State Proposed Budget cuts to Disability Services in Utah

Recent signers:
Sage Onederra and 19 others have signed recently.

The Issue

Utah lawmakers are considering deep cuts to disability services, including a proposed 10% reduction to DSPD funding and the elimination of the Limited Supports Waiver. These changes would have devastating consequences for people with disabilities and their families who rely on Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waiver Services.

What’s at stake:
* No movement off the DSPD waitlist until at least 2028
* Worsening workforce shortages as staff wages fall below entry-level jobs
* Reduced safety and individualized supports, pushing services towards an institutional model
* Cuts to caregiver compensation program
* Elimination of the Limited Supports Waiver
These services allow people with disabilities to live, work, and participate in their communities. Cutting funding will not save money—it will shift the burden to families and emergency systems while putting our most vulnerable population at risk.

Please sign my petition to keep / maintain the supports that my clients are receiving. 

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Recent signers:
Sage Onederra and 19 others have signed recently.

The Issue

Utah lawmakers are considering deep cuts to disability services, including a proposed 10% reduction to DSPD funding and the elimination of the Limited Supports Waiver. These changes would have devastating consequences for people with disabilities and their families who rely on Home and Community-Based Medicaid Waiver Services.

What’s at stake:
* No movement off the DSPD waitlist until at least 2028
* Worsening workforce shortages as staff wages fall below entry-level jobs
* Reduced safety and individualized supports, pushing services towards an institutional model
* Cuts to caregiver compensation program
* Elimination of the Limited Supports Waiver
These services allow people with disabilities to live, work, and participate in their communities. Cutting funding will not save money—it will shift the burden to families and emergency systems while putting our most vulnerable population at risk.

Please sign my petition to keep / maintain the supports that my clients are receiving. 

The Decision Makers

Spencer Cox
Utah Governor
Deidre Henderson
Utah Lieutenant Governor
Marlo Oaks
Utah Treasurer

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Petition created on January 23, 2026