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DRW Validates Concerns regarding Safe and Quality care in the community for...
Mark Stroh, Executive Director of Disability Rights Washington (DRW) has written a letter to Governor Gregoire protesting her veto of Sections 7 and 11 of SSB 5459. Even though DRW supported...
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Deinstitutionalization – Risks now outweigh Benefits
More horrible budget news today and I really don’t know what to say – how much more can we take? People are already dying due to this crisis and the plan that Governor Gregoire put out today...
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Deinstitutionalization – a National Disgrace
Did you know that if a person has a developmental or intellectual disability they can have all the other diseases, illnesses and conditions that everyone else has? I know this seems like common sense...
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“unskilled minding”
Progress comes with problems which then need to be addressed. This is the situation we are currently facing regarding issues of deinstitutionalization. As with almost everything – there are few...
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Inclusion Delusion
Delusional thinking is taking over – what happened to logical thought processes and human dignity? The National Council on Disability is led by people who clearly do not understand the issues...
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NCD – Deinstitutionalization Delusions
Dear National Council on Disability, As a healthcare professional and advocate for our most vulnerable citizens, I ask that the National Council on Disability rethink your position regarding...
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Scattered, dispersed housing = Community?
A letter from the National Council on Disability (NCD) was published urging the US Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to swiftly comply with the US Supreme Court Decision of Olmstead. This is great –...
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Olmstead Violation in Washington State
Washington State passed a law in 2011 which prohibits youth 21 and under from accessing needed supports in the ICF/ID. This law is in direct conflict with Olmstead. When I brought up the issues of...
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Protect Olmstead Report Language
“Deinstitutionalization – The Committee notes the nationwide trend toward deinstitutionalization of patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities in favor of community-based settings. The...
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Face the facts
Knowing that more budget cuts are coming down the line it is really time for our legislators and advocates to face the facts. We’ve listened to the rhetoric long enough and many have come to believe...
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The Arc wants to eliminate respite care
There is so much that does not make sense but one of the top things with advocacy for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is that The Arc of Washington is against a bill which will...
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Happy ADA Anniversary – DDC Interview tomorrow!
ON this eve of my interview with the Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council I am thinking of all the people who are not able to have their voices heard. My hope is that the DDC does...
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Is Washington State “decades” behind the times?
This has been an interesting week for TV Investigations into issues of care for our citizens with Intellectual Disabilities. One deserves to be heard and is a real investigation into real and current...
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King 5 News “Investigation” is misleading
Clarification on some of the information that Susannah Frame has reported in her “investigation” is needed. My goal with providing clarification and resources is to encourage a discussion based on...
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It’s not Scientific Research – part 2
The Policy Report that Susanna Frame refers to as “scientific research” is not scientific research but a literature review looking at one aspect of life. The Policy Brief she shares is not a scientific...
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A quick review of the hospital data from the Washington State Hospital Association provided the information below. Granted this is far from a thorough review of the information but it does provide...
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