Developmental Disability Reform Act

Friday, September 7, 2012

It is a rare occasion that both sides of the aisle in Topeka can agree upon any subject, but in 1995 that occurred. In that year, the Developmental Disability Reform Act was signed by Gov. Bill Graves and became law. The DDRA was a revolutionary concept that brought together a managed care system and local control. Some have even compared its impact on people with disabilities in Kansas to the Americans with Disabilities Act and its importance to people with disabilities on a national scale. Since its inception, the DDRA has become the guiding principle for services in our state and has been very successful with what it set out to do. The purpose of the act was to assist persons who have an intellectual or developmental disability have "services and supports which allow persons opportunities of choice to increase their independence and productivity and integration and inclusion into the community; access to a range of services and supports appropriate to such persons; and the same dignity and respect as persons who do not have a developmental disability."

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