Advocacy
Disability Connection Midsouth offers five core services: Advocacy, Independent Living Skills, Information and Referral, Peer Support, and Transition Services.
Advocacy
People with disabilities are a powerful and significant part of our community, yet as a group, our social roles have been marginalized by bigotry, discrimination, poverty, isolation, dependency, and pity. Americans with disabilities have not had access to transportation, housing, and employment that other citizens have enjoyed; Disability Connection Midsouth will change that.
Disability Connection's advocacy priorities are centered around the barriers and discrimination people with disabilities experience. An Independent Living Specialist teaches self-advocacy and may work with people on individual advocacy issues. Together we can all work on systems-advocacy and the ongoing fights for justice in housing, transportation, healthcare, and equal access to our community.
MATA
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[TITLE] Save Public Transit from the Death Spiral
[FACT 1] Public transit is a vital public service. However, the City and County have defunded MATA over time.
[FACT 2] To have a balanced budget, MATA proposes cutting 7 service routes and laying off more than 200 employees. The impact on riders, bus drivers, mechanics, and the community will be unimaginable.
[FACT 3] Without immediate funding, MATA will enter a death spiral of reducing services, reducing ridership, and reducing revenue until it no longer exists. We must prevent these service cuts, save jobs, and save public transit!
[TAKE ACTION] Follow the QR Code to ask Mayor Paul Young and the City Council to demand immediate funds for MATA and a commitment to fully fund public transit.
Brought to you by the Better Transit for a Better Memphis Coalition.
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Click this link: www.bit.ly/matadeathspiral
MICAH Facebook Post (below)