Minority Disability service providers in Illinois providing 24 hour residential services to adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities don't stand a chance of equality. Minority service providers stay in business for years and are only allowed to serve the most aggressive clients and average only 8 clients for as long as their business lasts.
Why is this important?
After 21 years in the business of providing disability services I have taken over 4 failing minority disability businesses in Illinois. You would think this would mean big business right? Wrong! Those 4 businesses, plus my own means, I serve 50 clients, while white run businesses serve hundreds even thousands of people. The minority agencies are targeted to close down. The Illinois DHS does nothing to make sure that the minority businesses are treated fairly and the distribution of all requests for services is sent to minority agencies as a part of the choice process. Stop the racism in the Illinois Disability community.
