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3/9/2009 |
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JOHNSON COUNTY DEVELOPMENTAL SUPPORTS TO HOST PRESS CONFERENCE ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY |
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JCDS has invited families with children on the developmental disability (DD) waiting list to speak about how their lives have been affected. Also included will be Direct Support Professionals who provide important services to people with developmental disabilities.
Lenexa, KS- Feb. 27: Johnson County Developmental Supports (JCDS) will be hosting a press conference to address the developmental disability (DD) waiting list, how it is affecting local families and impact of inadequate pay on the workers who provide essential direct supports to this population. The conference will be held at 10 a.m. on March 3, 2009 at JCDS, 10501 Lackman Road, Lenexa, KS.
Our executive director, Maury Thompson, will speak about House Bill 2094, a multi-year plan to eliminate the waiting list and increase reimbursement rates to providers.
The numbers are about the current waiting list are staggering. There are more than 640 individuals waiting for needed DD services in Johnson County. The number exceeds 3,800 statewide.
This may be news to many in our community, but it is not news to our policymakers. This year, the DD community does not want the waiting list for services and an increase of reimbursement rates for Direct Support Professionals to be ignored by legislators. To read more, please go to www.invisiblekansans.org.
We encourage members of the press to attend this important event!
About JCDS JCDS was established in 1972. Since that time, the agency has grown as a Community Support Provider (CSP) to serve over 500 people daily through a broad array of community-based programs and supports. As Johnson County's Community Developmental Disability Organization (CDDO), JCDS also offers a single point of entry for those seeking DD services and coordinates a network of over 400 Johnson County agency and individual affiliate providers.
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