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Disability News You Can Use

Advocates in Action RI is pleased to sponsor the Disability News You Can Use podcast series!

Join Deanne Gagne and Andrew McQuaide as they discuss topics impacting Rhode Island’s Disability Community and share practical ways you can use information from each episode in your life.

Special thanks to Technical Director, Crystal Cerullo for helping produce this podcast series!  

Episode 5 - RIPIN's New Self-Directed Supports Program

This month, join Deanne and Andrew for a very special co-produced episode of Disability News You Can Use with RIPIN's Susan Donovan and Sharon Kochan and learn more about their new Self-Directed Supports Program (SDSP).

We want to thank RIPIN, especially Nathan Markley, who produced this episode. Please check out Nathan's podcast at ⁠⁠https://thenathanmarkleyshow.com, and available anywhere you listen to podcasts. Enjoy!

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Listen to Disability News You can Use on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/episode/2204HZsxvo4C7w7T9qkMQM  Listen to Disability News You can Use on Apple Podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disability-news-you-can-use/id1659936468  Listen to Disability News You Can Use on iHeart Podcasts at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-disability-news-you-can-us-125564860/episode/episode-5-ripins-new-self-directed-125564861/   Listen to Disability News You Can Use on Amazon Music Podcasts at https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/93dc82ba-5b03-4fcf-8bec-1130d7452474/disability-news-you-can-use?refMarker=null

 

Episode 6 - Interview with Anne LeClerc, Associate Director, the RI Division of Developmental Disabilities

Join Deanne Gagne and Andrew McQuaide as they discuss topics impacting Rhode Island's Disability Community and share practical ways you can use information from each episode in your life.

This month, join us as we interview Anne LeClerc, Associate Director of Program Performance at the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), and learn more about individual budgets, service changes, and more.

Click one of the buttons below to listen to this episode on the following Podcast platforms. Alternatively, open the Podcast App you prefer on your smart device, search for "Disability News You Can Use" and enjoy!

Listen to Disability News You can Us, Episode 6, e on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/episode/2VBCtyV639Lppy7j84AmZQ?si=87e2003a4a264b56  Listen to Disability News You Can Use, Episode 6, on Apple Podcasts at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-6-interview-with-anne-leclerc-from-ddd/id1659936468?i=1000634560704  Listen to Disability News You Can Use, Episode 6, on iHeart Podcasts at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-disability-news-you-can-us-125564860/episode/episode-6-interview-with-anne-128018548/   Listen to Disability News You Can Use, Episode 6, on Amazon https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/93dc82ba-5b03-4fcf-8bec-1130d7452474/episodes/265b2fcb-a5f4-4f67-ac2c-c48e3675fadf/disability-news-you-can-use-episode-6---interview-with-anne-leclerc-from-ddd

Resource Mentioned in this Podcast:

DD News & Updates

Click on the image below to sign up for the DD Newsletter, or visit the Division's website at: www.bhddh.ri.gov/developmental-disabilities/newsletters-forums-and-events

Click on these words to sign-up for DD News on the BHDDH website at: www.bhddh.ri.gov/ developmental-disabilities/ newsletters-forums-and-events

Ask DD Email

Click on the image below to email the Division with questions about DD Services at BHDDH.AskDD@bhddh.ri.gov.

email the division at bhddh.askDD@bhddh.ri.gov

Learn More About the Lastest Changes

Click the image below to to check out the Division's website for more about the changes and updates discussed in this edpisode at: bhddh.ri.gov/developmental-disabilities/forms-policies-brochures-and-guides/brochures-guides

click on these words to visit the Division's website for the lastest brochures and guides at: https://bhddh.ri.gov/developmental-disabilities/forms-policies-brochures-and-guides/brochures-guides

Contact your DD Social Caseworker

Click on the image below to learn how to contact your DD Social Caseworker at: https://bhddh.ri.gov/developmental-disabilities/contact-us.

click on these words to visit the Division's website and download a DD Social Caseworker contact list in PDF format at: https://bhddh.ri.gov/developmental-disabilities/contact-us

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