Weekly E-Mail Update
VOR’s Weekly E-Mail Update, distributed every Friday that provides members with “real time” news items from across the country. Each week the most recent Weekly Update will be featured here. To receive the Update directly, please consider joining VOR. just $45/year for individuals. We welcome your referrals!
Most Recent Issue: VOR Weekly E-Mail Update, July 3, 2015
No Updates Published May 15 - June 12, 2015
No Update November 28, 2014 - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
No Update November 7, 2014
Note: No updates published from May 16 - June 20, 2014
No Update, October 11, 2013
No Update September 20, 2013
VOR Weekly E-Mail Update, July 5, 2013 (click here for fixed link to Wall Street Journal article)
No Update November 23, 2012 - Happy Thanksgiving!
No Update July 20, 2012
No Update, July 6, 2012
No Updates in early June
VOR Weekly News Update, April 20, 2012
No Update published Feb. 17. Membership Survey distributed.
No update Sept. 23.
August 12, 2011 (NY State in Crisis)
August 5, 2011 (H.R. 2032 Action Alert!, State Advocacy News, Debt Ceiling/Budget Deal Info).
July 29, 2011(ID/DD in the news)
July 22, 2011(States failing families: Tennessee, Florida, Illinois)
July 15, 2011 (VOR Awareness Month is October!; What's at stake for Medicaid)
July 8, 2011 (New Jersey, Florida, Illinois news)
July 15, 2011 (Medicaid Reform: What's at stake?)
July 8, 2011 (State News: NJ, FL, and IL)
July 1, 2011 (Legal News (Victory for Choice in Arkansas) and State News (Oregon and Florida))
[Due to preparations and travel associated with VOR's Annual Conference and Initiative, a VOR Weekly Update was not published from May 15 - June 24, 2011]
May 8, 2011 (State News)
April 29, 2011 (legal briefs and state news)
April 22, 2011 (Legal Briefs, State News - CA, NJ, VA, and more)
April 15, 2011 (Every Member Campaign, More State News)
April 1, 2011 (Annual Conference Update; Three men and their home at Templeton; and Abuse in the Community)
March 25, 2011 (VOR's Facebook page!, Abuse in the Community, and State News)
March 18, 2011 (New York: At Group Homes, Abuse and Impunity)
March 11, 2011 (Differing Positions on Employment for People with ID; Utah and NJ State News)
March 4, 2011 (Featuring YOUR VOR Website; Choice advocates heard by ADD!)
February 18, 2011 (State News - Great Choice Advocacy Tools and Update)
February 11, 2011 (Missouri Grassroot Advocacy!)
January 21, 2011 (VOR Conference Registration; Legal News)
January 14, 2011 (State News)
January 7, 2011 (State Budget News)
Dec. 17, 2010 (Advocacy Tips; Federal Update; Research News)
Dec. 10, 2010 (State News: GA, AR, IL, and CA)
Dec. 3, 2010 (Cost Comparisons Revisited, and more)
November. 19, 2010 (Dental Care: Residence matters; and Medicaid and Budget News Update)
November 12, 2010 (Federal News Update)
November 5, 2010 (State News, 2011 VOR Conference)
October 29, 2010 (Fernald / Massachusetts news)
October 22, 2010 (Arkansas and Georgia DOJ news)
October 8, 2010 (State and Federal News)
August 27, 2010 (VOR Awareness Month - Educate and Recruit!, plus Legacy.Com).
No Update August 20, 2010
July 23, 2010 (Template letter to the editor from Missouri; Fed Update)
July 16, 2010 (North Carolina and Nebraska updates)
July 9, 2010 (Focus on Missouri; healthcare.gov - new web resource for health care reform)
July 2, 2010 (A struggle to educate the severely disabled)
June 25, 2010 (Legal News: TN and CA victories for families; Supreme Court to consider P&A access to records)
No Updates May 21-June 18, 2010 (Annual Conference and Initiative preparation and event)
May 14, 2010 (Promise seen in drug for Fragile X)
May 7, 2010 (Annual Meeting Speaker Update, plus MA, AR and OR news)
April 30, 2010 (Tufts Dental to Remain Open!; VOR at first two HHS Listening Sessions)
April 16, 2010 (State News: NC and VA)
April 9, 2010 (State News: WA, CA, NY, VA, LA and TX)
April 5, 2010: Holiday, No Update
March 26, 2010 (Massachusetts news)
March 19, 2010 (Hurry! Early Bird Registration; More on Lanterman)
March 12, 2010 (Focus on Utah; Choice bill passed)
March 5, 2010 (Support for Lanterman Developmental Center, California)
Feb. 26, 2010 (The Microboard Alternative PART II)
Feb 19, 2010 (The Microboard Alternative PART I; Privatization Dangers)
Feb 12, 2010 (Annual Meeting Updates; State $ News)
Feb 5, 2010 (Help from Chambers of Commerce - ICFs/MR are good business!)
January 15, 2010 (PCIDD Reports, Legal News, California Update).
December 21, 2009 (Feel Good Stories for the Holidays).
December 18, 2009 (Year End IRA to VOR Still Possible; Federal Update
December 11, 2009 (NJ Family Survey Released: 96% prefer ICFs/MR placement for their loved ones).
undefined
December 4, 2009 (State News)
November 20, 2009 (State News)
November 13, 2009 (ICFs/MR as Permanent Homes)
No Update Nov. 6, 2009
October 30, 2009 (Hammond Proclamation in Support of Centers)
October 23, 2009 (Health Care Reform and Long Term Care)
October 2 - 16, Focus on VOR Awareness Month
Archives: Back issues of VOR's Weekly E-Mail Update are also available:
Calendar Year 2009
Sept 25, 2009 (65 cosponsors and counting!; Maryland and Colorado News)
Sept 18, 2009 (64 cosponsors and counting!; New York)
Sept 11, 2009 (63 cosponsors and counting!; Harkin to Chair Senate HELP; Massachusetts, Georgia, Colorado)
Sept 4, 2009 (Money Follows the Person Update - free Webinar; plus news from CA, WI and CT)
August 28 (Fernald Fighter Feature, California, Colorado)
August 21 (litigation updates)
August 14 (Announcing New Website)
August 7 (Grassroots Advocacy Lessons Learned)
July 31 (H.R. 1255 Update: 60 cosponsors!; Should Disability Funding Be Part of Health Reform?)
July 17 (State News: Florida, California, Nebraska)
July 10 (Breaking Legal News: Illinois Judge Sides with Choice)
July 3 (State News: Illinois, Pennslvania)
June 26 (Report: Annual Conference Update)
No updates May 22 - June 19, 2009
May 15 (State News: Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Maryland)
May 8 (Annual Conference and Initiative deadlines)
May 1 (Choice Petition! Plus, State News: Massachusetts, Texas, California, Illinois, Kentucky)
April 24 (VOR calls for no funding increase for DD Act programs; Kentucky and Iowa news)
April 17 (Choice Petition - Sign it!; Nebraska and Iowa news)
April 10 (Federal Resolution on Improving Access to Long-Term Health Care
April 3 (A Rebuttal to the Opposition: H.R. 1255: What the bill WILL and WILL NOT do)
March 27 (State News, Misc)
March 20 (State News: North Dakota, etc.)
March 13 (State News: Utah, Louisiana,Texas, Massachusetts,
March 6 (H.R. 1255 Introduced / Alert!)
February 27 (VOR files Amicus Curiae brief in Fernald case; State News: NJ, MI, TX, and NE)
February 20 (Seminar and conference call opportunities; date sensitive)
February 13 (A focus on Massachusetts, Fernald case to Supreme Court)
February 6 (Doctors' unease found to leave many disabled adults with pediatricians; plus Georgia and CA)
January 30 (VOR Annual Conference and Initiative details; announcement)
January 23 (Budget Woes, Cuts, Closures and Tools for Advocates)
January 16 (Policy Recommendations to President Barack Obama)
January 9 (Mark Your Calendar: VOR 2009 Annual Conference and Initiative)