From PENNLIVE.COM:
Gov. Ed Rendell proposed an increase to the community mental retardation waiver program that would help the state Department of Public Welfare add 150 people, including 100 special-education high school graduates, to the program.
The program provides services such as home or vehicle accessibility adaptations, therapy, nursing, educational support and transportation to about 24,500 people, according to the department.
Lawmakers and advocates for those with disabilities expressed disappointment at a recent budget hearing that the increase was not large enough to accommodate even more people. The mental retardation waiver program is primarily federally funded but received about $623 million in state money this year…
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