CALGARY, May 19 /PRNewswire/ - The Alberta Association for Community Living (AACL) praised Mary Anne
Jablonski, Minister of Seniors and Community Supports for accepting
some key recommendations outlined in an administrative review to
improve the Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PDD) program.
However AACL notes that despite this progress many Albertans remain
vulnerable.
"While AACL applauds the minister's commitment to increasing support and
flexibility for families with sons and daughters with developmental
disabilities we remain deeply concerned about those individuals who
require support but who don't qualify for the PDD program," said Barb
MacIntyre, President of AACL and the mother of a son with developmental
disabilities.
AACL commends the ministry's commitment to achieving the best possible
outcomes for individuals and to improving supports to Family Managed
Services. Improving availability and resources to Family Managed
Supports is an action families appreciate and will benefit from. AACL
is pleased to be a partner with Calgary PDD in operating the first
Family Managed Resource Centre in Alberta, and hopes to see similar
initiatives across the province in the wake of today's announcement.
"We hope the government will take this opportunity to address an
increasing number of vulnerable Alberta families and individuals that
find themselves without any of the supports they so desperately need,"
said MacIntyre.
For further background please see two letters sent from AACL to Premier
Ed Stelmach and Minister Jablonski outlining the association's concerns
regarding Albertans requiring supports but who currently fall outside
provincial guidelines. These documents can be viewed at www.aacl.org.
The review of PDD is available on the Ministry of Seniors and Community
Supports web site at: www.seniors.alberta.ca.
AACL letter to Minister Jablonski:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/mmnr/smr/PDF/AACL%20letter%20to%20Minister%20Jablonski%20re%20PDD%20eligibility%20May%202011.pdf
AACL Letter to Premier Stelmach:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/mmnr/smr/PDF/AACL%20Letter%20to%20Premier%20Stelmach%20re%20PDD%20Eligibility%20May%202011.pdf
SOURCE Alberta Association for Community Living
