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With disability support workforce down 41% in Cayuga County, job fair to be held

Since COVID-19, the number of direct support professionals working with people with disabilities in Cayuga County has decreased by 41%.

Emerson parkNew yorkUnited statesCayuga countyJinny ellisYork state office for peopleAmerican network of community optionsNew york state officeDevelopmental disabilitiesAmerican networkCommunity optionsCovid 19Labor marketHealth careCayuga countyDirect support

Staffing crisis in developmentally disabled sector costs millions

Low pay and difficult working conditions are exacerbating the widespread closure of facilities that serve disabled individuals

New yorkUnited statesTom mcalvanahEric geizerKathy hochulInteragency council of developmental disabilitiesPublic employees federationMarc new yorkNew york disability advocatesInteragency councilNew yorkersAmerican rescue plan actNew york disability advocatesKathy hochulTom mcalvanahPeople with developmental disabilities

Staffing crisis in disability programs forcing some parents to quit jobs

Many families are faced with loss of jobs to care for their disabled relatives as programs are being shuttered

New yorkUnited statesFinger lakesClifton parkSaratoga springsKate geurinJoseph pisacaneJane mastaitisLaura styczynskiPublic employees federationSaratoga bridgesMarc new yorkClifton park centerSaratoga bridgeNew york disability advocatesJane mastaitis

Staffing shortages continue to spur group home closures

Rural areas are being especially hard-hit by the suspensions of services in facilities that care for developmentally disabled individuals

New yorkUnited statesFinger lakesWyoming countyAndrewm cuomoWayne spenceRandi diantonioKaren duboyKathy hochulPublic employees federationTimes unionDown syndromeNew yorkersNew york disability advocatesAmerican rescue plan actRandi diantonio

Bill targeting facility that uses aversion therapy on tap in Senate

Legislation that would ban New York s use of an out-of-state behavioral treatment.

New yorkUnited statesStaten islandTupper lakeLong islandThomasj abinantiCheryl collinsAndre mccollinsAndrew hevesiJoseph atkinsonAndre collinsAndrewm cuomoJabari brisportJohn mcdonaldJohn mannionOffice for people

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