Op-ed: Protect aid for those living with disabilities
March 31st, 2008From the Dallas News:
Clay Boatright, who serves on the board of the Arc of Dallas and the Arc of Texas, says he fears that federal budget tightening will reduce services for people with disabilities and prevent them from reaching their fullest potential.
Among the problems he sees:
– A plan to prohibit school systems from billing Medicaid for administrative services;
– A plan for major reductions or elimination of services in vocational rehabilitation and training; and
– A plan to drastically reduce funding for caseworkers who help people move out of state institutions into the community.
Boatright backs the ADA Restoration Act, along with a bill that requires medical schools to teach doctors about disability, and another that will help the states increase wages for direct support workers.
Just as people’s value should not be based on their sex or the color of their skin, nor should it be based on a disability.
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