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Doomsday
Budget impacts people with disabilities:
A
special session of the General Assembly will be called in
mid-May to address the "Doomsday Budget" passed
earlier this month when the legislature was unable to reach
a balanced budget agreement. This budget has a total of
$512 million in cuts and eliminates the critically needed
2% rate increase for developmental disability services.
It also cuts $204 million from K-12 school/education funding,
which affects children with developmental disabilities.
Your
action is needed to ensure that legislators restore the
2% rate increase for DD community supports and services
to the FY 2013 budget during the special session! Please
call your legislators today and let them know:
-If
the 2% rate increase is eliminated, individuals with developmental
disabilities will be hurt, as their supports continue to
erode.
-Children with developmental disabilities will be negatively
impacted with such drastic cuts to the K-12 Education budget.
To find your representative, please click
here.
The
Arc turns 60! Save the date to celebrate!
In
1952, Prince Georgian families united to seek better opportunities
for their children with intellectual and developmental disabilities,
and The Arc was formed! Celebrate 60 years of advocacy,
support, understanding, and opportunities with us at our
60th Anniversary Membership Dinner on June 28th at Martin's
Crosswinds in Greenbelt. The event is sponsored by Comcast
Business Services and will include our Annual Membership
Meeting as well as the Birthday Celebration. We will honor
staff for their years of service, thank Arc Society Members,
and elect the new Board of Directors. You won't want to
miss this historic celebration! More information will follow.
Questions? Contact Elizabeth Wilson at ewilson@thearcofpgc.org.
What
will happen to my family member when I'm no longer here?
For
families of people with disabilities, the question of what
will happen when the family member or caregiver are no longer
here can create a great deal of anxiety. It is essential
to plan for your family member's future and ensure that
they will have the supports and resources they need after
you are gone. The Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council
recently published Planning Now: A Futures and Estate Planning
Guide for Families of Children and Adults with Developmental
Disabilities. This resource has wonderful information about
planning for the future! Click
here to download your free copy.
Out
on the Town Summer Session starts in June!
Out
on the Town is a social club for adults with intellectual
and developmental disabilities. Groups of eight members
meet two times per month on weekday evenings to socialize,
dine out, and participate in a wide variety of social and
recreational opportunities in the community. Click
here to download the registration packet for the summer
session. Contact Kianna
Herriott at 322-8306 x312 for more information.
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