Baltimore County resident Tracie Feron is the mother of 29-year-old Connor Feron, who has autism and other medical conditions that require round-the-clock care. She said residential facilities in the ...
As the Maryland Department of Health prepares to roll out changes Thursday to care for the disabled, protesters took to Lawyer’s Mall outside the Maryland State House over concerns about what effects ...
Adults with developmental disabilities deserve Real Lives Although the Real Lives law, guaranteeing the right to self-direct and ordering the Department of Developmental Services to make it happen, ...
(BPT) – More people who live with disabilities or age in place are turning to self-direction for the long-term services and supports (LTSS) they need. With self-direction, the person who needs care is ...
STATEHOUSE. SEVERAL PEOPLE AT THAT RALLY SAY THOSE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS COULD IMPACT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. AND TONIGHT THEY’RE MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD. SAVE OUR ...
As lawmakers begin to unpack the budget challenges faced by the Developmental Disabilities Administration, advocates are asking them to remember the human cost of the more than $200 million in ...
Steve Kieselstein and his son Aaron at home in Burlington on March 29. Aaron has autism, and Steve worries his son could one day lose the structure he’s built over the past two decades when Steve is ...
Adults with developmental disabilities across the Tulsa area met in Owasso last week to call for social and legislative change. They convened at A New Leaf’s new “agrihood,” The Village, on Monday, ...