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Press Conferences
April 24, 2020 Press Conference Recording
May 5, 2020 Press Conference Recording (Lehigh Valley)
May 14, 2020 Press Conference Recording (Western)
News Articles
November 20, 2020: With $1.3 billion in COVID-19 cash left to spend, the Pa. government might be the big winner
May 18, 2020: Our elected leaders can’t overlook the intellectually disabled during COVID-19, Op Ed in the Penn Capital Star by Kathy McHale
May 11, 2020: Coronavirus Impact - Interviews with Sen. Pam Iovino, D-Allegheny, Brock McCleary, Harper Polling President, Mark Davis, Pennsylvania Advocacy and Resources for Autism and Intellectual Disability President & CEO (scroll down to the FREE TO WATCH - Coronavirus Impact section and click the thumbnail with Sen. Pam Iovino. Mark Davis is featured at minute marker 24.)
May 8, 2020: ‘Running out of time’: Pa. group homes for intellectually disabled warn of financial ruin – Harold Brubaker, Philadelphia Inquirer
May 6, 2020: A Message to DSPs from Governor Tom Wolf
May 5, 2020: Helping People with intellectual disabilities for poverty-level wages – Op Ed by Ruth Siegfried, InVision Human Services, published in The Morning Call. Also featured in:
May 5, 2020: Pennsylvanians with intellectual disabilities and autism may go without essential care if the agencies that support them don’t get financial help from the state – Article by Jen Hill, WLVR FM (NPR Affiliate)
May 5, 2020: ‘They’re the front lines'; Staff care for adults with disabilities amid pandemic, funding challenges – Article by Ron Southwick, PennLive
May 5, 2020: Out of money and out of time: Pa. agencies serving those with disabilities face financial crisis – Article by Ron Southwick, PennLive
May 3, 2020: They have Down syndrome, can't leave their group homes & struggle to understand shutdown – Article by Mike Argento, York Daily Record
May 1, 2020: If Pa. leaders love front line workers, why do they pay them poverty wages? – Op Ed by Ruth Siegfried, InVision Human Services, published in the DelCo Times
May 1, 2020: Workers who care for people with autism & intellectual disabilities struggling in pandemic – Op Ed by Peter Teague, Jessica and Friends, published in the York Daily Record
April 27, 2020: 'It's hard on all of us': Providers for the disabled worry about protective equipment, changed routines, financial strains – Article by Katie Giammarise, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
April 27, 2020: If state leaders love front-line workers, why do they pay them poverty wages? – Op Ed by Ruth Siegfried, InVision Human Services, published in the York Dispatch. Also featured in:
April 25, 2020: Advocates urge more help for places like St. Joseph's Center – Article by Kathleen Bolus, The Times Tribune
April 25, 2020: Department of Health Secretary Rachel Levine Addresses Intellectual Disability/Autism Services
April 24, 2020: A Message to Direct Support Professionals from Department of Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller
April 23, 2020: Scott nonprofit continues to serve individuals with developmental disabilities – Article by Harry Funk, The Almanac
April 9, 2020: Showing compassion to those with disabilities during coronavirus pandemic – Article by Brian Sheehan, CBS 21
April 7, 2020: Letter: Help for DSPs – Op Ed by Ann Couldridge, The Arc of Cumberland and Perry Counties, published in Cumberlink
April 7, 2020: Party of Four: Taking care of individuals with intellectual disabilities during COVID-19 – Article by Sarah Gisriel, ABC 27
March 28, 2020: ‘These are the heroes among us’ – Op Ed by Ruth Siegfried, InVision Human Services, published in the Altoona Mirror
March 25, 2020: Help workers who help disabled – Op Ed by Robert Stack, featured in the Washington Times
March 22, 2020: The unsung heroes during a pandemic – Op Ed by Ruth Siegfried, InVision Human Services, published in the Post Gazette
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