Wednesday, October 27, 2010

workers have suggested leaving severely disabled people at homeless shelters

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/10/27/1791112/ind-parents-told-drop-disabled.html

My heart goes out to these families.
There is no place for them to turn.


INDIANAPOLIS Indiana's budget crunch has become so severe that some state workers have suggested leaving severely disabled people at homeless shelters if they can't be cared for at home, parents and advocates said.

They said workers at Indiana's Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services have told parents that's one option they have when families can no longer care for children at home and haven't received Medicaid waivers that pay for services that support disabled people living independently