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Rhode Island's 2021 Statewide Self-Advocacy Conference

Break-Out Session #1: The Director is IN!

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The Director in In

What it means to Self-Direct your DD Services and how to do it

Presented by: Kelly Donovan, Sue Donovan, Karen Keohan, and Andrew McQuaid

Additional Resources

CLICK HERE to download this 1 page PDF, "Tips about Directing Your Services and Supports from People Who Do", created by Advocates in Action RI, Copyright 2019  Click Here to Visit the RI Dept of BHDDH Website at BHDDH.RI.GOV. Find Out What it Means to Self-Direct Your DD Services in Rhode Island & Discover Some Tools to Help You Get Started  CLICK HERE to visit the Sherlock Center's Resource Page for Self-Directed Services  CLICK HERE to visit Medicaid.gov for information and resources about Self-Directed Services from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS)

This page was updated on Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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