Budget Cuts Cause Crisis

There's a nationwide crisis for individuals with I/DD and ABI. So many states are working on their budgets...and cutting funds for programs and services for these people. Wyoming, Wisconsin, California, Connecticut...just to name a few. The care of these vulnerable people becomes a partisan issue. 

The cuts in funding have a wide and negative impact on these people and those who serve them; from staffing issues to reductions in the kinds of services offered. Persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities or acquired brain injuries deserve better. Their care should not be a partisan issue. Nor should it be at the bottom of the list of priorities for our state lawmakers.