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States offer services for disabled kids, then make their families wait 10 years for them

States offer services for disabled kids, then make their families wait 10 years for them
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States promise to help disabled kids Why do some families wait a decade or more?

When Lilly Miller was in elementary school, teachers told her parents they needed to immediately sign up their youngest daughter, who has Down syndrome, for a wait list so the state would pay for a day program when she grew up. Lilly is now 21 and has aged out of special education programs in the public schools in their hometown of Wichita, Kansas. A day program, where she would learn new job skills or flex existing ones while socializing, would cost between $1,500 and $2,000 a month, Marvin Miller said.

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States promise to help disabled kids Why do some families wait a decade or more? | iNFOnews

States promise to help disabled kids Why do some families wait a decade or more? | iNFOnews
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States promise to help disabled kids Why do some famil

The parents of hundreds of thousands of U.S. children with physical or intellectual disabilities are waiting for state-covered services designed to foster independence and job skills for adulthood

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States promise to help disabled kids Why do some families wait a decade or more? – Metro US

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) When Lilly Miller was in elementary school, teachers told her parents they needed to immediately sign up their youngest daughter, who has Down syndrome, for a wait list so the state would pay for a day program when she grew up. The teachers predicted a six-year wait. The Millers have been […]

Oklahoma cityUnited statesNeil romanoLaura kellyRick elskampSheridan elskampMarvin millerAlice burnsLilly millerAnna elskampDisability rights centerKansas senateWriter sean murphyNational council on disabilityRepublican controlled legislatureNational council