Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia Records

Descriptive Summary
Title: Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia Records
Creator: Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia
Inclusive Dates: 1985-2019
Language(s): English
Extent: 4 box(es) (4 linear feet, 4.93 gigabytes)
Collection Number: RBRL343
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: The Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, Inc., is a private, non-profit corporation founded in 1995 to identify societal barriers to independent living and to collaborate with other organizations to remove those barriers. The records document the organization's work to increase opportunities for independent living through statewide planning and advocacy.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Founded in 1995, the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia, Inc. (SILC) is a private, non-profit corporation governed by people with all types of disabilities from all across the state. The role of the SILC is to identify societal barriers to independent living and to collaborate with Centers for Independent Living, Rehabilitation Services and other related entities to remove those barriers and to increase the supports and services needed to create independent living opportunities.

SILC activities include sponsoring public hearings, quarterly public meetings, and other educational and outreach efforts; providing information to public officials, state agencies and local organizations and individuals; and conducting studies and research.

Source: SILC web site

Scope and Content

The Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia Records contains correspondence, reports, program files, legal documents and other records that document the organization's work to increase opportunities for independent living through statewide planning and advocacy. The digital files document the Easy Living Home and Visit_ability initiatives.

Organization and Arrangement

The records are arranged in five series: Series I. General Files, Series II. Programs and Initiatives, Series III. Artifacts, Series IV. Audiovisual Materials, and Series V. Websites.

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Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Series II. Programs and Initiatives contains digital files. To access these files, please request the folders you would like through the finding aid using your research account. An archivist will be in contact with you to explain how to access the files. Please note that not all file formats are currently supported by the library for research use.

Conditions Governing Audiovisual Materials note

User reference copies of the audiovisual recordings may be available upon request. Availability is dependent upon the condition of the recordings.

Preferred citation

Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia Records, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Copyright Information

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Conditions Governing Use

Library acts as "fair use" reproduction agent.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding Aid prepared by Mat Darby, 2013.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Georgia Disability History Archive

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Series I. General Files
1 box(es) (1 linear foot)
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1	1	Presentations/Overhead Materials, undated
1	2	Activity Nurse Practice, 2006-2010
1	3	Life is an Idea, and a Mystery - Tabb Bahner and NationsBank, 2000
1	4	Lifelong Communities Partnership Quarterly Meeting, 2013 January 8
1	5	The Center for Financial Independence & Innovation, 2011 April 8
1	6	Ombudsman Long Term Care Residents' Advocate 2010 Annual Reort, 2010
1	7	My Medicaid Matters!, 2012 April
1	8	Not Dead Yet, 2003
1	9	Life/Death Schaivo, 2005
1	10	Kaiser Commission Report on Olmstead, 2004 June
1	11	Roadmap for Medicaid Reform, 2006
1	12	SILC Congress - 01, 2001
1	13	SILC Congress- 2000 Resolutions, 2000
1	14	SILC Congress - Issues and Recommendations of SILC Congress '99, 1999
1	15	SILC Congress - 1998 Resolutions, 1998
1	16	History of Independent Living, undated
1	17	Medicaid Reform, 2005
1	18	Georgia Healthcare Coverage Project, 2003 November
1	19	Blue Ribbon Commission, 2001 January
1	20	Disability History, undated
1	21	Three Phases in the Development of Services for People with Disabilities, undated
1	22	Skilled Nursing Care Facility Form, 2012 September 12
1	23	AgrAbility, 1991-2011
1	24	From Loving Arms: Georgia's Children Living in Nursing Homes and State Hospitals, 2011
1	25	Managed Care: Doing It Right, undated
1	26	Ombudsman Long Term Care Residents' Advocate 2011 Annual Report, 2011
1	27	[Georgia Health Care information], 2011-2013
1	28	Legislative Facts, 2000
1	29	Americans with Disabilities: Facts on PWD, 2004
1	30	Money Follows the Person: Data, 2011
1	31	[Federal Assistance Application], 2006
1	32	[Rehabilitation Counseling: Independent Living], 1997 August 25
1	33	Freedom of Movement: Independent Living History and Philosophy , 2000
1	34	A Congressional Insider's Guide to Influencing Disability Policy [3 booklets], 1999
1	35	Long Term Care Coalition, Inc., Annual Report, 1995
1	36	Spinal Column , 1995 Winter
1	37 - 64	[Federal and State Agency Reports and Handbooks], 1986-2013
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2	1	Articles: John O'Brien, etc., 1989-1993
2	2	Advocacy Tips, 1994
2	3	L.C. & E.W. v. Olmstead (ADA & Institutionalization), 1997-1999
2	4	L.C. v. Olmstead, 1997-1999
2	5	[Material on the Olmstead Decision], 2003, 2009
2	6	[Voter Guides], 2002
2	7	Lemon Laws, 1993
2	8	[ADAPT], 2008-2011
2	9	[Disability History], 2007, 2009
2	10	[Independent Living], 2007

 

Series II. Programs and Initiatives
3 box(es) (3 linear feet, 1.4 gigabytes)
	Subseries A. Personal Assistance ( 1 box(es) (1 linear foot) )
		Vocational Rehabilitation - Independent Living Program:
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2	11		[Articles on Personal Assistance], 1985-1996
2	12		Essay: "The Welfare of the Personal Assistant User and Welfare of the Personal Assistant: Is There a Contradiction?" by Dr. Jerry Carr, 1990 July 1
2	13		The Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Program Guide, 1995
2	14		PAS [Personal Assistance Services] 1994 Status Report, 1994
2	15		DRS-GA [Division of Rehabilitation Services, Georgia] PA [Personal Assistance] Program, 1993
2	16		ADAPT & HCFA [Health Care Finance Administration], 1995
2	17		PAS-NET [Personal Assistance Services Network] Activity, 1994-1996
2	18		PAS-NET Questionnaire, circa 1999
2	19		PAS-NET 98 Mail Out, 1997
2	20		LTC [Long Term Care] Choice Act, 1998
		Blue Ribbon [Governor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on Community-Based Services]:
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2	21		[Reports and Correspondence], 2000
2	22		Agendas, Minutes [empty], undated
2	23		Principles Committee [empty], undated
2	24		Blue Ribbon Task Force Final Report, 2000
2	25		Previous Studies, 1999
2	26		Atlanta Legal Aid, 2000
2	27		Structures Committee, 2000
2	28		SC [Supreme Court] Ruling - L.C. [Olmstead v. L.C.], 2000
2	29		[Community Care Services Program], 2000
2	30		Surveys, 2000
		Nursing Home Transition:
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2	31		NH [Nursing Home] Transition Survey/Report, 2006
2	32		NH [Nursing Home] Transition Data, 2003
2	33		Minutes - Task Force, 2003
2	34		[Systems Change Grants material], 2002-2003
2	35		Time Lines [Budget], circa 2002
2	36		Barriers [to Community Living], 2003
2	37		CIL [Center for Independent Living] Grant, 2002
2	38		Members [Systems Change Task Force], 2002
2	39		Housing Committee/Issues, 2002
2	40		TTL [Transition Team Leader] Job Description, 2002
2	41		Outreach Manual, 2002
2	42		Reports, Stats & Miscellaneous, 2002
2	43		NHs [Nursing Homes] in Georgia, 2001
2	44		[Building Lives, Building Communities Packet], 2004
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ER 1			disAbility LINK: The Center for Rights and Resources, "Nursing Facility Transition Manual" Interactive Disc (Open Captioned) [digital files], 2004
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2	45			Disk Packaging, undated
	Subseries B. Healthcare ( 0.5 box(es) (0.5 linear foot) )
		Common Sense [Georgians for a Common Sense Health Plan]:
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2	46		[Georgia SecureCare Program reports and planning material], 2003
2	47		PNHP [Physicians for a National Health Program] PowerPoint, 2007
		Let's Get Together, Inc.; et al. v. Insurance Commissioner of the State of Georgia; et al.:
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3	1		Retention Letter and Correspondence: Carr, Tabb & Pope [Blue Cross/Blue Shield case], 1997-2001
3	2		Deposition/Affidavit, 1997-1998
3	3		Georgia Healthcare, Inc. Resolution for Initial Board of Directors, 1998
3	4		Blue Cross/Blue Shield Final Stipulation, 1998
3	5		Blue Cross/Blue Shield History, 1998
3	6		Blue Cross/Blue Lawsuit, 1997-1998
3	7		Sutherland, Asbill and Brennan, 1998
	Subseries C. Housing ( 1.5 box(es) (1.5 linear feet, 1.4 gigabytes) )
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3	8		Visitability Materials, 2000
3	9		Visitability Application [U.S. Patent and Trademark Office], 2000
3	10		Visitability USPTO Response, 2001
3	11		Visitability Response, 2001
3	12		Home Seal Reports, 2000
3	13		Virginia Carron, Esq. Guidance, 2000
3	14		Easy Living Home Application [U.S. Patent and Trademark Office], 2000-2002
3	15		Response, 2001
3	16		USPTO Correspondence, 2001-2002
3	17		Georgia Trademark Process, 1998-1999
3	18		Trademark Process [United States], 1999
		Easy Living Home
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3	19			[Easy Living Home information packets], 2002
3	20			Fair Housing Act Design Manual, 1996 August
3	21			ELH - Miscellaneous Vendors, 2008-2009
3	22			Lifespring Environs FY08, 2007-2008
3	23			Vision Media TV Group FY08, 2007-2008
3	24			2009 Replication Summit, 2009
3	25			2008 Replication Summit, 2008
3	26			2007 Replication Summit, 2007
3	27			2004 Replication Summit, 2004
3	28			Frank Betz [License Agreements], 2008
3	29			Replication Contracts, 2005-2009
3	30			Easy Living Registrations, 2002-2009
3	31			ELH Remodelers, 2008-2009
3	32			NIDRR [National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research] Conference Grant, 2003
3	33			[Grant and Vendor Information], 2003-2004
3	34			NEA Grant Info, 2002-2003
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4	1			Replication Manual Prepared for Texas, circa 2005
4	2			Southern Building Show 2007 Exhibitor Service Kit, 2007
4	3 - 4			Replication Committee Manuals
4	5 - 6			[Easy Living Home information binders], 2004-2009
4	7			Market Research/Focus Groups, 1999-2000
4	8			Job Description - ELH Coordinator, circa 1999
4	9			DCA Stats, 1999
4	10			Realtor Class, 2005
4	11			ELH Position Statement: Certification of Remodeled [Homes], 2008
4	12			ELH Prospects, 2001-2004
4	13			ELH MInutes, 2008-2009
4	14			ELH Meeting Agenda/Minutes, 2007
4	15			ELH Meeting Agenda/Minutes, 2006
4	16			ELH Minutes, 2004
4	17			ELH Minutes FY03, 2002-2003
4	18			Easy Living Meetings, 2001
4	19			Easy Living Meeting Notes, 1999-2000
4	20			Articles, 1999-2002
4	21			DCA Housing Committee, 2002-2004
4	22			Legislation, Ordinances, 1998-2000
4	23			ELH Reality Assessment Proposal, 2006-2007
4	24			ELH Proposals/Grants, 2002-2003
4	25			Fannie Mae Grant - Easy Living, 2004
4	26			Survey Results from the 2006 Livable Lifetime ShowHouse, 2006
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ER 3				Easy Living RBRL343CD010 [digital files], 2005
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ER 4				Brochure RBRL343CD003 [digital files], 2004
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ER 5				Builder Manual Marketing Assistance RBRL343CD007 [digital files], 1987-2003
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ER 6				Builder Packet Folder and Inserts RBRL343CD002 [digital files], 2002-2004
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ER 7				Information Files for Builders RBRL343CD005 [digital files], 1987-2004
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ER 8				PowerPoint Presentation for Export RBRL343CD009 [digital files], 2005
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ER 9				PowerPoint Presentation RBRL343CD004 [digital files], 2002-2005
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ER 10				PowerPoint Presentation RBRL343CD008 [digital files], 2005
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ER 11				Replication Manual RBRL343CD001 [digital files], 2004
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ER 12				Entryways: Creating Attractive, Low-Cost, Zero-step Entrances RBRL343CD006 [digital files], 2002-2005
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ER 13				Liveable Lifetime Show House Fayetteville Georgia Final Report RBRL343CD014 [digital files], 2006
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ER 2			"Visit-ability: Making Universal Access to Community Life a Reality" RBRL343CD011 [digital files], 2003
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4	27		"Visit-ability: Making Universal Access to Community Life a Reality" Disk Packaging RBRL343CD011, 2003

 

Series III. Artifacts, 1996-2003
3 folder(s)
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4	28	Bumper stickers, 1996-2003
4	29	Buttons (3), undated
4	30	Sign: Free Our People Now, undated

 

Series IV. Audiovisual Materials

14 item(s)

Series IV. Audiovisual Materials contains moving images that document issues related to disabilities in Georgia and across the United States. Many of the items are commercially produced recordings that were purchased or recorded from a television broadcast.

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Chris "Crazy Legs" Fonseca, undated ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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Look Who's Laughing, 1994 ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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Without Pity: A Film About Abilities (HBO), 1996 August 14 ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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Nightline "Assisted Suicide", 1997 ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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Dateline- Hockenbery, 1997 ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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When Billy Broke His Head, [1995] ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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Unlock the Waiting List: Real Georgians, Real People, undated ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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Channel 5: Housing, undated ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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Concrete Change "Building Better Neighborhoods", undated ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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Entryways: Creating Attractive, Low-Cost Zero-Step Entrances, 2005 ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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A Call to Service, undated ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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The Light of Inclusion, undated ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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The Future of Medicaid: Stakeholders Workshop, 2003 ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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IL [Independent Living] History and Philosophy: Orientation for IL Staff, 2006 ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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It's Our Story: Atlanta, Georgia; Louisville, Kentucky: Kate Gainer, Pat Puckett, Mark Johnson, Eleanor Smith, Stephan Brown, Chris Palames , 2005 August ( 1 moving_image(s) )

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It's Our Story: Decatur, Georgia: Louis Fricks, Beth Tumlin, Bernard Baker, Ann Rosewater , 2006 December ( 1 moving_image(s) )

It's Our Story: Decatur, Georgia; Memphis, Tennessee: Bernard Baker, Ann Rosewater, Anil Lewis, Lois Curtis, Jessica Long, Betty Anderson , 2006 December ( 1 moving_image(s) )

 

Series V. Websites

Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia Website Access Online

Website of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia captured using Archive-It.