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COMMUNITY SURVEY-SUMMARY OF RESULTS <br />The Developmental Disabitities Advisory Committee conducted a community survey in Spring of 2024. <br />The survey's purpose was to gather information from people with intetlectual and developmental <br />disabitities and the people who care for them on what their needs and priorities are. Futt resutts can <br />be found in Appendix C. <br />About 63 individuats completed the survey. Twenty-four percent of respondents were peopte with an <br />intellectual or developmental disabitity and the rest were people who were representing someone with <br />an intetlectual or developmentat disabitity. Eighty-five percent live in the City of Ettensburg with the <br />remaining living in Cle Etum, Kittitas, or Roslyn. Seventy-two percent of respondents currentty receive <br />waiver services from the Washington State Devetopmental Disabitities Administration, 10% have not <br />apptied, 4% are on a waittist, and 3% were denied services (1 1% unknown or not appticabte). <br />SERVICES <br />When asked for additional information about how to improve services for peopte with intettectual or <br />developmentat disabitities, the most common theme was the lack of resources. When asked if the <br />individual gets the supports and services needed, 84% responded yes to some or a[[ services. This is <br />higher than the state at 74To and comparable to the nation at 86%. Sixty-one percent of respondents <br />report being extremely or somewhat satisfied with services and supports currentty received with 26To <br />being extremely or somewhat dissatisfied. Statewide 72% are atways or usuatly satisfied and nationatly <br />86% are atways or usualty satisfied. <br />The top 5 biggest gaps in services for peopte with inteltectual and developmentat disabitities in Kittitas <br />County were employment opportunities, quatified caregivers, sociaI opportunities, recreation, and safe <br />affordable housing. <br />30 <br />20 <br />15 <br />10 <br />5 <br />0 <br />26 25 <br />a1 <br />""-- .-".'"t ".'"" "r.""- <br />."".t *..oo"t"t" 'o'*" <br />-""" dt"" ar.'' a.t-.. ^*"'*t"' dp'" ,_-d ed <br />.i <br />15 <br />.Q; <br />.d <br />^ot.oQ- .e <br />^ac' .o\*A- ^v,or <br />^q(?.' <br />llii <br />,J "oo" ."'""t ^-t" <br />^roo- 41co ,,""" <br />.\9 {9\,"' ^q' <br />'os <br />da{' <br />ll15 <br />COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT <br />When asked if individuats have enough supports to work or votunteer in the community, nearly 64% <br />reported No. This is a much higher percentage than the state (39%) or the nation (36%1. The most <br />common barriers to working or votunteering for a person with intettectuat or developmentat disabitities <br />19