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RI DD Community Forum

Tuesday, March 19th

AGENDA LINKS

We've included the March 19th Agenda Items below. Click on a specific item to open that part of the Forum Recording in a new tab in your web browser:

Staffing Updates

Support Intensity Scale

Independent Facilitators

Conflict-Free Case Management

Technology Fund

Employment Updates

Youth in Transition

Self-Directed Services

RIPIN Presentation

DD News and the Division’s Human Rights Campaign

Information about RI’s 2024 Statewide Self-Advocacy Conference

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Resources and Related Information from the March 19th Forum

   

  

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Questions and Answers from this Meeting:

We've listed an index of the questions and answers from the December DD Forum in the space below.

CLICK or TAP on a question to view the answer that presenters shared.

Note: The answer will open in a new tab in your web browser, where you will see the specific footage from the meeting that addresses the question you select, which is located on the Advocates in Action YouTube Channel. You can also use the YouTube Player to activate closed captioning and translate the questions to your preferred language.

QUESTION 1: What are the four agencies that have applied to become Conflict-Free Case Management organizations?

QUESTION 2: Can you give some sort of timeline to expect working with Independent Facilitators and then the agency?

QUESTION 3: Will Independent Facilitators need to take additional training?

QUESTION 4: Is Kevin Savage still the Director of the Division of DD?

QUESTION 5: Did BHDDH Director Richard Charest retire?

QUESTION 6: When did the Technology Fund start? Would it cover something I bought at the beginning of 2022?

QUESTION 7: How long with the Technology Fund continue to be available?

QUESTION 8:What should someone do if they applied to the Technology Fund and they don’t back from the Division?

QUESTION 9: I live in a group home. I told my staff I want to go to a Dinner Dance in May, but my agency said I can’t because they’re “short-staffed”. What can I do about that?

QUESTION 10: Why is the Division giving out raffle tickets?

QUESTION 11: Where can I find the Technology Survey you mentioned?

QUESTION 12: Are there services that are specifically supportive to blind individuals?

QUESTION 13: Can transition students over 18 sign up for the dance , or do they need to be out of school?

QUESTION 14: Assessments at Tech Access are not being taken, as is a 7-month waiting list. Are there other options in RI for evaluations and guidance based on assessment for augmentative communication? And is there a plan to work with the person and their staff to implement recommendations for augmentative communications technology?

QUESTION 15: Where will the flyers be distributed for the in-person technology training in April?

 

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Note: Advocates in Action is the host for these events.

Please contact the Division directly with any questions or information requests at: BHDDH.AskDD@bhddh.ri.gov

You can also visit the BHDDH website at: www.bhddh.ri.gov/developmental-disabilities

   

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This page was updated on Friday, April 5, 2024

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