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Medicaid Waiver Workshops

   ECI will have two workshops in June that will cover an overview

   of Medicaid Waivers, Eligibility--criteria and process, how to

   decide what waiver you need, using the appeals process, wait

   list process, and advocacy to address the wait lists.  Time will be

   allotted for questions and concerns.  Workshops will be presented

   by Maureen Hollowell.

 

Endependence Center

6300 E Virginia Beach Blvd in Norfolk

 

Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am

Saturday, June 22, 2013 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

   To register, please contact Emily Fisher at 757-351-1587

or efisher@endependence.org

Public Input Session on Para-Transit Services

   On May 16^th the Endependence Center hosted a public input

   session on the proposed policy regarding the “Para-transit Service

   Scheduling Revisions for a Pending or Declared Emergency.”

   Over 40 people joined the discussion between, agencies, city

   planners, and para-transit riders. The policy states that the 24

   hour advanced scheduling rule will be lifted and riders will be able

   to make same day reservations to evacuate their residence during

   a pending or declared emergency to a sheltering location.

   Communication between agencies and consumers was a key

   component of the discussion as well. Further review of the policy

   by the HRT Para-Transit Advisory Committee will be in June.

   If you would like more information regarding this topic, please

   contact Emily Fisher at 351-1587 or efisher@endependence.org.

 

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Virginia-wide Directory Available for

Consumer-Directed Assistants

  A Statewide Directory is now available for people who

  would like to become a Consumer-Directed Assistant

  and for people who need a Consumer-Directed

  Assistant.  People wanting to become assistants can

  list their skills, availability, location, and contact

  information. People with disabilities that need

  assistants can search for a person to work with them

  that matches their needs.

  To list your name and skills on the Directory or to

  search for a Consumer-Directed Assistant, go to

  www.CDSupport.info

  A Consumer-Directed Assistant helps an individual

  with a disability with supports needed to live in the

  community.  There are several programs in which

  people hire their own staff.  Most programs require,

  at a minimum, that to be a Consumer-Directed

  Assistant, a person must:

• be 18 years old

• have a Social Security number

• pass a criminal background check

• pass a Child Protective Services check, if

  working with a child.

 The Directory is new. We welcome your feedback on

 the Directory. Please send your comments to

 VaWaivers@endependence.org.  Revisions will be

 made to the Directory based on use and feedback.

  The Virginia Board for People with Disabilities (VBPD) provided

   funding for the development of the Directory through the

   Improvement and Expansion of Consumer-Directed Services

   grant awarded to the Virginia Association of Centers for

   Independent Living.  The Directory was developed and is hosted

   by Public Partnerships (PPL).  More information on VBPD can be

   found at www.vbpd.virginia.gov. Virginia Association of Centers

   for Independent Living information can be found at www.vacil.org.

"Opening Doors To Opportunities With The Disability Community"

What is Independent Living?    What is Independent Living?  Essentially, it is living just like    everyone else having opportunities to make decisions that    affect one’s life, able to pursue activities of one’s own    choosing—limited only in the same ways that one’s non-    disabled neighbors are limited.       Independent Living should not be defined in terms of living on    one’s own, being employed in a job fitting one’s capabilities    and interests, or having an active social life.  These are    aspects of living independently.  Independent Living has to do    with self-determination.  It is having the right and the    opportunity to pursue a course of action.  And, it is having the    freedom to fail—and to learn from one’s failures, just as non-    disabled people do.

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