TELLING OUR STORY

PAR is advocating to the administration and legislature to hear the voice of families and individuals with Intellectual Disability or Autism. PAR asked individuals who receive ID/A services and their family members to record short videos to advocate to the Governor and legislators about why it is critical to fund these services to keep them afloat during the COVID-19-pandemic. Please watch the videos below from Pennsylvanians advocating for these services and for the Direct Support Professionals who provide them!

Read about the importance of HCBS services in this blog post by parent activist Cheryl Dougan & self-advocate Renzo Dougan Viscardi titled, “A Good Life Depends on Home and Community-Based Services.”

Please watch & share this compilation of the videos received by PAR with a message to the Governor and our legislators from individuals and family members.



Kathy // Provider Employee	Melissa // Provider Employee

Katie // Provider Employee	Tammy // Provider Employee

Nick // DSP	Crickett // Provider Employee

Margo & Steve // Parents	Cheryl // DSP

Shelby // DSP	Karen // Self Advocate

Julia and Kim // Mother and Daughter	Claudia // Mother

Christine Reiderer // Sister	Michael Malone // Self Advocate