For Immediate Release: Survival Coalition Sees DHS State Budget as Beginning to Address Needs of Disability Community
The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee last night voted on disability priorities in the Department of Health Services (DHS) section of the state budget that takes some first steps toward addressing the most pressing needs of the disability community: adequate supports to live in their homes and communities and freedom from abuse and neglect. Another critical […]
Media advisory: Thursday April 20th, 10 AM, Virtual Press Conference
Critical crossroad for community care: Direct care worker shortage creates dire consequences for Wisconsin residents, workforce, and economy. What: Wisconsin families, older adults and people with disabilities don’t have the supports they need to live in Wisconsin communities. If you need caregiving help, there is no one to hire and no place to go. A […]
Survival Coalition Press Release:Disability Advocacy Day, March 23,2023
More Than 300 Members of Disability Community Plan to Participate in Annual Disability Advocacy Day Caregiver Crisis, Voting Access For All on Priority List (MADISON) – More than 200 members of the disability community from all parts of Wisconsin plan to rally on March 23 for the Survival Coalition’s annual Disability Advocacy Day. Grassroots advocates […]
Press Release on AB 69- School Resource Officers
Bill puts students with disabilities at greater risk Today the state Assembly passed AB 69 which mandates reporting of any incident that occurs on school grounds to local law enforcement, and mandates schools hire armed school resource officers if too many incidents are reported. In Wisconsin, 14.5% of students have disabilities, but those students represent […]
Survival Coalition: Analysis of Governor’s budget proposal
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Press Release: Governor’s budget invests in care for people with disabilities, older adults
Survival Coalition applauds the Governor for a strong budget for Wisconsin that recognizes the critical need to bolster caregivers who help people with disabilities and older adults living in the community, strong support for special education, investments in mental health, and focus on non-driver transportation.Survival Coalition’s 2022 statewide survey of family caregivers found family caregivers […]
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