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Department on Disability Services

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AFLAC Indemnity Plans for DC Employees

All benefits-eligible employees may enroll in the AFLAC Indemnity Plans. The plans pay benefits for covered health events. There are five plans available to employees:

Cancer Insurance - AFLAC’s cancer/specified-disease insurance policies are designed to pay cash benefits that can be used to help offset cancer-related expenses and to help with a variety of daily living expenses.
Personal Accident - For a covered accident, AFLAC policyholders receive cash benefits for use as they see fit. This plan helps provide a financial cushion if an accident occurs.
Hospital Confinement Sickness Indemnity - Provides a physician feature that helps cover sickness, accident, and wellness visits in addition to the plan’s basic sickness-only benefits.
Hospital Confinement Indemnity - Helps with the non-covered expenses of a hospital stay.
Critical Care and Recovery (Specified Health Event) - Helps with the medical expenses related to a covered serious health event.

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.