RI's Quarterly DD Community Forum, 09-17-24

RI DD Community Forum

Tuesday, September 17th, 2024

Watch the edited recording of the September 17th forum, which includes highlighted questions & answers, along with related resources:

We've also included the original (raw) footage from the September forum below for reference:

AGENDA LINKS

Click an agenda item to jump to that part of the forum recording or to visit a website with more information about a topic:

• Jump to Statewide Workforce Initiative Updates | Visit the Division's SWI page

• Jump to Consent Decree Updates| Visit the Division's Consent Decree page

• Jump to Employment Updates | Visit the Division's Employment Services page

• Jump to Conflict-Free Case Management Updates | Visit the Division's Conflict-Free Case Management page

• Jump to a presentation from RIPIN | Visit RIPIN's Self-Directed Supports page

• Learn about the premiere of Best Judgment: Ladd School Lessons

• Watch the Same Thing Project perform on PBS

Questions and Answers from this Meeting:

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

CLICK on a question to open our YouTube Channel and hear the answer presenters shared during the forum. While you're there, you can also use the YouTube Player to turn on closed captions and translate them to your preferred language. Visit our YouTube Tutorial page for more information.

QUESTION 1: Will one of the Direct Support Professional Listening Sessions be conducted in Spanish?

QUESTION 2: What is the process for becoming a DSP?

QUESTION 3: Are the people you're hiring new workers or internal shifts of current DD staff/responsibilities?

QUESTION 4: Will the state workers be the lead for Independent Facilitation, or are you looking to the new IF agencies for that?

QUESTION 5: Are there any resources available for municipalities to help them hire and pay employees who have a disability?

QUESTION 6: If our child's ISP renewal date is coming up and we haven't been contacted by a case manager, should we go ahead and use our former plan writer?

QUESTION 7: Who files the Employment and Earnings Form?

QUESTION 8: How does someone become a Shared Living Arrangement Provider?

Resources and Related Information from the September 17th Forum

Statewide Workforce Materials Shared in Chat: