Caregivers who work with people living with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) are not getting paid enough and there are fears that many will exit the industry, according to a state legislator and parents of children with special needs.
Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright, who represents the Upper East Side, held a press conference Thursday with caregivers to bring attention to the wage issue. She sounded the alarm that workers who care for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) are likely to leave the industry and find better paying jobs elsewhere.
