'My disability impacts all aspects of my daily living', Spectrum News 1
PARMA, Ohio — People may think about Medicaid as a health insurance, but for people with developmental disabilities, it's really their lifeline to live and work in the community.
One man has needed the benefits his entire life, and any cuts made to the program could potentially change life as he knows it.
“I require assistance with most tasks that people typically perform independently,” said Sean Walker of Parma.
Sean walker is 37. He was diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth.
“My disability impacts all aspects of my daily living,” Walker said through a machine that he uses to communicate.
His disability affects his walking, eating, bathing, dressing and his speech. Fortunately, Medicaid helps pay for a person to help him with his daily needs so he can live independently, but he worries that may change.