Article - Ind. parents told drop disabled kids at shelters

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This is terrible! Putting a few paragraphs below, and then the link to the

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Indiana's budget crunch has become so severe that some state workers have

suggested leaving severely disabled people at homeless shelters if they can't be

cared for at home, parents and advocates said.

They said workers at Indiana's Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services

have told parents that's one option they have when families can no longer care

for children at home and haven't received Medicaid waivers that pay for services

that support disabled people living independently.

However, Becky Holladay of Battle Ground, Ind., said that's exactly what

happened to her when she called to ask about the waiver she's seeking for her

22-year-old son, Cameron Dunn, who has epilepsy, autism and attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder.

Holladay, a school nurse, said she and her husband would go bankrupt trying to

pay for services themselves, so Cameron spends most days sitting in his

stepfather's truck while he works as a municipal employee.

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