09/17/2026
This would directly affect many members at SCC. Don’t let them be pushed out and ignored!
Contact your legislature today!
"Do NOT change eligibility for people with developmental disabilities. People depend on these services to live, work, and participate in their communities. Please reject any decision package that restricts long-term care or DDA eligibility."
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Take action 👉 https://bit.ly/SaveServices
WE NEED YOU. It is not "legislative session" yet - but the state's budgeting process has begun. And once again, supports for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities are on the table. Like last year, the governor's office is considering changing eligibility for care services. Doing so would drop people, including those getting residential care with potentially nowhere to go. Also on the cutting block: access to employment and community inclusion, respite, personal care, and more.
The link takes you to details and an alert that will send a letter to the governor and your state legislators.
If this proposal is enacted, an estimated 2,655 people would no longer qualify for disability services through DSHS. Because many receive more than one service, the impacts overlap:
-195 adults and children in Community Residential Services or State Operated Community Residential (SOCR) settings
- 471 people receiving Personal Care services
- 874 people on the Individual & Family Services Waiver, living at home with family
-1,170 people receiving Supported Employment and/or Community Inclusion services
- 325 people receiving respite (non-waiver, out-of-home, or in an Adult Family Home) or licensed staff residential services
Still unknown: how many DDA clients in Adult Family Homes would lose services, and how many adults and children would lose Medicaid coverage altogether when they lose their waiver.
This is serious and we need your voice.
The Arc - Washington State The Arc of Grays Harbor The Arc - Whatcom County The Arc of Snohomish County The Arc of Tri-Cities The Arc of Spokane The Arc of Cowlitz County
People First of Washington Self Advocates In Leadership Allies in Advocacy Washington State Developmental Disabilities Council Office of Developmental Disabilities Ombuds Community Residential Services Association Community Employment Alliance PEACE NW
