Kansas disability advocates seek support for federal bill

Photo by Megan Hart/KHI News Service
Advocates for Kansans with disabilities delivered letters Tuesday to the Topeka
office of Sen. Pat Roberts asking to co-sponsor Disability Integration Act

KHI News reported this week that a group of Kansas disability advocates is asking Senator Pat Roberts to co-sponsor Senate Bill 2427, called the Disability Integration Act.

Mike Oxford, director of the center, told KHI the bill would classify home and community-based services as a right for people who are elderly or have disabilities. Under current federal law, Medicaid includes a right to care in a nursing facility, but states can decide if they want to offer home services as an alternative and can restrict what services they offer, how much they pay and the number of hours, he said.

Read the KHI article to learn more about Senate Bill 2427 and how it can impact Kansas with disabilities.