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Disability advocates urge Cuomo to reconsider budget cuts


Developmental Disabilities Alliance of Western New York Family Committee
More than 1,000 people participated in a virtual statewide rally Wednesday calling on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reconsider budget cuts for services for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) faces nearly half a billion dollars in funding cuts and other withholdings amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the statewide coalition New York Disability Advocates. Several rally speakers also said the cuts are just the latest offense following a decade of chronic underfunding.
New York State Assemblywoman Melissa Miller speaks during Wednesday s virtual rally. ....

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