Disabilities community ‘distressed,’ ‘scared’ by proposed $200 million cut to state services

Disability advocates rally outside the State House in November, protesting new rules Developmental Disability Administration rules they said will create hurdles for those who self-direct disability services. (Photo by Danielle J. Brown/Maryland Matters)

Advocates are reeling at recent proposals to cut $200 million from a state agency that administers resources for people with developmental disabilities — cuts that advocates call inhumane and harmful for the people who need those services.

“We are deeply distressed by the nature of a number of these proposals,” said Laura Howell, CEO of the Maryland Association of Community Services, who said the plans “are absolutely going to hurt people.”…

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