Camille Pierce: A waiting list for state services pits family against family.
By Camille Pierce | Special to The TribuneWith the excess millions of dollars found by the Utah Legislature, it’s time to provide more help to families in Utah.
In my last position, prior to retiring from the Division of Services for People with Disabilities, I visited homes all across Salt Lake County. My job was to interview and assess people with disabilities to determine their eligibility for agency services and to learn of unmet needs. If they were determined eligible, their names were added to the waiting list. Legislators would question why the waiting list remained despite some funding increases.
When I asked an outgoing director of DSPD why they were leaving their job, it was because that person, “was tired of groveling for money from the Legislature.” No church I’m aware of is willing to take on the lifelong cost and care of a disabled person. Yet, most of the disabled people I met would have been unable to live safely independently or to have jobs if not supported by paid coaches, trainers and professional staff.
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