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Advocates for People with Developmental Disabilities Protest Governor's Proposal to Cut $240 Million in Funding
People Inc. along with other human service agencies advocated with the Developmental Disabilities Alliance of Western New York this past week in opposition to New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo's budget. Governor Cuomo’s budget proposes an unconscionable $240-million cut to the supports and services of the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). These cuts would have devastating impacts on those with developmental disabilities and their families, including: reduced services, layoffs and much longer waiting times to get people the services they need! Parents, self-advocates and human service staff spoke passionately at the press conferences held in Buffalo, Rochester and Niagara Falls.
Click on the below news coverage links for more information:
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Contact Your Elected Officials TODAY!
People Inc. is collaborating with several other agencies through the Developmental Disabilities Alliance of Western New York and partners across the state. We need your assistance to ensure the health, safety and quality of life for thousands of individuals with developmental disabilities. The proposed New York State budget cuts threaten the services that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families depend on 24 hours each day, seven days a week and 365 days a year. As soon as you can, please go to the link below to quickly send your message of concern. This link will automatically send a message to your own State Senator and Assemblymember asking them to help (use your home address). Feel free to change the message on the website to make it more personal, telling your concerns in your own words. Click to send an automatic letter to your elected officials
Your help means so much for people with developmental disabilities and their families! Thank you!
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Brian Porebski, director of physical therapy at the Elmwood Health Center, an affiliate of People Inc., and Cynthia Blaszkowiak, a patient at the Elmwood Health Center. Photo courtesy of Jim Courtney/Business First.
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Business First – Blow to Medical Suppliers
Brian Porebski, director of physical therapy at the Elmwood Health Center, an affiliate of People Inc., was recently featured on the front cover Buffalo Business First. “On January 30, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services touted a new, competitive bidding and contract system that it says will save the government $25 billion, while making medical equipment more accessible and efficient for patients,” says Buffalo Business First. But Porebski worries that it may be difficult to coordinate with a national company with no local presence. Patient care, safety and repairs of mobility-related products such as scooters, wheelchairs and walkers may be affected.
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Abandoned Asylums of New England: A Photographic Journey by John Gray, Historical Insight by the Museum of disABILITY History
The photographic journey into the world of urban exploration documents the state of some of New England’s storied temples of control, treatment, and rehabilitation of individuals with disabling conditions. The Museum of disABILITY History provides a historical context for these asylums that heightens the degree of entropy into which these feats of architectural grandeur have fallen.
For more information or to purchase the book, please visit the Museum of disABILITY History Store located at 3826 Main Street in Buffalo or online at store.museumofdisability.org.
“Eerie images inside some of New England’s most famous mental asylums and rehabilitation centers from the 19th century give a fascinating insight into the extreme measures used in the bygone era.” –Radaronline.com
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Photo courtesy of Derek Gee/Buffalo News.
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