In our continuing unified efforts to advocate for the needs of individuals, families, direct support professionals, and everyone across the ID/A community, we are pleased to announce our participation in a joint study of the ID/A workforce to compile the latest data and information. Following our September 25 letter to Governor Shapiro, we believe it is critically important to complement our budget request by collecting current data following the enactment of the current state fiscal year budget, and the recent implementation of new fee schedule rates. You may download the survey and the instructions for its completion here.

The deadline to submit completed surveys is Friday December 20, and the final report will be published on January 17, 2025. Questions and completed surveys should be sent directly to Steve Forest, who is the lead analyst compiling our data and producing the final report. All information and data will be maintained in the strictest confidence, and no individual provider information will be identified in the final report or disclosed to any other parties. The final report will be issued publicly and available for your individual needs and use as well.

We encourage everyone to complete the survey so that we may all work together to advance our budget advocacy, and use the acquired information to continue our meaningful dialogue with public officials and stakeholders across our community. Thank you in advance for your participation.

With gratitude and appreciation,
The ID/A Associations