LYNCHBURG, Va. -- The state's final public hearing on institutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities this week brought out impassioned parents, relatives and advocates on both sides of a complex issue.
Some see large institutions, such as Lynchburg's Central Virginia Training Center, the largest and oldest, as needlessly segregating Virginians with disabilities from the rest of society.
They also say institutions' costly care — estimated at several thousand more than equivalent services in the community — are a drain on funding that could be used to move those training center residents into any number of community settings.
And it could help pay for thousands on waiting lists to receive services in their communities.
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Friday, August 5, 2011
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Ore. Legislation Supports Adults with Disabilities
An opinion piece from Mary Lee Fay, the administrator of the Oregon Office of Developmental Disability Services.
SALEM, Ore. -- The 2011 Legislature just passed House Bill 2600. This legislation puts into law the organizational framework to support adults with developmental disabilities. It helps to assure that people with developmental disabilities living in their own homes or on their own in the community will have the supports in place to live fulfilling and meaningful lives. It makes sure that services are centered on the individual, that they are flexible, community inclusive and supportive of the development of each individual's unique gifts, talents and abilities.
The Legislature's action is applauded by the developmental disabilities community throughout Oregon. It is fitting that this bill passed days before the end of a 10-year legal settlement in Oregon known as the Staley Settlement Agreement.
SALEM, Ore. -- The 2011 Legislature just passed House Bill 2600. This legislation puts into law the organizational framework to support adults with developmental disabilities. It helps to assure that people with developmental disabilities living in their own homes or on their own in the community will have the supports in place to live fulfilling and meaningful lives. It makes sure that services are centered on the individual, that they are flexible, community inclusive and supportive of the development of each individual's unique gifts, talents and abilities.
The Legislature's action is applauded by the developmental disabilities community throughout Oregon. It is fitting that this bill passed days before the end of a 10-year legal settlement in Oregon known as the Staley Settlement Agreement.
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