| NYC Council Hearing: June 17, 2009 |
[Jun. 17th, 2009|05:55 pm] |
| [ | Tags | | | advocacy, cca, community choice act, daily life, disability, interview, me, media, nick, nyc, photos, testimony | ] |
Alejandra Ospina provides testimony on behalf of Nick Dupree, in support of the Community Choice Act
NYC Council Hearing on Aging; Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse & Disability Services
City Hall Council Chambers, Manhattan
Part of a set: NYC Council Hearing: June 17, 2009
Update: You can listen to the radio show I participated in the following day, streamed here.
( My testimony: )
( Nick's testimony: ) |
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| If Facebook says it... |
[Jun. 16th, 2009|04:24 pm] |
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It must be true:
Life is nothing if not interesting, these days.
If you get to listen on Thursday, let me know.
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| Nick's Crusade & the Community Choice Act |
[Apr. 23rd, 2009|03:47 pm] |
Transcription (as captioned):
Hello, and welcome to Nick's Crusade blog. This is a video blog of day 236 here in the hospital. I'm here in the hospital because I'm waiting for community services, and the [Medicaid] waiver that I'm on just seems to add another layer of complexity and bureaucracy, and makes things take longer...
And it's very frustrating to be stuck in a hospital when the only reason is, you just need services in the community. That's why it's so important that we pass the Community Choice Act as soon as possible.
I hope that soon I'll get out in the community, I'll get into my apartment with my partner, and that we can continue to advocate for the CCA, and for housing. There are so many people here that don't need to be here, that are only here because they don't have housing.
My voice is a little rough with a new trach that I got in August, here in this hospital, but I hope that soon, my normal voice, (which is higher pitched, and a little Southern) will be back.
Keep reading the blog for more updates.
Thank you, and I love you all.
Nick's Crusade
nickscrusade.org
This video is also on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=p2SUnllCSEk, which might be more accessible to some.
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