State legislator calls for pay hikes for caregivers who aid people with developmental disabilities
are part of the I/DD workforce. One would increase the 2.5% COLA to 8.5%, something Seawright believes will help offset rising inflation. The second calls for a Direct Support Wage Enhancement , which involves allocating funds to provider agencies who would then boost the hourly pay of I/DD workers.Seawright said that there are over 100,000 New Yorkers who work in professions that serve people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
She said that many of these workers have been falling behind as the cost-of-living increases and that it is an issue that needs to be addressed. “We simply can’t keep doing business as usual,” Seawright said. “Paying I/DD provider professionals less than fast food and retail workers is unacceptable, and it must be remedied, and it must be remedied now.”
Daniel Marrero, a wheelchair bound man living with I/DD, also spoke about his fear and frustration. Voicing his love of the programs at Walter and Evelyn Redfield Day Services, he said he would be angry if he could no longer see his friends due to a lack of caregivers.Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright.
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