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On 17 Dec 2000, at 13:31, Ivan M Suzman wrote: Dear PIEN-ers: My state legislator in the House of Representatives ,in Augusta has been elected to the Democratic leadership. He is Deputy Majority leader (Whip) Bill Norbert of Portland. Bill has acted very diligenty on a campaign promise to promote the needs of PWP's. His work is very mucg appreciated. Bill called me Wednesday. He is submitting a bill to protect the rights of PWP's needing advocacy in courts and hospitals. There will be Approprations requested to pay to educate existing legal and medical personnel about PD, and to train qualified persons to become PARKINSON's ADVOCATES. Is anyone intereested in helping to draft similar legislation in their states? I also need to collect texts of all existing state laws on PD (now in effect) ,for my volunteer work as the APDA- Maine chapter's Legislative liason. Any submissions will be handled with care and will be given immediate attention. Sincerely, Ivan M. Suzman ********************* Hi Ivan, Your letter outlines a topic (Advocacy) that is important to all of us. Here in British Columbia, Canada, we have an Advocacy group that looks after all the disabled, including Parkinson's. That Advocacy group is ... The BC Coalition of People with Disabilities #204 - 456 West Broadway Vancouver, BC V5Y 1R3 Canada Tel. 604-875-0188 Fax 604-875-9227 TTY 604-875-8835 Toll Free: 1-877-232-7400 (in BC) E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Web Site: http://www.bccpd.bc.ca/ We also have the local Parkinson's organization... The B.C. Parkinson's Disease Association Suite 600, 890 West Pender St. Vancouver, BC Tel: 604-662-3240 Fax: 604-687-1327 Toll Free (in BC) 1-800-668-3330 I will be checking tomorrow to see if there are similar Statutes here both at the Federal level and the Provincial level. We might just start something in ALL of North America... Thank you Ivan, for sharing this positive news. Merry Christmas ........... murray [log in to unmask]