Media & Press Room

The new healthcare bill and its cuts to Medicaid

• Washington Post video featuring CEO of Liberty Resources, Inc. Thomas Earle carried out by Capitol police for resisting arrest (at the beginning of the clip) and his arrest is at 1:17, clip of him getting carried out again at 2:23 5 seconds in, Nancy Salandra—Director of Independent Living Services at Liberty Resources, Inc. getting arrested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBBb997LlDU
• Spitfire, a longtime activist of disability rights and a member of ADAPT PA, featured in Andrew Desiderio’s Twitter video: http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/22/politics/protests-mitch-mcconnell-office-health-care-bill/index.html
• First picture: Spitfire being carried out by Capitol police. Third picture is Liberty Resources, Inc’s CEO being carried out by Capitol police for resisting arrest: Seventh picture is Deborah Russell, a board member of Liberty Resources, Inc.: http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/Disabled-Protesters-Carried-Away-From-McConnells-Office-430156893.html?_osource=SocialFlowTwt_PHBrand
• Video of Spitfire being carried out of the Capitol by police for resisting arrest: https://twitter.com/i/moments/877918232597807105
• Jordan Uhl (Editor at The Opposition) posts pictures of Capitol police dropping Spitfire on his Twitter: https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/877913795988930560
• Philadelphia Councilwoman Helen Gym features Liam Dougherty of Liberty Resources, Inc. on her Twitter. He is at a vigil at Senator Toomey’s office June 23^rd, 2017: https://twitter.com/HelenGymAtLarge/status/878234455328120832
• 15:52– German Parodi, member of PA ADAPT and resident of Philadelphia, being lifted off the ground and placed back in his wheelchair in McConnell’s office by Capitol police. 21 mins—picture of Spitfire giving the peace sign coming out of the Capitol: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gop-threat-to-medicaid-threatens-liberty-of-millions-of-americans-974159427845
• Capitol Medicaid protest on Local 21 News: http://local21news.com/news/local/people-protesting-outside-mitch-mcconnells-office-some-in-wheelchairs-removed-by-police
• Capitol Medicaid protest on Pacific Standard: https://psmag.com/social-justice/medicaid-is-worth-dying-for
• Capitol Medicaid protest on NBC’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NBCNews/videos/1870561196297235/?pnref=story
• Featured in a Tweet by Senator Bob Casey: https://twitter.com/SenBobCasey/status/877966934935040000
• Cassie James Holdsworth, LRI Board Member, featured in Philly.com article: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/for-healthcare-activists-senate-bills-tabling-is-no-excuse-to-rest-20170702.html?mobi=true
• Capitol Medicaid protest on The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/533001/the-disabled-fight-for-health-care/
• Bob Kafka, a long standing leader of ADAPT and Disability Rights, featured LRI and ADAPT protesters in his video: https://vimeo.com/224763857
• ADAPT and Spitfire featured in article about Anita Cameron, who has been arrested 131 times fighting for disability rights: https://qz.com/1028679/this-woman-has-been-arrested-131-times-for-fighting-for-disability-rights-and-shes-just-warming-up/
• ADAPT featured on DemocracyNOW! https://www.democracynow.org/2017/7/26/in_dangerous_move_republicans_push_to
• ADAPT featured in The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/disability-rights-activists-are-the-real-heroes-of-the-health-care-fight/
• Picture of Tom Earle, CEO, being arrested at the Capitol 9/25/2017 http://www.npr.org/2017/09/25/553024686/in-hearing-sens-graham-and-cassidy-defend-their-namesake-bill-to-repeal-obamacar?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social
• Video of Tom Earle, CEO, being arrested at the Capitol 9/25/2017 https://twitter.com/JStein_Vox/status/912380980119384064
• Picture of Tom Earle, CEO, being arrested at the Capitol 9/25/2017 https://twitter.com/WestWingReport/status/912401033548193792
• Footage of Board Member, Cassie James Holdsworth, being arrested in DC:https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/1718298714868278/?hc_ref=ART6n90GAVUZ26v9XFVS_Sqo5OKv3aZkQJN552vp8wS3r-TSJ_qntD6WYFAbtZGHza0
• ADAPTers and Tom Earle featured on NBC News: https://www.facebook.com/NBCNews/videos/vb.155869377766434/2033901989963154/?type=2&theater

• Board member, Brandon Ezekiel, featured on thinkprogress.org: https://thinkprogress.org/graham-cassidy-hearing-protests-bc1550702114/

• https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/26/upshot/how-the-failure-of-obamacare-repeal-affects-consumers.html

Basic Advocacy

• Morgan Hugo is mentioned, reminding this advocacy panel to include people with disabilities in the conversation about getting burnt out when advocating for their rights and equal access: https://generocity.org/philly/2018/04/16/activists-advocates-panel-resistance-burnout-greater-philadelphia-cultural-alliance/

Housing

• Philly.com article about affordable housing, written by LRI’s CEO—Tom Earle, and Nora Lichtash—a longtime supporter and friend of LRI:  Philly.com
• Philly.com article about how homelessness is a serious problem for people with disabilities with regard to lack of shelter space and accessibility. Leola is a Consumer of LRI, and Nancy Salandra is featured: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/disability-homelessness-shelter-overcrowding-affordable-housing-shortage-20180228.html
• LHDC mentioned after being awarded a grant for affordable and accessible housing: https://www.governor.pa.gov/governor-wolf-announces-tax-credits-pennhomes-funding-affordable-multifamily-developments-pennsylvania/

Accessible Transportation

• Liam Dougherty, Special Projects Coordinator at LRI, featured on Philly.com: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/ubers-wheelchair-accessibility-grows-with-room-for-improvement-20170706.html
• Theresa Yeats, LRI board member, featured in article about UberWAV: http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/paratransit-septa-boston-uber-lyft-20170814.html?mobi=true

Mayor’s Office on People with Disabilities

• Members of LRI and Philly ADAPT, including Latoya Maddox, Tom Earle and Alan Holdsworth, are featured in the article’s image. Tom is a member of the Coalition: https://generocity.org/philly/2018/04/12/new-mayors-office-people-disabilities/

Liberty Resources, Inc.’s Media Contacts: 
Liam Dougherty, Policy and Projects Coordinator 
Maisha Elonai, Administrative Assistant to the CEO
Mary Jo Rohrer, Communications and Development Associate