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Families of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on a scheduled raise for the workers who care for their loved ones, and advocates warn of potential lawsuits if disability services become harder to get.
Disability care workers provide daily, hands-on caregiving to help children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Families of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities say Gov. Gavin Newsom is reneging on an expected pay increase for care workers. If the delay goes through, it could impede services and invite legal challenges from advocates.
Dr. Rueben Brock grew up hearing his friends and teachers repeatedly make the same observation, “Well, Rueben is just different.” What they, including Brock, did not know is that he is autistic. Brock is now 48 now, and was only diagnosed four years ago. The Canonsburg resident is a professor of psychology at PennWest California. […]