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Beyond the numbers: how the '05 state budget will impact people with disabilities
Illinois ranks 47th among the 50 states in funding community-based services for people with disabilities
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Betsy Storm, Director of Public Relations |
bstorm@anixter.org |
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Robert Dolgan, Public Relations Specialist |
rdolgan@anixter.org |
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(773) 973-7900, Ext. 243 or 228 |
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February 17, 2004
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Individuals with disabilities and their family members from Illinois will describe how Gov. Blagojevich’s 2005 budget will impact their quality of life. |
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| WHO |
- A Springfield, Illinois, family will talk about the high priority it places on the essential services the National Lekotek Center provides that are nearly impossible to receive elsewhere at an affordable cost. Lekotek, a division of Anixter Center , is the country’s central source on toys and play for children with special needs.
- Parents involved in the Adult Community Transition (ACT) Program in north suburban Chicago will share their thoughts about the value of this innovative program that assists developmentally disabled young adults in making a successful transition to life after high school.
- Adults with disabilities, involved in a range of programs at Anixter Center ’s primary Chicago location, will talk about the highly-regarded services they receive at Anixter Center and how inadequate funding puts them at risk.
- Stuart Ferst, president and CEO of Anixter Center, and Cathy Lorber, Ph.D., executive vice president and COO of Anixter Center
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| WHERE |
TV News Room (Blue Room) , West Mezzanine, Capitol Building , Springfield |
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| DATE |
Wednesday, February 18, 2004 |
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3:00 p.m. |
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The mission of the Lester and Rosalie Anixter Center is to assist people with disabilities to live and work successfully in the community. Anixter Center is a leading provider of high-quality vocational, residential and educational options, substance abuse prevention and treatment, and health care. Anixter Center is an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities to be full and equal members of the community.
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