doing a lot<\/a> and they can\u2019t do any more. Many people with disabilities will outlive their family caregivers.<\/p>\n\u2022 Shift funding away from expensive regulated residential settings\/group homes that require high levels of staffing and toward supporting people in their own apartments and homes.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Require the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to publicly report the number of hours unpaid family caregivers spend supporting their loved ones with disabilities and care infrastructure capacity.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Create a separate insurance pool for unpaid family caregivers, care workers, and small businesses and co-ops that employ caregivers to buy into, so those who provide care have access to quality health care.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”#3 Same rules for all schools” icon_color=”#f2836b” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”45px” open_icon_color=”#f2836b” open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”45px” admin_label=”HCBS LTC” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ background_color=”#f7f7f7″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
Schools that receive public money to educate students with disabilities should all follow the same rules, provide the same rights and protections, and share the same information with the state.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Require private voucher schools receiving taxpayer dollars to report data on students who apply and end up attending, and how well students with disabilities are learning.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Cover the actual cost of educating students with disabilities.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”#4 Work, earn, and save more” icon_color=”#f2836b” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”45px” open_icon_color=”#f2836b” open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”45px” admin_label=”Transportation” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ background_color=”#f7f7f7″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
People with disabilities are a valuable, largely untapped group of dedicated potential employees who can help fill Wisconsin\u2019s workforce shortage. Businesses benefit when people with disabilities become employees, working alongside people without disabilities and contributing to their communities.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Pay employment service providers based on the number of hours people with disabilities spend working in competitive integrated employment (CIE), not the number of hours of employment services received.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lift the income cap from the work incentive program for people with disabilities (MAPP). This would allow people with disabilities to work, earn, and save more and leverage ABLE accounts so they can cover costs, like housing, without losing health or home care.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”#5 Increase affordable housing stock that people with disabilities can rent, own, and use” icon_color=”#f2836b” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”45px” open_icon_color=”#f2836b” open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”45px” admin_label=”Education” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ background_color=”#f7f7f7″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
The widespread lack of affordable housing pushes many people with disabilities into high-cost, Medicaid-funded group or institutional settings because there is simply no place else to go.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Incentivize all new home builds to be accessible (require zero clearance entrance, accessible bathroom on first floor, and bedroom on first floor) so people can age in place.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Incentivize renovations of existing housing and conversions of commercial properties into new housing to meet minimum accessibility requirements.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Ensure new housing developments are not segregated or institutional in nature and do not use Medicaid dollars intended to pay for home care for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n
[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”#6 Help non-drivers get to where they need to go on time” icon_color=”#f2836b” use_icon_font_size=”on” icon_font_size=”45px” open_icon_color=”#f2836b” open_use_icon_font_size=”on” open_icon_font_size=”45px” admin_label=”Public Comments” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ background_color=”#f7f7f7″ link_option_url_new_window=”on” hover_enabled=”0″ border_width_all=”0px” global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n
31 percent of people in Wisconsin \u2013 and growing – are currently non-drivers. Being or becoming a non-driver impacts where people can live, work, and whether they get health care.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Create a formula based on projected number of non-drivers and use a shared revenue mechanism to distribute funds to improve regional mobility, non-driver transportation capacity, and increase transportation options for non-drivers.<\/p>\n
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