
CIL DAY 2019
Join us at the Florida Capitol to advocate for persons with disabilities with our Centers for Independent Living from across the state.
ADA Accommodation Requests (per https://www.flsenate.gov/About/Accessibility): A special accommodation request for a person with a disability should be made 48 hours in advance. Please contact the Senate Sergeant’s Office at 850-487-5224 for assistance.
AGENDA : March 6th, 2019
Wednesday, March 6th
8:30 AM : Kick Off
Meet in the courtyard between Florida Capitol and Florida Historic Capitol Museum.
11:00 AM - Noon : Capitol Tour
Meet at the Florida Seal in the Capitol building.
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM : Mock Session
Meet in front of the Senate Chamber on the 4th floor of the Capitol 5 minutes prior to the reservation.
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM : House Introduction
Please note you will be required to pass through security.
4:15 PM : HHS Meeting
Please note you will be required to pass through security.
The Torch for Disability Rights
When the process of deinstitutionalization began in the 1960’s, some people with significant disabilities were released from inevitable life sentences in nursing homes and other institutions, which created for the first time in history an opportunity, an imperative, for people with disabilities to live free and independent lives. From this, a community and a culture with history, values, and an objective were born.Our first taste of emancipation came amidst massive civil rights movements nationally and abroad. Leaders of the disability community began to realize that our human rights and civil liberties would come only as we fought for them. With most state-run institutions closed, people with significant disabilities became more visible, and more audible, too. But society’s unwelcoming attitude did not change. The private medical industry quickly appropriated the responsibilities of formerly state-run institutions.
