Stop the Closure of Sheltered Work Environments in New York State
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Krista Celano
11 years ago
I work at an ARC in the supported employment department as a job placement specialist. My office is on-site at a workshop. The people who work there learn the hard and soft skills necessary to succeed in community employment. To remove this option is to deny necessary services to those who need our support the most.
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Jane Kamper
11 years ago
Please keep sheltered workshops.
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Jane Kamper
11 years ago
Please keep sheltered workshops.
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Elim Moy
11 years ago
Please keep this sheltered work place open it is very important.
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Elim Moy
11 years ago
Please keep this sheltered work place open it is very important.
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Angela Petitti
11 years ago
I am happy to have my tax dollars spent on this program. Please don't close these centers.
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Angela Petitti
11 years ago
I am happy to have my tax dollars spent on this program. Please don't close these centers.
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Jim Scott
11 years ago
Closing these workshops would be a huge mistake and a very large political blunder. Wake up Albany, we will remember at the ballot box.
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Dean Roberts
11 years ago
As a manufacturer, I was grateful to have a relationship with two different shelter workshops, both of which are now closed. I found the prices of their services were competitive and felt these organizations served an important and noble purpose… I would pay a premium for the opportunity to do business with them again. Unfortunately, I was never given a chance to do so. I don’t understand how it could have been a financial decision as there was never even a discussions about increasing the price of their services. I personally enjoyed visiting these workshops because I was moved by the work ethic of the clients. They were proud of their work. They wanted to contribute. Please give them a chance to do so.
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Dean Roberts
11 years ago
As a manufacturer, I was grateful to have a relationship with two different shelter workshops, both of which are now closed. I found the prices of their services were competitive and felt these organizations served an important and noble purpose… I would pay a premium for the opportunity to do business with them again. Unfortunately, I was never given a chance to do so. I don’t understand how it could have been a financial decision as there was never even a discussions about increasing the price of their services. I personally enjoyed visiting these workshops because I was moved by the work ethic of the clients. They were proud of their work. They wanted to contribute. Please give them a chance to do so.
Please do not close a vocational option that vital to so many people with disabilities.
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Josephine Hegarty
11 years ago
Please do not close a vocational option that vital to so many people with disabilities.
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Monica Schuhle
11 years ago
Stop the closure of the workshop.
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Monica Schuhle
11 years ago
Stop the closure of the workshop.
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Stanley Miller
11 years ago
Stanley Miller
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Carol Jarmel-Fishman
11 years ago
Sheltered workshops provide meaningful work to the disabled, giving them more to their lives than sitting in front of a TV and having nothing to do but wait for the next meal or bedtime.
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Carol Jarmel-Fishman
11 years ago
Sheltered workshops provide meaningful work to the disabled, giving them more to their lives than sitting in front of a TV and having nothing to do but wait for the next meal or bedtime.
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Linda selip
11 years ago
These people with developmental disabilities need all the assistance possible so they can be constructive .
I work at an ARC in the supported employment department as a job placement specialist. My office is on-site at a workshop. The people who work there learn the hard and soft skills necessary to succeed in community employment. To remove this option is to deny necessary services to those who need our support the most.
Please keep sheltered workshops.
Please keep sheltered workshops.
Please keep this sheltered work place open it is very important.
Please keep this sheltered work place open it is very important.
I am happy to have my tax dollars spent on this program. Please don't close these centers.
I am happy to have my tax dollars spent on this program. Please don't close these centers.
Closing these workshops would be a huge mistake and a very large political blunder. Wake up Albany, we will remember at the ballot box.
As a manufacturer, I was grateful to have a relationship with two different shelter workshops, both of which are now closed. I found the prices of their services were competitive and felt these organizations served an important and noble purpose… I would pay a premium for the opportunity to do business with them again. Unfortunately, I was never given a chance to do so. I don’t understand how it could have been a financial decision as there was never even a discussions about increasing the price of their services. I personally enjoyed visiting these workshops because I was moved by the work ethic of the clients. They were proud of their work. They wanted to contribute. Please give them a chance to do so.
As a manufacturer, I was grateful to have a relationship with two different shelter workshops, both of which are now closed. I found the prices of their services were competitive and felt these organizations served an important and noble purpose… I would pay a premium for the opportunity to do business with them again. Unfortunately, I was never given a chance to do so. I don’t understand how it could have been a financial decision as there was never even a discussions about increasing the price of their services. I personally enjoyed visiting these workshops because I was moved by the work ethic of the clients. They were proud of their work. They wanted to contribute. Please give them a chance to do so.
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Please do not close a vocational option that vital to so many people with disabilities.
Please do not close a vocational option that vital to so many people with disabilities.
Stop the closure of the workshop.
Stop the closure of the workshop.
Stanley Miller
Sheltered workshops provide meaningful work to the disabled, giving them more to their lives than sitting in front of a TV and having nothing to do but wait for the next meal or bedtime.
Sheltered workshops provide meaningful work to the disabled, giving them more to their lives than sitting in front of a TV and having nothing to do but wait for the next meal or bedtime.
These people with developmental disabilities need all the assistance possible so they can be constructive .