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We Agree @GovAbbott! Click here to tell TX lawmakers that DSPs who serve Texans with IDD in our communities need a raise to ensure our most vulnerable can receive the care they need ⬇ speak4.app/lp/vw01enyj/?t… #TXSOTS25 #txlege #TimeToCareTX

FACT: Community-based IDD services are still facing the highest staff vacancy and turnover rates in history. Ensure Texans with IDD don’t get left behind. #txleg speak4.app/lp/nx01ps3l/?t…

"Dignity for the vulnerable should also include dignity for their caregivers." dallasnews.com/opinion/editor…

‘People will die waiting’: America’s system for the disabled is nearing collapse politi.co/3paKiUE via @politico

Group homes and facilities that serve people with #disabilities were hurting for staffers before the pandemic. Now the nationwide job crunch and pandemic pressures are making it even worse. disabilityscoop.com/2021/09/28/low… #specialneeds

An ambitious Biden administration plan to invest $400 billion to transform home and community-based services and get people with #disabilities off waiting lists is in jeopardy, advocates say. disabilityscoop.com/2021/07/23/dis… #specialneeds #reconciliation

At this pivotal moment, we call on all lawmakers in Washington to support the inclusion of the full $400b proposal in the forthcoming reconciliation process. Doing so would signal that we are serious about investing in people with disabilities and the communities they call home.

.@SenJaneNelson: Support House HHSC Article II Rider 109 to protect rates for IDD services. This is a NO COST rider and supports Texans with developmental disabilities #TXlege | #Texas | #SupportTheCaregivers

.@joanhuffman: Support House HHSC Article II Rider 109 to protect rates for IDD services. This is a NO COST rider and supports Texans with developmental disabilities #TXlege | #Texas | #SupportTheCaregivers

Support House HHSC Article II Rider 109 to protect rates for IDD services. This is a NO COST rider and supports Texans with developmental disabilities #TXlege | #Texas | #SupportTheCaregivers

.@loiskolkhorst: Support House HHSC Article II Rider 109 to protect rates for IDD services. This is a NO COST rider and supports Texans with developmental disabilities #TXlege | #Texas | #SupportTheCaregivers

.@SenatorNichols: Support House HHSC Article II Rider 109 to protect rates for IDD services. This is a NO COST rider and supports Texans with developmental disabilities #TXlege | #Texas | #SupportTheCaregivers

.@senlarrytaylor: Support House HHSC Article II Rider 109 to protect rates for IDD services. This is a NO COST rider and supports Texans with developmental disabilities #TXlege | #Texas | #SupportTheCaregivers

'According to ANCOR, the average direct support professionals (DSPs) turnover rate for human services providers per state in 2020 exceeded 50 percent, in large part due to a median hourly wage for DSPs of just $12.09.' penncapital-star.com/commentary/the…

Texas passed legislation to increase the rate for I/DD services, providing much needed support for the community. We need to maintain that support by passing the NO COST rider to maintain fair rates. #TXlege | #Texas | #SupportTheCaregivers

After 11 years, #TXLege passed a much-needed rate increase for the Direct Support Professionals in TX. Let’s not go backwards! Maintain funding levels that help provide care to the most vulnerable Texans. tinyurl.com/4seen8k9 #SupportTheCaregivers

There are more than 196,000 jobs in Texas providing direct care for people with intellectual disabilities. These caregivers need our support, not a rate reduction. tinyurl.com/4seen8k9 #TXlege | #Texas | #SupportTheCaregivers

.@TerryWilsonTX: Support House HHSC Article II Rider 109 to protect rates for IDD services. This is a NO COST rider and supports Texans with developmental disabilities #TXlege | #Texas | #SupportTheCaregivers

.@RepWalle: Support House HHSC Article II Rider 109 to protect rates for IDD services. This is a NO COST rider and supports Texans with developmental disabilities #TXlege | #Texas | #SupportTheCaregivers

Support House HHSC Article II Rider 109 to protect rates for IDD services. This is a NO COST rider and supports Texans with developmental disabilities #TXlege | #Texas | #SupportTheCaregivers