15 July 2008
The Dallas Morning News (AUSTIN) — Seventy percent (70%) of State School residents wanting to live in the community in 2007 were not permitted to do so, according to a new audit report (View: http://www.sao.state.tx.us/Reports/report.cfm/report/08-039/src/list). Texas leads the nation in number of people with severe disabilities living in large, state-run institutions. The audit also reports 10 state school workers have records of abuse or neglect making them ineligible for hire. Complaint investigations are also under scrutiny in the report.
SOURCE: http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/texassouthwest/stories/DN-stateschools_15tex.ART.State.Edition1.4db6c21.html
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3 comments:
I read the report and am left wondering about two things.
(1) Some residents with severe disabilities of Tx State Schools are there because they committed crimes or have been deemed a danger to others. Were these individuals included in this survey? This subgroup cannot live in the community, and therefore should not be included in the survey sample.
(2)How do the metrics of improperly hiring workers stack up with other institutions both public and private. Is this a pervasive problem, or unique to Tx State School?
Margaret T.
One thing that i believe that should happen in the Texas School System is either a privatization of the mentally disabled education or they incorporate a better way to integrate the needs of mentally disabled into the public school system. I don't want to make it seem like we should be segregated but if it is better for them then what is the problem. Now i understand why the community would reject some of these individuals, it could be for the reason that they do not have the resources to accept everybody but only a select few. I do agree with Margaret that those that committed crimes or deemed a danger to other should not have been in the survey. I believe they just wanted to get a high number which makes it seem as if the community rejects more than they accept. This is one of the reasons why i do not like surveys.
Nohemi L.
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