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People with Developmental Disabilities Were Promised Help. Instead, They Face Delays and Denials.

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Left to right: Kyra Wade, Drew Bolender, Emory Webster, Eric Nunn, Jaden Ruiz and Mike Lundergan are all Arizonans with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Though they don’t know each other, each has struggled to receive care from the state’s Division of Developmental Disabilities agency. (Tyrone Weedon/Make Studio for ProPublica)

Source:  ProPublica

Arizona is known as the best state in the nation for people with developmental challenges. But its Division of Developmental Disabilities has turned down thousands of people who seek assistance because of paperwork issues.

by Amy Silverman for Arizona Daily Star, with data analysis by Alex Devoid, Arizona Daily Star November 5, 2020 7 a.m. EST

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People with disabilities can lead long, healthy lives. Visit CDC's website to learn more.

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