Survival Coalition 2023-2025 Budget Priorities

Survival Coalition has developed a set of budget priorities for the 2023-2025 State budget. You can read the full document here. We have also provided an individual paper for priorities in each issue area.Read Long-Term Care Read Children’s Long-Term SupportsRead EducationRead EmploymentRead Mental HealthRead WorkforceRead Transportation

Press Release: More Than 200 Members of Disability Community Plan to Participate in Virtual Annual Disability Advocacy Day

Direct Care Workforce, Family Caregiving, Voting Access All on Priority List (MADISON) – More than 200 members of the disability community from all parts of Wisconsin plan to rally virtually on March 16 for the Survival Coalition’s annual Disability Advocacy Day. Grassroots advocates will participate in issue discussions and planning sessions before making targeted calls […]

Survival Coalition Statement on Senate Education Actions:

Negative Consequences and Missed Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Madison – The Survival Coalition of Wisconsin Disability Organizations is disappointed in Tuesday’s conclusion of the State Senate session, especially the passage of AB966 and AB970 and the legislature’s failure to use state surplus dollars to relieve chronic underfunding for students with disabilities. Read full press […]

Survival Coalition Concerned about bills scheduled for Assembly vote that increase bureaucracy and take BadgerCare away from working people with disabilities.

Survival Coalition has concerns about two bills the full Assembly will vote on today that would increase paperwork and penalize people who are already working for not working more by taking away their health care coverage. Read full Press Release

Disability Advocacy Day of Action!

March 16, 2022, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm  Join us virtually on Zoom Registration Open– Deadline is March 8! Disability Day of Action is a virtual event focused on connecting Disability Advocates with their legislators to talk about issues that matter.  Participants learn more about issues during a short briefing then work in teams to plan what they want […]

Action Alert: Family Caregiver’s Third job: Navigating the Maze of Systems

Today, Survival Coalition of disability organizations, Wisconsin Aging Advocacy Network, and the Wisconsin Family Caregiver Alliance are releasing the sixth short video focused on the daily challenges faced by Wisconsin’s family caregivers. This week’s video exposes the struggle caregivers face with the systems that are supposed to help them. Watch this four-minute video onCaregiver’s Third […]