of reviewers and volunteers read each report and assess any need for follow up. Sometimes we use this data to inform projects for upcoming years, monitoring goals, or we open investigations based on the reports. We hope this episodes gives you a glimpse into the important work that we do and how you can get involved! We always need volunteers to help us read these important reports. You can learn more about becoming a volunteer at www.dlcv.org/volunteer.
As always, full transcriptions are available online at www.dlcv.org and you can follow us on Twitter and on Facebook.
Interview with the Department of Blind and Vision Impaired
Today on the podcast, we have Pam Cato & Dr. Rick Mitchell, from DBVI, Department of Blind and Vision Impaired, talking about the services they provide, inviting us, and providing us, with a ton of information about, school, employment, Assistive Technology, [AT]. You can find out more about DBVI here. Or call them, their toll-free number is 800-622-2155.
As always, full transcriptions of our podcast are available at www.dlcv.org. Follow us on Twitter and on Facebook. If you liked this podcast please feel free to subscribe and leave a review!
Interview with Dale Batton, DARS Deputy Director
Join us today for a delightful interview with Dale Batton, Deputy Director at DARS. DARS is the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services and they provide services to improve employment, quality of life, security, and independence of older adults and Virginians with disabilities and their families. Dale shares with us how to access DARS services, who is eligible, and how dLCV and DARS work together! You can find out more about DARS by visiting their website here.
As always, this episode has a full transcript available at www.dlcv.org. You can find us on Twitter and also on Facebook. If you like this podcast please subscribe and leave us a review!
Interview with Self Advocate Jay Crandell and father Joe
Today we interviewed former dLCV client and tremendous self-advocate, podcaster, and TBI survivor, Jay Crandell! Jay suffered a TBI on July 4, 2006 from a stray bullet while walking down the street. Since then he has been through much rehab to regain his independence. His parents are tremendous supports and have been there every step of the way. Jay has his own podcast, which you can listen to HERE. We hope you learn from Jay as he shares his wins and struggles and what he wishes the TBI system in Virginia has. If you want to learn more about the TBI resources in Virginia you can check out the Brain Injury Association of Virginia or season 2 episode 1 where we interviewed Anne McDonnell, the Executive Director of BIAV or episode 5 where we interview Chris Miller, the Director of the Brain Injury Services Coordination Unit at DARS!
As always, full transcription available on our website, www.dlcv.org. Find us on Facebook or on Twitter!
All About Advance Directives
Join us as we welcome back fan favorite, Dana Traynham, as she shares all about Advance Directives. In previous episodes we have spoken about Guardianship issues and supported decision making. Dana shares alternatives to guardianship and how to obtain an advance directive in this episode. You can find many more videos and resources about this topic at www.dlcv.org/advideos and www.dlcv.org/supported-decision-making. You may also hear a little about Dana's new pet chickens at the end, so stay tuned!
As always, full transcription available online at www.dlcv.org. Find us on Facebook and on Twitter.
An Interview VDDHH / VDEM Staff Karen Brimm
Today we are joined by Karen Brimm, who wears many hats. Karen is the Community Services Manager of the Virginia Department for Deaf and Hard of Hearing and she is the acting Access and Functional Needs Officer for the Virginia Department of Emergency Management. Karen is working hard on advocating for information regarding COVID-19 and working hard on mitigating accessibility barriers. The pandemic has shown us many areas of inaccessibility in our daily lives and businesses and Karen has worked tirelessly over the past year to advocate for a more accessible and inclusive world. You can contact the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing here, and find out more about COVID-19 here!
As always, full transcription is available online. Follow us on Facebook and on Twitter.
"I Care A Lot" Movie Discussion About Guardianship
Today we are discussing the new movie on Netflix, "I Care A Lot" regarding guardianship issues. If you haven't seen the movie yet, we recommend you watch it before listening to this episode, or it may be spoiled for you. Dana Traynham, dLCV Senior Staff Attorney joins us once again to discuss the movie, share alternatives to guardianship and gives us some Virginia specific examples.
There is a new Traumatic Brain Injury fact sheet on our website, you can find it HERE. There is also a new national hotline put together by the Administration for Community Living and the Centers for Disease Control with some disability councils. The hotline exists to promote vaccination efforts among people with disabilities across the country, with providing vaccine information, appointment scheduling, and connecting users with accessible transportation. The hotline can be reached at 888-677-1199 for the hotline or email DIAL@n4a.org.
Find us on Twitter at DisabilityLawVA or on Facebook. The transcript for this episode is available online.
Housing Opportunities Made Equal with Regina Chaney
Join us today as our guest, Regina Chaney, joins us from Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME). Regina is the Community Engagement Specialist at HOME and shares with us all about the work HOME is doing to ensure people with disabilities have access to accessible housing options. HOME tackles systemically divisive housing practices through fair housing enforcement, research, advocacy, and statewide policy work. We also aid first-time homebuyers and those under the threat of foreclosure. Find out more at https://homeofva.org/ if you or a loved one is facing any housing discrimination. You can also contact them at 804.354.0641.
dLCV is holding a Client Assistance Program clinic on June 10th from 9-4. There are only five spots available and sign-ups are first come first serve. If you are needing to know how to access services from the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services, Department for Blind and Vision Impaired, or your local Center for Independent Living, or currently receiving services and have questions this clinic is for you. Find out more at https://dlcv.salsalabs.org/cap-clinic/index.html to register today.
Full episode transcription available is available on our website and find us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA or on Facebook.
New Restraint and Seclusion Regulations in Public Schools
Join us today as we speak with dLCV Attorney, John Cimino regarding the recent changes to restraint and seclusion regulations in public schools. Surprisingly to us, Virginia is not the only state who did not previously have regulations surrounding restraint and seclusion. Private schools often do, but public schools have not until recently. John shares with us the differences between restraint and seclusion and breaks down all the new regulations and how they will be implemented and enforced moving forward.
To find out more about special education, check out our Special Education resource page here: www.dlcv.org/special-education
If you would like to read the regulations for yourself, you can do so here: http://register.dls.virginia.gov/details.aspx?id=8093
As always, full episode transcriptions are available on our website and you can follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
What is the Difference Between Assisted Living Facilities and Nursing Homes?
Join us today as Senior Advocate Rhonda Thissen shares with us the differences between Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) and Nursing Homes. dLCV does monitoring work at both types of facilities and Rhonda is here to shed light on the similarities and differences. You can learn more about ALFs here and Nursing Homes here. Find out more general information at www.dlcv.org.
Full episode transcriptions available on our websites and you can follow us on Twitter and on Facebook.
An Interview with the Office of Human Rights
Join us today for a special episode of Rights Here, Rights Now! We have the pleasure of interviewing Deb Lochart and Taneika Goldman from the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) Office of Human Rights. Deb and Taneika share with us who is the Office of Human Rights, who they serve, what they do, and how you can utilize their resources. You can find out more at www.dbhds.gov.
Full episode transcription available on our website and you can find us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and on Facebook @DisabilityLawCenterofVirginia.
Guardianship / Free Britney Movement
Today we are speaking with Dana Traynham all about legal guardianship. In this podcast we reference a documentary on Hulu, Framing Britney Spears by the New York Times.
Celebrity Britney Spears is under a conservatorship by her father, and the documentary discusses how this came to be. While we do reference the documentary often throughout this episode, we are not providing any legal commentary on Britney's situation.
Dana provides us with information about how the legal guardianship and conservatorship processes work in Virginia. dLCV has many resources about alternatives to guardianship and supported decision making on our website: https://www.dlcv.org/supported-decision-making.
Full transcription is available on our website. Be sure to follow us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and find us on Facebook.
Post General Assembly 2021 with Colleen Miller
The 2021 General Assembly session is finally over and Colleen Miller is back to give us all the details on what went down! She goes in-depth on the bills we were tracking and the current status of them as well as what we are already looking ahead to 2022. You can read more about these bills and dLCV's legislative work here https://www.dlcv.org/category/legislative-highlights.
As always, full episode transcriptions available on our website www.dlcv.org and you can find us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and on Facebook.
All About Service Animals!
Service animals, emotional support animals, therapy animals...the list goes on and on. These terms are often used interchangeably but have very different meanings. Staff Attorney Dana Traynham is back on the podcast with us today to break down the differences in these terms. She shares with us about the Americans with Disabilities Act, some new airline legislation, and some fair housing resources. You can learn more at https://www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Assistance-Animals-in-Public-Places-on-Planes-and-at-Home-Fact-Sheet.pdf.
As always, full transcript available on our website and you can follow us on Facebook or on Twitter. Find out more at www.dlcv.org
dLCV's Work in Institutional Settings
Today we are joined by Institutional Rights Unit Manager, Becka Herbig. Becka shares with us all the work dLCV does on behalf of our clients who are in Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS) licensed state psychiatric hospitals. dLCV monitors all licensed state psychiatric hospitals and as they continue to close, dLCV assists clients with transitioning into least restrictive settings back in the community. If you or a loved one is in an institution and you believe you have wrongly been institutionalized, please check out our resources on our website https://www.dlcv.org/mental-health#complaint. There you can learn how to file complaints and more self-advocacy tips. As always, you can call dLCV at 800-552-3962.
Full episode transcription is available on our website and you can follow us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and find us on Facebook.
All About Pre-Employment Transition Services for Youth
Today we talk to advocate, Rachel Loria all about Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS). Rachel shares with us how youth aged 14-21 can access these services through their schools. These services include job exploration counseling, workplace readiness training, and self-advocacy skills training among others. Rachel shares with us how these services have shifted virtually due to COVID-19. Find out more at www.dlcv.org/coa.
In this episode we also hear from advocate Rhonda Thissen, who provides us with a Call to Action. We are conducting a survey of abuse and neglect. If you feel you've been abused or neglected by a paid caregiver please complete this brief survey at https://www.dlcv.org/abuse.
As always, full episode transcriptions are available online at www.dlcv.org/podcast. Please follow us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and find us on Facebook.
An Interview with the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance
In this episode, we interview several staff members from the Virginia Sexual & Domestic Violence Action Alliance. We do not go into anything graphic, but there are some sensitive topics in this episode. We focus on the intersectionality of disability and sexual and domestic violence and ways to advocate and get the help you may need. The Action Alliance has a hotline that is open 24/7 at 1-800-838-8238 and a text line at 804-793-9999 or you can chat online with an advocate at https://vsdvalliance.org/contact/.
The Action Alliance has many resources so please check out their website and reach out if you need further information.
Full episode transcription is available at our website and you can find out more at dLCV at www.dlcv.org. Follow us on Facebook and find us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA.
Pre General Assembly with Colleen Miller 2021
Our Executive Director, Colleen Miller, is back with us to share all about the 2021 General Assembly session. She shares what happened with the special session this fall, what dLCV is focused on for this upcoming session and how you can follow along. To stay up to date with all the legislative happenings check out https://www.dlcv.org/category/legislative-highlights, where Colleen herself will provide updates as they come along.
We are anticipating a lot to happen in the next 30 day session so listen in to find out how you can get involved too!
As always, follow us on Facebook and Twitter @DisabilityLawVA. Full episode transcriptions are available online.
dLCV Intake Process
Have you ever wondered what happens when you call dLCV? Our receptionist, Molly Carter, and our Information & Referral Specialist, Stephanie Sabatini, join us on this episode to break the whole process down for us. Our call-in hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 8:30AM - 4:00PM or you can fill out an online help form at https://www.dlcv.org/get-help#form
As always, the full episode transcript is available online and you can follow us on Facebook and find us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA.
The Intersection of Transgender/Disability
We've got a special guest today--our own Masters of Social Work Intern, Jax Caswell! Jax worked really hard on putting together a presentation for the entire dLCV staff regarding the intersection of transgender/disability rights and we knew we had to get him on the podcast to share. Jax shares a lot of important terminology, research and data, but also important advocacy tips. These advocacy tips were really beneficial for our agency to learn, and we hope they are helpful to you too!
As always, full episode transcriptions are available online. You can follow us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and find us on Facebook!
Interview with Chris Miller from the Brain Injury Services Coordination Unit at DARS
Today we got to sit down (virtually) with Chris Miller. Chris is the Director of the Brain Injury Services Coordination Unit (BISC) at the Department of Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS). She shares with us all the awesome work BISC does. DARS is the lead state agency on brain injury. While they do not provide direct services, they provide funding to all the agencies across the state that do provide direct services.
You can learn more at https://www.vadars.org/cbs/biscis.htm and they can be reached toll-free at 1-800-552-5019 and they can help get you connected with the right resources.
As always, you can access the full episode transcript on our website and follow us on Facebook. You can find us on Twitter.
All About Centers for Independent Living with Liz Kumar from ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia, Inc
Today we were so glad to have the Communication Director from ENDependence Center of Northern Virginia, Inc. (ECNV), Liz Kumar, join us! Liz shares with us all about Centers for Independent Living (CILs) of which there are 17 in Virginia. ECNV provides really amazing resources to consumers in the Northern Virginia areas of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun County, and the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, and Falls Church. There are over 400 CILs nationwide and they all provide 5 CORE SERVICES: advocacy, information referral, Independent Living skills training, peer training, and transitioning.
Like everyone else these days, they have had to shift their services online during COVID-19 but they are still up and running. If you would like to get in touch with them you can visit them online at www.ecnv.org, email info@ecnv.org or call 703-525-3268.
If you are not in Northern Virginia but want to find out more about the CIL closest to you visit www.ilru.org/projects/cil-net/cil-center-and-association-directory or just Google Center for Independent Living with your zip code!
We hope you enjoyed this episode, full transcriptions are available on our website. You can find us on Facebook and on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA.
Happy New (Fiscal) Year with Colleen Miller!
On October 1, 2020, dLCV entered into our Fiscal Year 2021. We have Executive Director, Colleen Miller, today to share all about the new projects and initiatives dLCV is embarking on in FY21. There are a lot of exciting things on the horizon, so stay tuned to learn about what we are doing and how YOU can get involved.
Full episode transcriptions available on our website at www.dlcv.org. You can follow us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and on Facebook at Disability Law Center of Virginia.
All About Representative Payees
Today's episode is all about the Social Security Administration's Representative Payee program. dLCV Advocate Suzanne Herbst joins us today to share what a representative payee is and how dLCV is involved with the representative payee program. We get a lot of calls about Social Security, we know it's a confusing topic but Suzanne does a great job at breaking it all down and explaining parts of the process. You can learn more at https://www.dlcv.org/rep-payee.
As always, full episode transcriptions available on our website.
Follow us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and on Facebook. Thank you for tuning in.
An Interview with the Brain Injury Association of Virginia
Welcome to this special episode, where we interview Anne McDonnell, the Executive Director of the Brain Injury Association of Virginia (BIAV). dLCV is a huge supporter of BIAV and the work they do across the state for people who have experience brain injuries. The mission of the BIAV is to advance education, awareness, support, treatment and research to improve the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury. They provide outreach and support, education, public awareness, legislative advocacy, and also run Camp Bruce McCoy, a recreational camp in the Chesapeake Bay area. Anne is a wealth of knowledge on brain injuries and we learned so much in this episode.
Anne references the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, DARS, and you can learn more about them at www.virginia.gov/agencies/department-for-aging-and-rehabilitative-services/
You can find out more about BIAV at www.biav.net.
View the full transcription of this episode or all past episodes at www.dlcv.org/podcast. You can follow us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and find us on Facebook!
All About Evictions & Housing Rights
Welcome back to another episode of Rights Here Rights Now! Today's topic is a hard one, but we do get calls about it often. We will be talking about evictions from Medicaid funded group homes. The information on this topic changes frequently, so to best stay up to date check out our Housing Resource Center section about this topic at www.dlcv.org/hrc.
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All About Transition Services from School to Adulthood!
Today's episode is a special one. We got to interview dLCV Senior Advocate, Julie Triplett, all about transition services from school to adulthood. Julie shares with us all about the process of accessing transition services, how to get connected to the Department of Aging and Rehabilitation Services and the Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (links below). Julie mentions a whole guidebook dLCV created that can be accessed on our website (link below). We get a lot of calls and questions about accessing these services, when to begin transition services (age 14!) and what life can look like when leaving public school.
Organizations Mentioned:
- Department of Aging and Rehabilitation Services
- Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
- dLCV Transition Services Resources
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COVID in Institutions
Today's episode is all about COVID-19 and how it is affecting those in institutions. We hear from Nicole DuRose as well as Becka Herbig from dLCV and they share with us all about how COVID-19 is affecting people in state hospitals and in jails. While dLCV does have access to reports and records that the general public does not, the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services has a very up to date and informative home page all about COVID-19, which you can find http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/covid19.
The Department of Corrections also has a very accurate and up to date webpage here: https://vadoc.virginia.gov/news-press-releases/2020/covid-19-updates/. This page is for prisons in Virginia, as jails do not fall under the Department of Corrections but each jail has their own webpage.
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For more COVID related updates check out our website at www.dlcv.org and follow us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and on Facebook!
Special Education in COVID Times
Join us for this very informative episode where dLCV attorney, Kerry Chilton, shares with us all about what Special Education looks like in Virginia this fall. Things are changing daily, but there are some great resources that Kerry shares with us, like PEATC (Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center) to stay up to date on all the latest news. We know this unprecedented time is hard for many of us, especially parents of kids with disabilities, so we hope this episode is helpful and informative.
Check out PEATC's website with lots of COVID resources and a comprehensive Back to School guide. Find out more about special education.
If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe and leave a review! You can follow us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA or on Facebook. Full episode transcription available on our website at https://www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/RHRN-Episode-20-Special-Education-in-COVID-Times-Transcription.htm
All About UTIs!
Welcome back to Rights Here, Rights Now! This podcast episode is all about Urinary Tract Infections. We know, it's not the most glamorous topic to talk about, but it is very important. UTIs have a wide variety of symptoms and people with disabilities, as well as providers, caretakers, and staff, may not know all the signs so we wanted to create this podcast to share our knowledge and help you all become better advocates.
Our hosts, Virginia and Ren, share examples, signs, symptoms, and helpful tips and tricks but please remember we are not medical professionals so if you would like to learn more about UTIs check out these resources.
- https://www.cdc.gov/antibiotic-use/community/for-patients/common-illnesses/uti.html
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/urinary-tract-infection/symptoms-causes/syc-20353447
Full episode transcription available over at https://www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/RHRN-Episode-19-All-About-UTIs.htm
You can follow us on Facebook at Disability Law Center of Virginia and find us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA Thank you for listening!
Updated Voting Laws in Virginia
On this episode, advocate Joliefawn Lidell, and two of our legal interns, Mary Grace Whitten & Camille Karabaich, share with us all about the updated voting laws in Virginia. A lot of things have changed as of July 1, 2020, and due to COVID-19, so tune in to stay up to date with all the new procedures and deadlines.
You can find out more on our website, https://www.dlcv.org/voting-rights, and follow us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA for any new updates.
Effective Communication in Medical Settings
Join us for today's episode with our guest, dLCV staff attorney Zack DeVore. Zack is here to teach us all about effective communication in medical settings. Zack takes us through the Americans with Disabilities Act and beyond to help us understand how to best advocate for ourselves and our friends and families in medical offices and hospitals.
We had the privilege of having Mary Grace Whitten, a dLCV intern share an opportunity with us about how to get involved at dLCV. Head on over to www.DLCV.org/accessibility-and-accommodations to learn more about how you can help us identify accessible, and non-accessible, places in Virginia!
We hope you enjoy this episode. If you did, please subscribe and leave us a review. You can follow us on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA and find out more at www.dlcv.org. As always, a full transcription of this episode is available online.
Volunteer with dLCV!
Welcome to Rights Here, Rights Now! This episode is all about our volunteer program. We interviewed Valerie Jones, our Community Outreach Specialist. She shared with us all the different counsels dLCV has, volunteer opportunities, and how you can get involved! Check out more information and how to sign up at www.dlcv.org/volunteer. We have opportunities in our office, but also plenty of opportunities that can be done remotely so feel free to reach out to Valerie directly to find out how to best use your time and skills to help us out. We are so grateful to all our volunteers and look forward to working with more of you!
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All About Free & Appropriate Public Education (FAPE)
Today's guest is dLCV's attorney, Kalena Ek. Kalena shares with us all about Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) and how Special Education is working in times of the Corona Virus. We know Special Education is a daunting topic but Kalena breaks down the history of FAPE, some important legal cases, and what our kids are entitled to in the public school system.
Our website is full of Special Education resources and Kalena's team has even put together a comprehensive guidebook on Special Education that is available on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Special-Education-Virginia-Guidebook-Parents/dp/B084P8562V for the manual and https://www.dlcv.org/special-education for all other resources on our website.
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Full Transcription available at www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Rights-Here-Rights-Now-Episode-14-FAPE-Transcription.htm
All About the PAIMI Advisory Council
Welcome to Rights Here, Rights Now! This week we were joined by PAIMI Advisory Council Chair, Tina Stelling. Tina was so gracious to share with us all about what the PAIMI Advisory Council is, how it has impacted her life, and how YOU can become a member. Find out more online at https://www.dlcv.org/advisory-councils.
In this episode we also provide some resources for self advocacy during COVID-19. If you are facing discrimination of any kind, please feel free to reach out to us. You can also make a complaint to the Department of Justice at https://www.justice.gov/actioncenter/submit-complaint. If you have faced employment discrimination you can file an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint at https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/filing-formal-complaint. If you feel you have been discriminated against or have experienced any violence or threats please contact your local police department immediately. We sincerely hope you have not experienced any of these but we wanted to provide resources for self advocacy.
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All About COVID-19
Welcome to Rights Here, Rights Now. This episode is all about COVID-19 and all the hard work dLCV staff are doing. Please keep in mind this podcast was recorded a week before airing, so some information may already be out of date! We tried to keep it as current as possible! You can find much more information on our website at www.dlcv.org/covid19 for the most up to date information!
As always, if you are needing assistance please call us Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 800-552-3962 or visit us online at www.dlcv.org. You can follow us on twitter @DisabilityLawVA. Please subscribe, leave a review, and share this podcast with your friends!
All About Social Security!
Welcome to this episode of Rights Here, Rights Now! This episode is all about Social Security. We discuss how to apply, who is eligible, and what to do if you're denied.
Check out our website for a whole list of guides and resources all about Social Security : www.dlcv.org/socialsecurity
You can check your eligibility at www.coverva.org. If you need to call the Social Security Administration to apply the number is 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778).
Please bear with us, as this is the first time we have recorded a podcast remotely. The sound quality is not perfect, but the information in this podcast is pure gold. The episode is fully transcribed over on our website, so feel free to follow along that way.
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Post General Assembly with Colleen Miller PART TWO!
Welcome back for the second part of our conversation with Colleen Miller where we discuss the 2020 General Assembly Session. Today we are discussing all the things that can still be improved upon and what we are looking forward to in 2021. We discuss topics such as supported decision making, education, and even movie theaters!
As always, if you like this episode please subscribe and leave a review. Follow us online at www.dlcv.org or on Twitter @DisabilityLawVA.
Full episode transcript available at www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Rights-Here-Rights-Now-Episode-11-Post-GA-Pt-2-Transcription.htm
Post-General Assembly with Colleen Miller Part 1
Tune in for part one of two with Colleen Miller discussing all things General Assembly! In this episode, we highlight all the good work that was done in this year's session. We saw major success in all areas of life, employment, education, voting rights, and many more! If you want to see a comprehensive list of all the bills and resolutions passed check out https://lis.virginia.gov/.
- For all the bills we focused on check out our Legislative Highlights at https://www.dlcv.org/category/legislative-highlights
- Full transcript available at www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Rights-Here-Rights-Now-Episode-10-Post-GA-Pt-1-Transcription.htm
As always, full episode transcription is available on our website and be sure to subscribe and leave a review for this podcast! You can follow us on twitter at @DisabilitylawVA and online at www.dlcv.org. Tune in next time for part two of this episode!
All About the Civil Commitment Process in Virginia
This episode is a bit of a sensitive one, we are talking all about the civil commitment process in Virginia. We are discussing Temporary Detention Order (TDO) and Emergency Custody Orders (ECO). These processes can be confusing to understand so we sit down with Ren, an advocate here, to explain the process and how you or others can advocate throughout the process.
Episode Resources:
http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/developmental-services/Crisis-services This is a list of crisis services across the state of Virginia. They are broken down by region.
Every area in Virginia has a Community Services Board that can connect folks with services in their area : http://www.dbhds.virginia.gov/community-services-boards-csbs
Full transcript available at www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Rights-Here-Rights-Now-Episode-All-About-the-Civil-Commitment-Process-in-Virginia.htm
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All About Voting!
With all the primaries and caucuses happening these days we wanted to do a special episode all about voting! dLCV cares very much about everyone having access to voting. Even if you're not in Virginia--tune in, you'll be sure to learn something new about voting and having access to vote in many different ways!
Every election we send our staff and volunteers out all across the state to survey polling sites to ensure they have curbside voting and accessible voting machines.
Tune in to hear all about what dLCV does and how you can get involved. Anyone listening can survey their own polling site and send us that survey at https://www.dlcv.org/voting-rights-survey. We would love to hear from you and learn more about if your polling site is accessible or not and we will certainly follow up on any information you provide us to ensure every polling site across the state is accessible!
Full transcript available at www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/dLCV-Podcast-Transcription-Episode-8-Voting.htm
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Let's Learn about Visitability!
You didn't read that wrong, not visibility, but visitability! Listen as we do a deep dive with staff attorney Dana as she teaches us the value of making residences visitable! We learned a lot in this episode and we hope you do too.
Full transcript available at www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Rights-Here-Rights-Now-Episode-7-Visitability-Final.htm
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All About Self-Advocacy!
Welcome to another episode of Rights Here, Rights Now! This week we are talking once again to Disability Rights Advocate, Rhonda Thissen, and she is teaching us all about self-advocacy. The General Assembly is in full swing in Virginia and there are many ways to get involved and be a self-advocate. Listen in for tips and tricks, as well as do's and don't all about self-advocacy!
Organizations mentioned:
NAMI Virginia: https://namivirginia.org/
ARC of Virginia: https://www.thearcofva.org/
VOCAL: https://vocalvirginia.org/
Voices for Virginia's Children: https://vakids.org/
dLCV legislative updates: https://www.dlcv.org/category/legislative-highlights
Full Episode Transcript.
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Bonus Episode: All About the State Budget
We have a surprise bonus episode today all about the Virginia State Budget! The General Assembly is in full swing in Virginia right now and we were able to sit down with dLCV staff Rhonda Thissen to learn all about the state budget. It is a dense topic, but very important to learn how finances work within the state and how to best advocate for the services and funding that you need!
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Full transcript available at www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Rights-Here-Rights-Now-Episode-5-All-About-The-State-Budget-Transcription.txt
Effective Communication
Join us for a new episode of Rights Here, Rights Now! Today we interview advocate Rachel Loria and she shares with us all about effective communication. We really learned a lot with this episode and hope you do too! Follow us on Twitter @disAbilityLawVA and be sure to share this episode with your friends. If you found this episode helpful we'd love if you left a review!
Full transcript available at www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Rights-Here-Rights-Now-Episode-4-Effective-Communication-Transcription.txt
Pre-General Assembly with Colleen Miller
Today's episode we sit down with our Executive Director, Colleen Miller, and she gives us a rundown of all things General Assembly. The 2020 General Assembly session begins in Richmond, Virginia on January 8, 2020. Stay tuned for further episodes about self-advocacy, the state budget, and a wrap-up episode with Colleen at the end of the session.
***Full transcript available on our website at www.dlcv.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Rights-Here-Rights-Now-Episode-3-Pre-General-Assembly-With-Colleen-Miller-Transcription.txt
Colleen referenced two legislative tracking websites: http://lis.virginia.gov and https://www.richmondsunlight.com.
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What is a Disability?
Tune in to today's episode to learn all about what is a disability? We interview Robert Gray from dLCV and take a deep dive into all things disability related! For full episode transcript please visit www.dlcv.org and if you have any questions please feel free to reach out to us at podcast@dlcv.org.