Realizing that about 80 percent of developmentally disabled people live at home, it shouldn't be surprising that pressures are mounting on these families.
The state's neglect of its duties has failed these students for 25 years and now it's time for the state to stop passing the buck and address its failures by implementing the program the way it was meant to be.
As parents and siblings age, they are generally less able to provide quality care due to their own maturity, career demands and many other factors. Few parents ever dream that they will reach their golden years while the role of parent-care giver.
A major paradigm shift is coming as care costs will be transferred from families of the developmentally disabled to state county entities.
