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Promoting Human Rights by providing information and discussion across DMR/DDS Newsletter of the DMR/DDS Human Rights Advisory Committee and the DMR/DDS Office for Human Rights Volume 5 Issue 1 May 2009 Human Rights Forums!!! This is the 25th anniversary of the annual DMR/DDS Human Rights Conference and it was at the first such conference that establishment of the Office for Human Rights was announced. While economics require us to re-focus our approach to the conference, this year we will celebrate 25 years of human rights safeguards with five free regional forum events! “Dare to Dream” John Anton giving the keynote speech at the 2006 Human Rights Conference The Department also is celebrating the success of so many self-advocates and other advocates, in their fight to see the name of the Department changed. As of June 30, 2009 the Department will become the Department of Developmental Services. We will take the occasion of the regional forums to take stock in how the political successes of the self-advocacy movement have mirrored success in the lives of all individuals in their ability to exercise real control in the main parts of their daily lives, choice of work types and jobs, and choice of where to live and type of living environments, for instance. We will explore the goals of the human rights system and how it works for providers and individuals. At each forum we will celebrate our victories, recognize some of the people who have made a difference in promoting human rights and reflect on our history. We then will explore the existing human rights system, and how it works for providers. We will have a response from individuals supported by the system. This will set up the agenda for a human rights town meeting with Commissioner Howe. We hope not to just lay out the current challenges, but to help forge some solutions, together. Please refer to the Department’s home page on the web for details on how to register for and get to the forums. The days all start at 9 AM and go to Noon. The dates and locations are as follows: June 3, 2009 at Holyoke Community College June 15, 2009 at the National Guard Museum in Worcester June 24, 2009 at Roxbury Community College June 26, 2009 at Massasoit Community College in Brockton June 29, 2009 at Middlesex Community College in Bedford (this is a change from the original notice) Directory: eohhs -> docs -> dmr dmr -> Falls Prevention in the dds population dmr -> Statewide Legal Holidays, Other Holidays, and Major Religious Observances in Massachusetts dmr -> Hcsis isp module Frequently Asked Questions based on Webinar trainings for Release 2 February 2015 dmr -> Quality Is No Accident dmr -> School Days to Pay Days An Employment Planning Guide for Families of Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities dmr -> Freedom of movement Training Module dmr -> Office of quality enhancement summary of overall findings dmr -> Blueprint for Success: Employing Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities in Massachusetts Prepared by Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services Association dmr -> Massachusetts department of mental retardation dmr -> Prepared by Download 496.5 Kb. Share with your friends:
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