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Some Kansans with disabilities are having to wait more than 10 years for government help due to a “monumental problem” with backlogged service requests. 

Some Kansans with disabilities are having to wait more than 10 years for government help and resources, a problem years in the making.

KOAM (Kan.) - The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) has announced the reopening of its Shared Living Program for individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities (IDD).

TURNERS FALLS — Former employees and parents of people served by The United Arc describe a toxic workplace and the gutting of programs that led to the organization’s downfall since the 2015 hiring of recently ousted Executive Director Lynne...

TURNERS FALLS — Former employees and parents of individuals served by The United Arc describe a toxic workplace and the gutting of programs that led to the organization’s downfall since the 2015 hiring of recently ousted Executive Director Lynne...

TURNERS FALLS — Following an Aug. 2 meeting, the state Department of Developmental Services (DDS) ordered The United Arc’s Residential and Shared-Living program contracts be surrendered Sept. 20 to ServiceNet, rather than the original choice of...

After state review, The United Arc to surrender program contracts "> The United Arc office on Avenue A in Turners Falls. It also has offices in Greenfield, Holyoke and Athol. STAFF PHOTO/PAUL FRANZ Published: 7/29/2021 9:06:06 PM TURNERS FALLS — After a state Department of Developmental Services performance evaluation, the Turners Falls-based United Arc has been ordered by the state to surrender its Residential and Shared-Living program contracts in September. The United Arc, which was founde...