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.”…