[Missouri-l] 2010 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES POLL

[Chip Hailey]

Attached is the Governor's Council on Disability 2010 Legislative 
Priorities Poll. Please take a few minutes and fill out the survey 
and return to Donna Borgmeyer at the Governor's Council on 
Disability. This information is very valuable and will help us set 
our legislative priorities for the 2010 Legislative Session. Please 
share this Legislative Priorities Poll with other list serves and groups.

The survey cal also be found on the GCD web site at: 
<http://www.gcd.oa.mo.gov>www.gcd.oa.mo.gov <file://www.gcd.oa.mo.gov>



Donna Borgmeyer
Disability Program Specialist
Governor's Council on Disability
PO Box 1668
Jefferson City, MO 65109
(573) 751-2600
(800) 877-8249
donna.borgmeyer at oa.mo.gov
www.disabilityinfo.mo.gov

GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON DISABILITY
2010 LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES POLL

Thank you for taking the time to respond to this poll.  It is 
important that the Council represents the voice of persons with 
disabilities and this is one of our opportunities to understand 
issues important to you and/or the people you serve.

This year's poll includes three (3) sections.  Please feel free to be 
candid throughout the survey.


Please indicate what county you live in____________________________

Section I: Please rate the following as to their importance to you with
1 = Very Important       2 = Important        3 = Not Important

_____Health care issues including access to affordable health care 
and increased prescription drug coverage

_____Home and Community Based Services including CDS (Consumer 
Directed Services) program, MO HealthNet, Non-Medicaid Eligible 
program and Money Follows the Person

_____Housing issues including accessible, affordable housing, 
Universal Design, Lifetime Homes, income tax refunds for home access 
modifications

_____Transportation issues including accessible, affordable, 
dependable, public transportation in both rural and urban areas

_____Employment issues including expansion of the Missouri "Ticket to 
Work" Medicaid Buy-in for Workers with Disabilities, discrimination, 
and incentives for hiring workers with disabilities

_____Fiscal policies that impact Missourians with disabilities: 
support tax and revenue policies that protect health care and 
services for people with disabilities and oppose policies that would 
cause harmful budget cuts.

_____Assistive technology issues including an income tax refund or 
other funding source for out-of-pocket expenses for Assistive 
technology devices.

_____Education issues including accessible instructional materials, a 
"Parent's Bill of Rights", due process, and seclusion issues.







Section II:  GCD Legislative Update.  Please rate the Governor's 
Council on Disability's weekly Legislative Update on the following scale:

1 =Excellent           2 = Above Average           3 = Average

4 = Below Average           5 = Unsatisfactory

_____User friendly

_____Valuable tool

_____Content is useful

Do you share the Legislative Update with other organizations?

_____  Yes                  _____  No

If you do not receive the GCD Legislative Update and would like to be 
added to the list

serve please put your email address here ______________________________________

Suggestions or comments:

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Section III: Please use the space below to write any comments or 
issues you may have, which are not addressed in this questionnaire.

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Thank you for taking time to complete this survey.  You may either 
e-mail your response to
<mailto:donna.borgmeyer at oa.mo.gov>donna.borgmeyer at oa.mo.gov

OR

fax it to
573-526-4109

OR

mail it to
Governor's Council on Disability
P.O. Box 1668,
Jefferson City, MO 65102
All responses should be received by close of business Friday, October 
16, 2009. If you have questions, please contact our office at 
573-751-2600 or toll free at 1-800-877-8249.