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They're calling for an additional $250 million to the budget to cover a 3.2 percent cost of living adjustment and a $4,000 dollar wage retention and enhancement for direct support professionals.
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Central New Yorkers with disabilities face ongoing issues with employment and housing, and State Senator John Mannion thinks more progress can be made, especially with a Chief Disability Officer.
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$1.5 billion in federal pandemic aid will go towards recruitment and retention efforts of direct support professionals, or DSPs.