Please share this Action Alert: Contact the Senate Appropriations Committee - National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease

 

 

Dear AFA Member:   The Senate Appropriations Committee is meeting this week to debate funding for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which includes the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Administration on Community Living (ACL). As you know, NIH provides a majority of public funding for Alzheimer's disease research, while ACL administers Older Americans Act programs that provide vital services and training to individuals with Alzheimer's disease and their family caregivers. A final vote for full committee approval is expected on Thursday, June 12.   Please contact members of this important committee ASAP and urge them to increase funding for Alzheimer's disease research at NIH and supportive services at ACL. In last year's budget, the Senate Appropriations Committee supported an over $80 million increase in funds for Alzheimer's disease. We need them to build upon this trajectory if we are to fulfill the promises of HHS' "National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease," which calls for a cure or effective treatment by 2025 and increased supportive services for families affected by the disease.   Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee can be found here. You can also contact their offices directly by calling the Capitol Hill switchboard at 202-224-3121.   As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or if you need further information.   Only by working together we can make a difference and take one step further in eradicating this heart-wrenching brain disorder.   Sincerely, Eric Sokol Vice President of Public Policy

 

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FW: Walgreens adds talking prescription labels for customers blind or visually impaired

From: Margaret Cleary [mecleary511@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 6:52 PM
To: visionrehabtherapist@freelists.org
Subject: [visionrehabtherapist] Walgreens adds talking prescription labels for customers blind or visually impaired

June 3, 2014 04:45 PM

Colleagues:

Today
Walgreens announced that it is providing talking prescription labels at all of
its 8,000+ retail pharmacies in the United States and through mail order. The
talking prescription labels are free of charge to pharmacy customers
who are blind or visually impaired.  The device also includes a
timer. 

The
Walgreens press release is here: http://lflegal.com/2014/06/walgreens-talking/

This
initiative is a result of ongoing Structured Negotiations with the
American Council of the Blind, The Illinois Council of the Blind, and the
California Council of the Blind. Linda Dardarian of Goldstein, Borgen,
Dardarian and Ho and I represent the organizations. 

Please
help us spread the work about this important health, safety, and accessibility
initative. As always, feedback welcomed.

Lainey Feingold

Law Office of Lainey
Feingold

http://lflegal.com/

 

Margaret E. Cleary, MS, RN, CHE, CVRT®
2240 Linden Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304
303-443-0836 home
303-579-6901 cell

303-443-1750 fax
mecleary511@gmail.com

 

 

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