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12.455 Legislative findings.
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The General Assembly recognizes that many persons with disabilities and their
families receive some level of support and services that are funded or
administered by state agencies. The support and services are provided to
persons with disabilities or their families, if appropriate, either directly or
through arrangements with local community-based vendors, organizations, or
agencies.
The General Assembly recognizes that persons with disabilities who receive
the services and support, directly or indirectly, are often not consulted for their
perspectives, nor are their viewpoints sought regarding the efficiency,
strengths, or weaknesses of the services and support.
Persons with disabilities and their families face obstacles in the court system
through lack of understanding and difficulty of access.
Various agencies in state government promulgate standards that govern the
administration or operation of the services and support. Seldom are persons
with disabilities or their families involved in the development of standards that
directly affect the quality of the services and support that they receive. In
addition, there are legislative commissions that serve in an advisory capacity
concerning the services provided to persons with disabilities and their families,
whose membership does not include persons with disabilities and their families.
It is the finding of the General Assembly that:
(a) Some forms of discrimination against persons with disabilities continue.
These persons are a discrete minority who have been faced with
restrictions and limitations, subjected to a history of purposeful unequal
treatment, and relegated to a position of political powerlessness in our
society;
(b) Persons with disabilities and their families have a significant contribution
to make in the decision-making processes that shape the support and
services they receive through state government;
(c) Persons with disabilities and their families should be provided with
meaningful opportunities to contribute their perspectives through their
experiences concerning issues relating to services, support, and
standards that ultimately affect them;
(d) Services and support should be responsive and sensitive to the cultural,
racial, age, language, and gender characteristics of persons with
disabilities and their families; and
(e) Meaningful opportunities to contribute their perspectives will help provide
adequate information in a manner that facilitates and allows for
participation by persons with disabilities and their families.
Effective:July 15, 1996
History: Created 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 336, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996.
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