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Gubernatorial appointee for Department of Services for the Blind outlines agency priorities and data
Summary
Michael McKillop, nominated to lead the Department of Services for the Blind, told the Senate Human Services Committee he has led the agency since January 2020, described program focus on employment and independent living, and cited an American Community Survey estimate of about 165,000 Washingtonians with vision challenges.
The Senate Human Services Committee took testimony from Michael McKillop, governor’s appointee for director of the Department of Services for the Blind, on March 24. McKillop told the committee he has worked with the agency for 24 years and has served as director since January 2020.
McKillop described the agency’s services across the lifespan — from peer supports for families of children with visual disabilities, to…
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