Over a week ago I had intended to share two important
letters that were sent to the Bowser administration, by Disability Rights DC (DRDC)
and Quality Trust. My mind is so full
nowadays, as I know yours is, and the whole thing just slipped my mind. So here, a little late, are the letters,
along with responses from Deputy Mayor Turnage.
Please note that the request by both organizations for creation of a
crisis team to prevent and preempt the large number of cases arising among
people receiving residential care has not been taken up by the administration,
although the infection continues to affect this community far more
significantly than the population at large.
The full text of the letter from DRDC is here:
and the response from Deputy Mayor Turnage is here:
The full text of the letter from QT is here:
and the response from Deputy Mayor Turnage is here:
(All of the above links take you to my [safe] Google Drive
folder.)
As mentioned in my most recent blog post, testing for people receiving supports from DDS and for DSPs in provider agencies looms large as an issue requiring priority
attention. Reacting case by case is not
the same as having a plan. Yes, we know test
availability remains limited, but it’s clear the DDA waiver is a petri dish in
which the virus is easily traveling from person to person, so if this is not
the answer, what is? People we love are
getting sick and dying at rates far above general levels across the city. When is this going to be treated as the crisis
it surely is?
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