Legislative News and Updates
Any of the services that people enjoy today is a direct result of decades of advocacy and support. All funding of intellectual and developmental disabilities services, from day programs to employment to social security, come from a government source and are directed by state and federal legislation. OPARC remains a strong voice on behalf of people with IDD and we encourage everyone to join us in helping the voices of this vulnerable population to be heard.
OPARC is a member of CDSA and ACCSES, who lobby on behalf of people with disabilities.
The future depends on what you do today.
– Mahatma Ghandi
The below links describe services in Washington State (which is promoted as being cutting edge) and Kansas which has a waiting list of 3,000 people with developmental disabilities……all waiting for…
Late last week, Congress passed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (HR 1314) providing a measure of relative budgetary stability after months of uncertainty. President Obama signed the measure today….
This week we learned about a petition aimed at Haggen Food and Pharmacy who after a recent buyout laid off several workers with developmental disabilities. Follow the petition below and…
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