Photos: ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ns with developmental disabilities were promised help. Instead, they face delays and denials
- Mamta Popat
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Emory Webster, Eric Nunn, Jaden Ruiz, Michael Lundergan and Tyler Stumpf are all featured in the story about ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s Division of Developmental Disabilities.Â
Emory Webster
Emory Webster
Eric Nunn
Eric Nunn
Jaden Ruiz
Jaden Ruiz
Michael Lundergan
Michael Lundergan
Tyler Stumpf
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Tyler Stumpf wants to live in the community and work with animals. His mother says the state of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ is not doing nearly enough to help.Â
Emory, 11, has cerebral palsy and uses an augmentative communication device to talk to her friends. One day, her mother turned it on and smoke came out. “They make it so hard for families that they give up.â€
When state services don’t come through, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ns with developmental disabilities struggle with a system balanced on the backs of families.
Cuando los servicios estatales no llegan, los arizonenses con discapacidades del desarrollo luchan con un sistema que recae sobre las espaldas de las familias.
Emory, 11, has cerebral palsy and uses an augmentative communication device to talk to her friends. One day, her mother turned it on and smoke came out. “They make it so hard for families that they give up.â€
We worked with ProPublica to write this story. The Star is part of ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network.This story has been translated into di…
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s Independent Oversight Committees helped it become one of the best places in the country for the care of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. But now members say the state hasn’t provided necessary resources.
When state services don’t come through, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ns with developmental disabilities struggle with a system balanced on the backs of families.
Emory Webster cried tears of joy when her new communication device arrived from the state after 18 months of waiting. But six months later, she’s still waiting for parts she needs to use it.
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The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ has filed special actions demanding that state agencies release data used to determine eligibility for services for peo…
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