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COMMUNITY SURVEY-SUMMARY OF RESULTS <br />The Devetopmental Disabitities Advisory Committee conducted a community survey in Spring of 2024. <br />The survey's purpose was to gather information from people with intellectual and developmental <br />disabitities and the people who care for them on what their needs and priorities are. Fu[[ 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 />intellectuaI or developmental disabitity and the rest were peopte who were representing someone with <br />an inteltectuaI or devetopmentat disabitity. Eighty-five percent live in the City of Etlensburg with the <br />remaining living in Cte Etum, Kittitas, or Rostyn. Seventy-two percent of respondents currentty receive <br />waiver seryices from the Washington State DevetopmentaI Disabilities Administration, 10% have not <br />applied, 4% are on a waittist, and 3% were denied services (11% unknown or not appticabte). <br />SERVICES <br />When asked for additional information about how to improve services for people with inteltectua[ 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 74% and comparabte to the nation at86%. Sixty-one percent of respondents <br />report being extremely or somewhat satisfied with services and supports currently received with 26% <br />being extremety or somewhat dissatisfied. Statewide 72% are always or usualty satisfied and nationatly <br />86% are atways or usually satisfied. <br />The top 5 biggest gaps in services for people with inteltectual and developmentat disabitities in Kittitas <br />County were employment opportunities, qualified caregivers, sociaI opportunities, recreation, and safe <br />affordable housing. <br />30 <br />25 <br />20 <br />'15 <br />10 <br />5 <br />0 <br />tq <br />20 <br />16 15lt 14 <br />9 q <br />tI <br />^**' -.C "J -{'eP "s" -'"" <br />"C "-C ^"o**u ..rouo" ^.*J ..""C <br />a"-. .."t o9. ^"t'.." <br />".os <br />"."-* .J .r*"o ".""- "Ja .-"" q.# *od r."," <br />"""" dt-' ^a"*'' <br />*\o <br />,.".- <br />6 <br />T <br />,.a" <br />oc6a i, <br />. o' ..r@' <br />-a$ .ot* <br />{+' <br />^\9 ' <br />,sqv- <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%). The most <br />common barriers to working or volunteering for a person with intetlectuaI or devetopmental disabitities <br />19