People w/ DD populations are among the most vulnerable with their care determined by public policy. Public policy has already determined community-based best practice for the care of people with DD, but fails to fund it, keeping this vulnerable population and their informal caregivers waiting indefinitely for comprehensive care services.

Everybody's got something--Would legislative priorities for eliminating the waiting lists be different if everybody’s something was someone with severe to profound DD? Should people with DD have to wait for services identified by law? Should public policy be amended to end the wait be over for people with DD?

People with DD are a minority without strong representation, some do not speak at all, let alone for themselves. They rely on policy makers to act on their behalf. So act

Our families who move cross state lines for work, military service or to retire need the security of knowing that their family members will still receive vital services.