People with disabilities and their families, advocates, providers, and other stakeholders are invited to join the Department on Disability Services (DDS) at one of two upcoming community forums to discuss:
• CMS’s Home and Community Based Settings Rule
• Proposed amendments to the HCBS Waiver, including new rates for services and changes to existing services.
• D.C’s plan to assess our settings and come into compliance, where needed. (Transition Plan)
People with disabilities and their families, advocates, providers, and other stakeholders are invited to join the Department on Disability Services (DDS) at one of two upcoming community forums to discuss:
• CMS’s Home and Community Based Settings Rule
• Proposed amendments to the HCBS Waiver, including new rates for services and changes to existing services.
• D.C’s plan to assess our settings and come into compliance, where needed. (Transition Plan)
Gentlemen of Service
When you enter the southeast home of RCM of Washington, the first thing you will notice is a positive, welcoming energy. People in the main living area have bright smiles and there’s lots of enthusiasm for the residents therein. The atmosphere of love and happiness is created, in part, by Direct Support Professionals Marie Chambers, Hattie McNair, and Gladys Riggs. The combined experience of this trio is approximately 40 years. Marie has been with RCM since 1993. She comes from a family of nurses and recalls her mom’s best friend being mistreated while living i
“You Hold the Keys to a Brighter Future”
A learning collaborative of:
DC Coalition of Disability Service Providers,
DC Department on Disability Services
and
Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities
Hi All,
On behalf of the Department on Disability Services, the Developmental Disabilities Council, the Georgetown University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Project ACTION!, the Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities and Health Services for Children with Special Needs, I am pleased to announce our next DC Supporting Families Community of Practice meeting on Wednesday, September 17th, generously hosted by DLA Piper, LLP. I hope that you can join us and will help us spread the word.
(Washington, DC) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is holding a pre-proposal conference for the St. Elizabeths East Campus – Stage 1 Infrastructure Improvements Project.
DDOT released Solicitation Number DCKA-2014-R-0063 on August 12, 2014 for design-build services for the project. This conference will offer procurement and project information to interested parties to help inform their proposals. DDOT will conduct an hour-long site tour to the East Campus after the conference.
The DC Supporting Families Community of Practice and the DC chapter of the Association of Persons Supporting EmploymentFirst (APSE) invite you to share in a learning experience with us!
