Advocates for disabled worried about proposed budget cuts

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Excerpt from Medicaid Waiver News: (click for entire article)

Local parents of disabled children met Monday to voice their worries about Gov. Rick Scott's proposed budget cuts, which some say will leave disabled Floridians without the help they need. About 40 parents and agency representatives who provide services to the disabled met at Goodwill Industries-Suncoast Inc. onWest Silver Springs Boulevard to voice concerns over insufficient funding for programs they say their children and clients need to live productive and meaningful lives.

Suzanne Sewell, president and CEO of the Florida Association of Rehabilitation, was the guest speaker. She is a lobbyist who represents organizations that work with disabled Floridians, including Goodwill.

Sewell warned that Scott's $66.4 billion budget proposes to slice nearly $38 million from Florida's Agency for Persons with Disabilities, leaving the agency with $772.5 million for the year beginning July 1.