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Give adults with intellectual, developmental disabilities the support they deserve

Posted on May 2, 2018

Originally published May 2, 2018 by The News Journal
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Teesie Bonk is a Delaware advocate for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities

In this opinion piece, a Delaware advocate for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) argues for better funding for community-based day and residential services of adults with I/DD because she states that these individuals risk institutionalization without caregivers, an option that comes at a high cost to taxpayers.  

Read the full story from The News Journal here.

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