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The facility serves 28 counties and is home to approximately 330 people who have Intellectual Disabilities and varying degrees of disability. The average age is 46. Lufkin State Supported Living Center is the fourth-largest employer in Angelina County , with a workforce of approximately 1,100.
Disability service providers, many parents, and disabled workers themselves support the workshops and state that eliminating the minimum wage exemption would eliminate those jobs and the choice to work (because many with severe disabilities will never be able to perform at the level of an ordinary worker) and thereby prevent disabled people ...
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Supported employment was developed in the United States in the 1970s as part of both vocational rehabilitation (VR) services (e.g., NYS Office of Vocational Services, 1978) and the advocacy for long term services and supports (LTSS) for individuals with significant disabilities in competitive job placements in integrated settings (e.g., businesses, offices, manufacturing facilities).
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Disabled Americans face many financial hurdles, and the high cost of medical care may be the biggest. But when the disabled need to access assistance programs in order to pay for that medical care ...
Created in 1967 by the Texas Legislature, the Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS) works with county and district employers to provide retirement, disability and survivor benefits to Texans. The system receives no funding from the State of Texas. Each plan is funded independently by the county or district and its employees.
Providing a tax credit to caregivers isn’t a new idea. Earlier this year, a bipartisan group of lawmakers reintroduced the Credit for Caring Act, which would provide up to a $5,000 credit for ...