Action Alert: Help Break Barriers to Employment for Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Urge the Senate Finance Committee to Support SB16-077 by February 15!
Background:
It is estimated that 80 percent of individuals with disabilities are not working. People with disabilities often face barriers to “real work for real pay,” and they deserve the opportunity to seek viable work.
SB16-077, sponsored by Sen. John Kefalas, will charge an already-existing state stakeholder group to develop and recommend comprehensive solutions to employment barriers for people with disabilities, including people with the most significant disabilities. Additionally, the group’s work will develop and recommend solutions to ensure that students with disabilities can transition from high school having obtained a job and/or acceptance to secondary education.
How you can make a difference:
Contact members of the Senate Finance Committee today, and urge them to vote “yes” on SB16-077! The committee
meets on February 16 – please contact them by February 15 to make your voice heard! (See contact info below.)
What you could say:
- Please vote “yes” on the Senate Bill 16-077 strike-below amendment L.001
- Working in a competitive integrated job enables people with disabilities to contribute to the tax base, become part of the community and rely less on government assistance.
- Individuals with disabilities need to have the opportunity to transition from high school into jobs that pay a fair wage or into post-secondary education.
- Implementing “Employment First Policy” may protect Colorado from corrective action from The U.S. Department of Justice or other litigation.
SHARE YOUR PERSONAL STORY! Have you or a loved one with a disability had a hard time obtaining employment?
Senate Finance Committee Members:
Senator Tim Neville – Chair
303-866-4873
tim.neville.senate@state.co.us
Senator Owen Hill – Vice Chair
303-866-2737
owen.hill.senate@state.co.us
Senator Chris Holbert
303-866-4881
chris.holbert.senate@state.co.us
Senator Mike Johnston
303-866-4864
mike.johnston.senate@state.co.us
Senator Andy Kerr
303-866-4859
senatorAndyKerr@gmail.com
Remember, state law makers need to hear from you to understand the importance of the issue.
Make a difference today! Grassroots is as powerful as paid lobbyists, but we must take action! For more information, please contact Cari Brown at cbrown@arclc.org. To view a fact sheet about the bill, visit http://tiny.cc/SB-077
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