ADAPTers Tell Texas Governor To Use Rainy Day Fund To Restore Community Services
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May 23, 2011
AUSTIN, TEXAS– [Excerpt] ADAPT of Texas, a statewide disability rights organization, and other disability rights advocates are now protesting at Governor Perry’s Public Reception Room on the 2nd floor of the State Capitol and at his $120,000 a year rental home located at 8113 Hickory Creek Drive.
“We are here today to say to Governor Perry that his threat to veto any bill that uses any of the Rainy Day Fund has resulted in a budget bill that, in addition to harming public school kids, will harm people with disabilities of all ages and will ruin the delivery system of community-based services and supports” said David Wittie an Organizer for ADAPT of Texas.
“Before he signs this bill we want him to use the entire Rainy Day Fund, restore community services to their current level and to assure that no Texans with disabilities will be forced into a nursing home or State Supported Living Center because of inadequate funding for community-based attendant services and supports.”
“All session my basic services that I rely on to be able to participate in the community have been threatened. Today I still don’t know if my community-based attendant services will be cut or eliminated. Friends of mine on programs like the Community-Based Alternative (CBA), CLASS, Client-Managed Personal Attendant Services (CMPAS), In-Home and Family Support (IHFS), Medically Dependent Children’s Program (MDCP) and HCS also fear their services will be reduced” said Jennifer McPhail an Organizer for ADAPT of Texas.
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Disability Rights activists say – “Use the Rainy Day Fund – Our Homes NOT Institutions”
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