ACCESS NOW! Health Care Forum: Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act January 7th, 2014 This community forum will begin with a "where do I fit in?" presentation that will explore different health care opportunities for people with disabilities. Then a panel style discussion, with chances for audience participation, will seek to explain the emerging and re-merging issues for people with disabilities in the new age of health care under the Affordable Care Act. This community forum is free and open to the public. Thanks you to the Long Beach Public Library for donating space.

Ed Roberts Day January 23rd, 2014 Ed Roberts was the first student with severe disabilities to attend the University of California, Berkeley. He was a pioneering leader of the disability rights movement. Ed Roberts is often called the father of the disability rights movement. His career as an advocate began when a high school administrator threatened to deny his diploma because he had not completed driver's education and physical education.