- Supporting the Family - downloadable background brief to share
Eighty percent of the people in Washington enrolled as clients of the Developmental Disability Administration, live with family members.
Families help their loved ones with intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD) learn how to live in the community, pursue independence, integration and full participation. They may be lifelong, primary providers for their loved one’s physical, economic and emotional support. Often they are caretakers, providing medical, behavioral and other daily support well beyond what most families provide.
So ... how are we supporting families in our state policies?
We found at least four bills this legislative session that speak to family support. Three of them for all families, in general, and one specifically for families of people with I/DD.
