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In disability care, Shapiro fulfills a promise. But there’s more work to do

August 9, 2024
In disability care, Shapiro fulfills a promise. But there’s more work to do.

August 09, 2024 | Post Gazette online Article This year’s budget negotiations resulted in significant — and long overdue — progress for Pennsylvanians with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID/​A). While…

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New Jersey young adults should not live in nursing homes

October 19, 2023
New Jersey young adults should not live in nursing homes - northjersey.com

October 19, 2023 | Online article northjersey.com The insightful report from Disability Rights New Jersey confirmed advocates’ suspicions that New Jersey sanctions placing individuals with disabilities into nursing homes against…

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Report that President Biden will End Wage Discrimination for People with Intellectual and Cognitive Disabilities: Statement by Robert Stack, CEO of Community Options

January 19, 2021
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January 19, 2021 | insidernj.com Report that President Biden will End Wage Discrimination for People with Intellectual and Cognitive Disabilities: Statement by Robert Stack, CEO of Community Options www.insidernj.com Princeton, NJ…

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Caregivers for those with disabilities are Frontline workers, their pay should reflect that

January 12, 2021
elpasoheraldpost.com

January 12, 2021 | elpasoheraldpost.com The consensus is hospital staff and the vulnerable must be first in line for the vaccine. Persons with disabilities have a 35% greater chance of…

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Op-Ed: Frontline workers across Texas deserve hazard pay during COVID-19 Pandemic

July 27, 2020
elpasoheraldpost.com

July 27, 2020 | elpasoheraldpost.com Frontline Texas workers are getting hammered with COVID cases. Caring for our most vulnerable adults, with significant intellectual and developmental disabilities, they remain intrepid but…

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Raise pay for direct care workers to fill gaps caused by coronavirus

April 30, 2020
syracuse.com

April 30, 2020 | syracuse.com Imagine being paid $11 to $16 per hour to work an eight-hour shift in a group home with three or four people who are autistic…

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COI participated in the TNCO (Tennessee Community Organization) Legislative Day and Breakfast to lobby for DSP wage increases.

February 19, 2020
Meika McClendon - Community Options, Inc., Dorothy Goodwin - Community Options, Inc., Donna Goodaker - Progress, Inc., Tennessee State Senator Brenda Gilmore, Cathy Breland - Easter Seals

February 19, 2020 Today we participated in the TNCO (Tennessee Community Organization) Legislative Day and Breakfast. We had the opportunity to lobby for DSP wage increases through rate reimbursements and…

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Caregivers deserve fair wages

December 12, 2019
post-gazette.com

December 12, 2019 | post-gazette.com The Pennsylvania House and Gov. Tom Wolf are working to ensure a sound minimum wage is established, thereby placing Pennsylvania to get in line with…

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Community Options improving lives

October 14, 2019
Taylorsville Journal

October 14, 2019 | Taylorsville Journal A leading national nonprofit organization dedicated to providing housing and employment support to people with developmental and intellectual disabilities is continuing to thrive out…

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Health care needs reform, reg­u­la­tion and re­search

November 4, 2018

November 04, 2018 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette online Health care needs reform, reg­u­la­tion and re­search This year, 36 states will elect a governor. There are well over 24 seats that could…

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