Joint Finance chooses option that can’t guarantee people with disabilities will stop waiting for support to find work.
Many people with disabilities want to work but need help getting a job; Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) is that help. The state budget signed in July 2025 did not invest enough money to cover the costs of the (DVR). 7000 People Waiting Beginning in December 2025, DVR ran out of money and people with […]
Statement on Senate rejection of proposal to spend Wisconsin savings and reduce income state uses to pay bills
Survival Press Alert Media Contacts: Patti Becker, beckerp@clanet.org; (608) 240-8503 Jason Glozier, jglozier@wcilc.org (608) 422-0525 Tami Jackson, tamara.jackson@wisconsin.gov; (608) 228-7285 Wednesday night the state Senate voted not to pass the special session bill (MY 6 AB 1) that would have spent down state savings and reduced the amount of income the state uses to pay its bills. Disability advocates were concerned […]
No deal is better than a bad deal. Short-sighted proposal puts state programs at risk next budget
Yesterday, the Governor and Republican State Assembly announced a proposal for a one-time tax rebate and permanent reductions in the amount of money the state collects to support state programs and services in exchange for some increases in education spending. Survival Coalition is concerned that acting on this proposal now puts many critical state programs […]
Senate passes bill that lets hospital pick a decision maker, puts patient’s rights at risk
Today the state Senate passed AB 598, which lets hospitals pick a decision-maker based on a list set in statute (called a Patient’s Representative) if a patient does not have a Power of Attorney for Health Care and becomes unable to make medical decisions. This bill is broader, and grants much more expansive powers than any […]
Survival Coalition March 19th Disability Advocacy Day to focus on need to keep and improve care infrastructure
“People with disabilities, older adults, and family caregivers are struggling to get care needs met even if they are in Family Care, IRIS, or CLTS,” said Jason Glozier, Survival Coalition Co-Chair. “Survival Coalition’s survey clearly shows our current Home and Community Based Service system supplements the unpaid work families are already doing everyday.” Unpaid family […]
Statement on passage of AB 598: Bill lets hospital pick a decision maker, puts patient’s rights at risk
Today the state Assembly passed AB 598, which lets hospitals pick a decision-maker based on a list set in statute (called a Patient’s Representative) if a patient does not have a Power of Attorney for Health care and becomes unable to make medical decisions. AB 598 bill has been amended three times, including the introduction of […]
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