"INDIVIDUALS WITH
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
MUST BE SUPPORTED"
- Rep. Gene DiGirolamo
On Thursday, March 29, 2012 a number of family
members and people with disabilities from
Philadelphia and across the state testified at
a hearing before the House Human Services
Committee regarding proposed funding cuts
that will potentially devastate the lives
of people with intellectual disabilities and autism.
This public hearing took place at the PA State Capitol,
140 Main Capitol, Majority Caucus Room,
Harrisburg, PA from 9:30 am to 11:30 am.
Press Conference on Social Services and
Proposed Budget Cuts - 3/29/2012:
By Rep. Gene DiGirolamo
As majority chairman of the House Human Services Committee, I am concerned that the Department of Public Welfare’s proposed budget for the new state fiscal year contains provisions sure to add to the suffering of our most vulnerable citizens. . . .
Important Notice received from Philadelphia Intellectual disAbilities Services
DO NOT JEOPARDIZE YOUR WAIVER! YOU MUST COMPLY WITH THE ELEGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
To maintain Waiver eligibility, there are basic requirements that must be met. Whether you are a new enrollee or maintaining eligibility, the physical examination form and financial documentation are the two most important parts of the process for which you and your family are responsible. If these requirements are not met, you will be discharged from the Waiver and your services will be discontinued.
If you're one of the nearly 16,000 Pennsylvanians waiting to receive services for Down syndrome, autism or another intellectual disability, you may be waiting a long time.
"The only way a person can get any services or support is if someone passes away or someone leaves the state," says Sheila Stasko, statewide coordinator of the PA Waiting List Campaign. "The system is absolutely stagnant."
To download a copy of a Power Point Presentation (pdf version) of the
proposed budget please CLICK HERE.
CLICK HERE to read Article from Philadelphia Inquirer on Governor Corbetts budget cuts
CLICK HERE to read current edition of the Vision for EQuality
NEWSLETTER
Inclusion International Campaign on Article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an to discover what living independently and being included in the community really means. This includes how the implementation of Article 19 looks like around the world in different people's lives, and what needs to be done to make living independently and being included in the community a reality for everyone. CLICK HERE to Read more about how to contribute to the Campaign at
The Office of the High
Commissioner and Human
Rights (OHCHR) and UNICEF
have published a joint report
documenting human rights of
people placed in institutions,
particularly children. It has also
produced a video on the subject,
which highlights the experiences
of Mikhail in Moldova and Assen
in Bulgaria who both grew up in
institutional care. CLICK HERE to read more and view the video titled "Forgotten
Europeans"
