Category: New Castle County

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What can I do about the ACLU-Delaware complaint?

Recently on Dec. 20, 2023, ACLU-Delaware filed a complaint accusing DDOE and DSD about D/HH Education.  DAD recently posted an open letter to ACLU if you are curious to learn more about the complaint.  Below are some things that you can do.

  1. Write to ACLU Delaware at https://action.aclu.org/webform/de-contact
  2. Sign the petition at https://www.change.org/p/stop-the-aclu-s-dangerous-lawsuit-from-harming-deaf-children?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_37807293_en-US%3A4&recruiter=1324979222&recruited_by_id=394131f0-a410-11ee-93d0-2d7714b0478e&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=psf&share_bandit_exp=initial-37807293-en-US
  3. Write to CHOICES at https://hearingchoicesdelaware.com/contact-2/
  4. Write to your Delaware Legislatures/Representatives
    1. To find your representatives, use the ‘Who is My Legislator?’ (Brown box) at https://legis.delaware.gov

 

Optional:

  1. Write to Delaware DOE Dale Matusevich at matusevich at doe.k12.de.us
    1. Source: https://www.doe.k12.de.us/page/2409
  2. Write to DSD

 

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Supported Decision-Making Summit (Newark, March 7, 2024)

My Life, My Decisions Summit, at University of Delaware in Newark, March 7, 2024. see below for more info

Join My Life, My Decisions: A Supported Decision-Making Summit to learn more about supported decision-making and the resources that are available in Delaware. The summit will start with a panel discussion of people with disabilities and their supporters. It will be led by supported decision-making expert Jonathan Martinis. Next, you will have the opportunity to get advice from panelists and other mentors about living a self-determined life.

Please contact Ashley Steinbrecher at ashstein at udel.edu or 302-831-4793 if you need accommodations.

More info at https://www.cds.udel.edu/mylife.

Supported Decision Making Summit flyer March 2024 (PDF Flyer)