Article was published Nov. 17, 2009
Where’s the compassion?
The Star recently published a column regarding funding cuts for children and adults with disabilities (11/8, Opinion, “When the state fails the neediest”). Shame on our elected officials in Kansas. How can they be so insensitive to this problem?
We would encourage them to spend a day with one of the thousands of families on the waiting list for services. They would find families in crisis with no one to care for their adult children after they exit high school. Some parents have quit their jobs to stay home with their children. They cannot leave them for lack of someone with the skills to care for them. They need someone who understands sign language or how to handle a 14-year-old with a feeding tube. These are very real situations.
We spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for early intervention and programs in school, yet we forget about people with disabilities after high school.
Our elected leaders need to lead with compassion and with smart decisions so everyone gets an opportunity to live and work to their fullest potential.
Mimi and Jack Nagle
Overland Park
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