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Terrible situation, but a very nice job with this!</div>
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<b>Being able to use a toilet without assistance is a form or privilege that is generally unrecognized - even by some people in the Disability Community. </b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Having such privilege means that an individual is free to perform their natural bodily functions without needing to ask or wait for assistance, and such people do not deal with governmental or agency intrusion in this
most basic aspect of their daily lives. Those who do not have such privilege may find their lives upended by structurally ableist systems and denied their most basic rights, including the right to live in freedom. </b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Independence in toileting has become an ableist litmus test to determine if elderly and Disabled people should be allowed to live in freedom.
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<span style="background-color: white;"><b>Congress must pass the Latonya Reeves Freedom Act and FREE OUR PEOPLE!</b></span></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 17, 2025 12:44 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> The discussion group for CDPAANYS members <cdpaanys@cdpaanys.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Cdpaanys] One-pager with linked news stories</font>
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<div>The attached one-page document includes negative headlines with linked sources on the CDPAP transition.<br>
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Please feel free to share the document as a PDF file or <a href="https://cdactionny.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/HomeCare_OnePager_0182.pdf" originalsrc="https://cdactionny.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/HomeCare_OnePager_0182.pdf">
via weblink.</a></div>
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