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Organizations in Kansas pushing to have people with disabilities put in Phase 1 of Vaccine Distribution
Coatney says those with disabilities living in a congregate situation or living at home and their attendants are at an equally high risk
December 14, 2020 7:45 PM Kaitlyn Shive
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KOAM NEWS- In a web conference Monday morning, Southeast Kansas Independent Living, The Self-Advocate Coalition of Kansas, Prairie Independent Living Resource Center, Independent Connection, Topeka Independent Living Resource Center and Kansas ADAPT joined together to express their concern with the Kansas vaccine distribution plan.
“The group home settings and people who have in home care should also be included in those first line workers because they are all people who are extremely at risk, people who have care providers just like this is happening in nursing facilities, so we want all people to be protected but we think those with disabilities should ha