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    Episode 12 - Jill Barker Wants You to Understand Developmental Disability Policy

    Episode 12 - Jill Barker Wants You to Understand Developmental Disability Policy

    FromAutism Confidential

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    Episode 12 - Jill Barker Wants You to Understand Developmental Disability Policy

    FromAutism Confidential

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    Length:
    46 minutes
    Released:
    Jun 13, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Description

    Knowledge is power! And Michigan-based Jill Barker, mother of two men with developmental disabilities, ages 45 and 37, wants you to know the latest about federal and state DD policy. Jill publishes The DD News Blog, https://theddnewsblog.blogspot.com/, which provides “News, information, and commentary for families and friends of people with developmental disabilities.” Highlights:
    • Lies that parents are told
    • Attacks on guardianship
    • The de-funding of vital programs for adults with DD
    • The importance of advocacy at a time of ideology
    Released:
    Jun 13, 2022
    Format:
    Podcast episode

    Titles in the series (56)

    Autism Confidential shines a light on the hottest issues in the world of autism, including topics often shunned by conventional media. Who cares for autistic adults after their parents die? How can we fix our broken care system? What interventions help, or hurt? Join hosts Jill Escher, Amy Lutz and others from the National Council on Severe Autism as they take on the hardest questions of autism with leading thinkers and doers.