Letter To The Editor: Governor's Budget Proposal Overlooks Disability Housing Needs

Letter To The Editor:

The governor's budget proposal (you reported on) was a good start, but he failed to address one of the affordability issues I experienced as a person with disability. I spent years in a nursing home I didn't want or need to be in.

The barrier was lack of affordable and accessible housing in the community. Home and community-based alternatives to institutions provide better care, better working conditions, at less cost to the state.

Fortunately, some legislators, like Senator Belt, are working to address this barrier with a community housing reintegration fund - I'd call it a 'freedom fund' - that will help people like me get out of facilities they don't need, and have more opportunity for fuller lives.

Elizabeth Davis, Cope Drive Jerseyville, IL

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