Speaking out for People with
 Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

VOR Letter to State Directors of DD Services: Protect our Medicaid

VOR has submitted a letter to each Director of State Developmental Disabilities Services calling for them to reach out to their Governors and members or the House and Senate to highlight their concerns with proposed cuts to Medicaid.
We ask our members to please share these resources with your own State DD Services and with the providers of residential services for your family members with I/DD and autism.

VOR's Open Letter to President Biden and the PCPID

The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities held its first in-person meetings since 2019 on September 25 and 26, 2024. This year's committee was notable in that self-advocates comprised a majority of committee members.

While the reports from HHS - sponsored agencies were informative and covered a variety of issues, all of the subject matter was directed to Home- and Community-Based Services. People with intellectual disabilities who receive long-term supports and services through the non-HCBS silo of Medicaid were once again left out of the conversation.

CBO Score: Eliminating 14(c) Will Cost Jobs

The Congressional Budget Office released an evaluation of the Budgetary and Econ omic Effects of S.2488, The Raise The Wage Act Of 2023. Since this bill includes a provision to phase out and eliminate 14(c) compensatory wages, the report includes a section on the negative effects of this provision.