The Spark

Advocates say low pay and unreliable funding is putting intellectual disability system at risk of collapse


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Disability advocates are sounding the alarm over the funding and staffing crisis impacting care. They say the problem is so severe that the system risks an eventual collapse unless the state government takes immediate action. Gary Blumenthal is the vice president of InVision Human Services, in Wexford and Reading, Pa., and his organization is advocating … Continue reading "Advocates say low pay and unreliable funding is putting intellectual disability system at risk of collapse"
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