In late September a law suit was filed jointly in federal court by Arc California and United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of San Diego against the State of California alleging that the State has “abandoned people with developmental disabilities and exposed them to health and safety risks by failing to provide reasonable support services.” Both organizations advocate for people with developmental disabilities. In filing suit, they are attempting to block nearly $100 million in proposed cuts to services for Californians with developmental disabilities, with millions more in cuts triggered if state revenue does not meet projections.
(See: California's budget faces new legal challenges, in the Los Angeles Times and Disability-Rights Advocates Plan Challenge to State Budget Cuts in California Healthline.)
“As California taxpayers, we fully appreciate the State’s need to reduce costs, but we cannot allow the State to endanger its citizens and risk their basic civil rights,” Arc California executive director Tony Anderson said in a statement released on the Sacramento-based organization’s website.
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