Stop the Closure of Sheltered Work Environments in New York State

Please don't close the workshop because all my friends work there and my boy friend works there and iWork there I loving being there and everyhing

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Please do not close the workshops. My daughter loves going to workshop every day, making a paycheck, socializing with her friends and feeling important and valued.

Don't close this important avenue towards independence for people living with developmental disabilities.

Please don't close the only thing they hAs the work shop

I am proud to say that I work at a sheltered workshop. The individuals that I work with are proud that they work at a sheltered workshop. In Delaware county there are very limited opportunities for them to find "outside work". They are extremely proud of what they do and the paychecks they earn! Please help and sign this petition to help stop taking work away from them!

it is a shame that they would even consider closing this workshop.

Please keep this program open cause they deserve it.

Please keep this valuable program open.

Just now

My Brother has been at this great location in Buffalo NY He has doon so well with 100 of other folks that would otherwise fall through the crakc of this State Please don't let this happen

Thanks for speaking up for our friends and family who cannot speak for themselves!

Such an important program for people to feel the sense of accomplishment.

Thanks ARC for fighting for these members of our community!

my daughter looks forward to going to "work" each day. On Friday when she is paid she is so proud of her check. This can't be taken away.

I fully support your efforts

Thank you ARC for standing up for our brothers and sisters!

My son who has been diagnosed with autism, has been employed by ARC "Achieve" in the Binghamton/Johnson City area for 34 years. Because of his disability, he has always been a quiet gentleman, with limited abilities in the workshop arena, but he is extremely happy with his ability to "make a living" and with his supportive environment. I humbly encourage you to continue to support this valuable program, for it is indeed so important not for my son, but for the many others who would be "lost" without it.

Presently our states general population is having a difficult time finding local employment, I fail to see how adding a developmentally disabled population to that pool is a good idea. Before our Albany leaders try to sell this idea as being supportiove of our most vulnerable population, they should visit various workshops. Afterwords, common sense, should halt this workplace inclusion approach. If not, my suspicion is that money, not need, is the driving force. When finance is involved, governments always drink from the services trough (Fire, Police, Public Works, etc.). Now the developmentally Disabled has been added to the list.

Please find away to send in a papercopy so as we are able to access signitures of people who do not have computer access.