Post by booley on Apr 1, 2011 11:49:43 GMT -5
And he didnt' just cut it, he used his emergency powers to cut it.
www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-scott-cuts-disabled-20110331,0,2216817.story
Between this and Florida's Child services, what's wrong with that state? IS there some contest to be Evil among Floridian Republicans?
And no this is not April Fools. I wish it was.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott ordered deep cuts Thursday to programs that serve tens of thousands of residents with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism and other developmental disabilities.
Though a range of state services face cuts from this year's Legislature, the governor invoked his emergency powers to order the state Agency for Persons with Disabilities to immediately roll back payments to group homes and social workers by 15 percent — an amount providers say could put them out of business and threaten their clients' safety.
"lt's not like, 'Gee, does this mean I have to skip a vacation this year?'" said Amy Van Bergen, executive director of the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida. "Potentially, these cuts have life and death implications for these people."
An estimated 30,000 Floridians with severe developmental disabilities receive services that help them live outside of nursing homes — typically with family or in small group homes. Aides help them eat, bathe, take medication and otherwise care for themselves.
Though a range of state services face cuts from this year's Legislature, the governor invoked his emergency powers to order the state Agency for Persons with Disabilities to immediately roll back payments to group homes and social workers by 15 percent — an amount providers say could put them out of business and threaten their clients' safety.
"lt's not like, 'Gee, does this mean I have to skip a vacation this year?'" said Amy Van Bergen, executive director of the Down Syndrome Association of Central Florida. "Potentially, these cuts have life and death implications for these people."
An estimated 30,000 Floridians with severe developmental disabilities receive services that help them live outside of nursing homes — typically with family or in small group homes. Aides help them eat, bathe, take medication and otherwise care for themselves.
www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-scott-cuts-disabled-20110331,0,2216817.story
Between this and Florida's Child services, what's wrong with that state? IS there some contest to be Evil among Floridian Republicans?
And no this is not April Fools. I wish it was.
