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California law requires the state to serve and support individuals with developmental disabilities, but many families report persistent and often maddening roadblocks in trying to obtain assistance.
“One of the biggest problems with the system is that it is so opaque. We really don’t know what is going on,” said a parent and advocate.
Pre-empting a law signed last year, business groups forced a ballot initiative on state oversight of wages and working conditions.
BuzzFeed News built a unique database to examine how a private equity behemoth managed the care of thousands of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.