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Sedgwick County proclaims Disability Employment Awareness Month, approves START Services agreement
Summary
The Sedgwick County Commission on Oct. 22 unanimously proclaimed October Disability Employment Awareness Month and approved a contract with the National Center for START Services to address the needs of people with co-occurring intellectual/developmental disabilities and mental-health conditions.
The Sedgwick County Commission on Oct. 22 unanimously proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month and approved an agreement with the National Center for START Services to provide training, consultation and direct services for people with co-occurring intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental-health conditions.
The proclamation and contract were approved during the commission’s regular meeting at the Sedgwick County Courthouse. Chairman Ryan Beatty moved to approve the proclamation “as read,” and later moved approval of the START Services agreement; both motions passed on roll-call votes of 5-0.
Why it matters: Commissioners and presenters said the actions aim to expand employment opportunities for people with disabilities and reduce repeat emergency responses and hospital use among people with IDD who also experience mental-health crises. Jeanette, a county staff member who…
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