Deadlock endangers lifeline for 60,000 disabled Arizonans unless lawmakers act

Deadlock endangers lifeline for 60,000 disabled Arizonans unless lawmakers act

When Tatum Connors leaves for her office job each weekday, her ID badge often reads “Assistant director.”

Deadlock endangers lifeline for 60,000 disabled Arizonans unless lawmakers act  - AZ Luminaria

When Tatum Connors leaves for her office job each weekday, her ID badge often reads “Assistant director.” Around her neck, her gray lanyard reads “Everyone belongs.” Tatum, 36, has Down Syndrome and spends her days participating in the Taglit Day Program for people with disabilities at Tucson’s Jewish Community Center. On a typical day, she may bowl, do archery, craft, move her body in the workout center or visit horses down the Rillito River pa…