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Special Edition: WNY Delegation and Parents Call for Group Home Development – Enough Waiting!
Critical Residential Need for 980 People with Developmental Disabilities
980 Flags Placed for People with Developmental Disabilities Waiting for a Home
The Developmental Disabilities Alliance of WNY (DDAWNY) Family Committee of Family Advocates for individuals with developmental disabilities organized a flag demonstration on June 1, 2013, at Buffalo’s Canalside. Flags were placed at the ceremonial event to represent each of the 980 people currently waiting for a home. There are 980 people living throughout the community with developmental disabilities who are registered with NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) seeking a suitable residence. Since 2008, NYS has stopped all construction of group homes and there are no plans to build more. Family members, individuals with developmental disabilities, elected officials, human service professionals and supporters participated in the event.
Speeches by Senators Kennedy and Grisanti and Assemblymembers Kearns and Ryan
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Photo credit: Developmental Disabilities Alliance of WNY Family Committee |
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“A Heartbreaking Housing Crisis” – The Buffalo News
Do you have to be on the verge of being homeless to get a residential placement? Why are parents fearful that their adult child with a developmental disability will not have a home as their own old age and health issues provides limitations? These questions and more are addressed in the Spotlight feature, “A Heartbreaking Housing Crisis,” in The Buffalo News.
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“People with Developmental Disabilities Restoration and Reinvestment Act of 2013” On June 3, 2013, advocates joined members of the New York State Legislature for a news conference in the Capitol to express support for the “People with Developmental Disabilities Restoration and Reinvestment Act of 2013.” People with disabilities and others view the legislation as critical to protecting the quality of supports and services for people with developmental disabilities in the wake of the 4.5 percent budget cut. The Act requires the Legislature to appropriate up to $90 million to fully restore the state funding cut to services for people with developmental disabilities. Read more in the press release…
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