ADAPT will be having its next national action in Nashville, Tennessee, Saturday, March 18, 2006 through Thursday, March 23, 2006. On Sunday, March 19th, ADAPT will be hosting a day documenting the institutional bias in the American long term care system. We are inviting people from throughout the country who have be in nursing homes or other institutions to testify to a panel on how they managed to get out and how their lives have changed. Your support, including financial, is appreciated.

PEOPLE - REAL VOICES
NO MORE STOLEN LIVES

WHEN: Sunday, March 19, 2006 9am-9pm
WHERE: Hilton Hotel - Nashville, Tennessee - Volunteer Ballroom
PANEL: Representatives from the following organizations

American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
Department of Health and Human Services
Office on Disability (invited) -National Council on Disability (NCD)
National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) (formerly NAPAS)

Up to 100 people with disabilities from across the US who have been in or are currently in a nursing home, developmental disability facility, residential hospital facility or mental health facility. Each individual will briefly describe what life was/is like in an institution, how they managed to leave or why they want to leave and what it is like living in the community.

OUTCOMES:
Report of proceedings for use by advocates and policy makers at the federal/state levels;
Short documentary;
Photo Gallery.

ADAPT invites advocates FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY to join us on Sunday March 19th and hope you will stay the rest of the week to send a powerful message that no state should waste the lives of its residents - NO MORE STOLEN LIVES!!

Together we can and will make a difference.

For an Institution Free America,

The ADAPT Community
512/442-0252
512/442-0522 fax
http://www.adapt.org