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HCBS Settings Advisory Group meeting

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Last Date:

Location:

1125 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20005

Building:

Room:

TBA

Details:

HCBS Settings Advisory Group meeting.

Cost:

Free

Agency:

Department on Disability Services

http://dds.dc.gov/node/880702

Contact:

Jestina Heroe

Email: [email protected]

Phone:

202-730-1586

Person-Centered Thinking

Person-centered thinking is a philosophy behind service provision that supports positive control and self-direction of people’s own lives. DDS is working to implement this through training sessions and other agency wide initiatives.

Employment First Initiative

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Under the Employment First philosophy, competitive, integrated employment is the first and overwhelmingly preferred option for working-age youth and adults with disabilities.