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

 

 

Joe McGrath // Father

 

Jean McCoubrey // Mother

 

 

Judy DiLeo // Mother

 

Sherry Sullivan // Mother

 

 

Marianna Connors // Sister

 

Norman Connors // Brother

 

 

Mary Beth Veri // Sister

 

Joyce Sprowson // Family Member

 

 

Marlene Sanchez // Self Advocate

 

George Garces // Father

 

 

Karen Hines // Sister

 

Alex Rodweller // Self Advocate

 

 

Dan Salvato // Father

 

Anna Sangle // Sister

 

 

Marjorie Fisher // Mother

 

Steve and Leslie Huckaby // Parents