Out of the ashes (cigarette ash more likely according to the new tax) funding for employment services for students with developmental disabilities transitioning to adult services from high school arose. So what does the tax on a can of Budweiser beer or pop (soda for non-natives) yield – well it means that around 1,000 students […]
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In my blog I have revealed the fact that I have been in this field a number of years now. Over the course of those years I have seen a lot of change. It’s the change prompted by self-advocates that have always caught my attention. That change was fought in a variety of ways – […]
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The State Legislature revealed their budgets yesterday and you couldn’t find two diametrically opposed budgets for employment programs. The Senate budget proposal contains the same provisions as the Governor’s Book #1 “All Cuts” budget including a 3% cut to County Employment Contracts, elimination of ‘state only’ funded employment and day services, funding for the transition […]
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I now have heard the Governor of the State of Washington and the President of the United States say that jobs are key to moving our state and country out of the recession. Why then aren’t the Federal and state governments supportive of individuals with significant disabilities finding and keeping jobs in the community? Federal […]
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There are over 250 individuals in Washington State – 29 who are served at Morningside in Thurston County alone that will be without service if the proposed cuts are implemented this legislative session. While these numbers are not staggering, in my opinion, one person losing a job because supports can’t be given would be a […]
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From Richard Davis WashACE Blog – This morning the governor unveiled her proposed 2010 supplemental budget, then quickly walked away from it. As expected, Gregoire said that resolving a $2.6 billion shortfall in the current biennial budget without new revenues was unacceptable. She explained her thinking in a letter to the public. Referring to the […]
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