DOESN'T ANYONE CARE IF THEIR FUNDING IS CUT?????

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To All Parents, Guardians and Advocates of Individuals Receiving Med Waiver Funding,

I sent the email below out two weeks ago and again last week and only received 4 responses. I need anyone who has a child or adult receiving Med Waiver funding to read this email and respond accordingly. 

Can I assume that everyone who has a child or adult receiving Med Waiver funding through the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) doesn't care if their funding is cut??? My God people, are you all that unconcerned about the funds that you receive for your child?  

If you have sent me your information already, thank you. If you have sent your request in and have not received a reply, please let me know when you sent it in and how you sent it. 

If you have sent your request, received a reply and have not provided me with the information, please do so now. 

If you have not sent in your request read on. I am sorry, but if you cannot even take 5 minutes to print out the Public Request form from our web site and email, fax or mail it to APD then don't be surprised if your funding is cut 20%, 30% 40% or more. 

Click on this link:  http://autismfl.com/images/Public_records_request_Medwaiver.pdf 

or go to www.autismfl.com  and print out the PDF at the bottom of the home page, fill it out and send it in.  When you receive your reply, please forward it to me ASAP. We need this information to help eliminate the cuts, but we cannot help you if you don't help us. 

Sincerely Disappointed,Ven SequenziaPresident

Autism Society of AmericaState of Florida Chapter---------- Forwarded message ----------

Date: Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 11:32 AMSubject: IF YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR MED WAIVER SERVICES - PLEASE REPLYTo: ven@...Anyone who is receiving the Medwaiver for their child or adult with a developmental disability needs to respond to this email, if you have been notified that your funding will be cut or you sent in a public records request to APD asking how the iBudget will affect you. 

If you have sent in the public records request that I sent out a few weeks ago or you picked it up at the Autism Society of Florida table at the CARD Conference, I need you to let me know what the reply was from APD. A couple of you have sent me what you received back, but I need more data. 

APD is implementing the iBudget in areas 1 and 2 (Panhandle area) and it is my understanding that everyone is receiving a cut in funding, which will result in a cut in services. This is happening even though APD stated that they would not be cutting services to our loved ones. 

If we don't act now, we will all have to live with what APD and Senate bill 1516 will do to our services. Please don't sit back and do nothing. If you don't want to lose services, then you need to respond to this email. 

-- Regards,Ven Sequenzia, Jr. 

PresidentAutism Society of AmericaState of Florida Chapter

-- Regards,Ven Sequenzia, Jr. 

PresidentAutism Society of AmericaState of Florida Chapter