The New York Times has been running a series of articles on the state human service system for impaired people. See also this related article. Much of the material is quite painful to read, watch and listen to. The related articles and videos are worth reviewing and reflecting on from an Social Role Valorization perspective. The articles and videos deal with both programmatic and non-programmatic issues. Observe the language that is used, the roles which servers and service recipients are in, the layers of unconsciousness and social and societal devaluation, etc.