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Disability News You Can Use

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  • Join Deanne Gagne and Andrew McQuaide as they discuss topics impacting Rhode Island’s Disability Community and share practical ways you can use information from each episode in your life. Disability News You Can Use is sponsored by Advocates in Action Rhode Island - Rhode Island’s statewide self-advocacy organization.
    2022-2023 Disability News You Can Use
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Episodes
  • Episode 8 - Interview with Dr. Christopher Ottiano from Neighborhood Health
    Jun 15 2024
    Join us for our interview with Dr. Christopher Ottiano, Medical Director for Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, to learn more about benefits and how your insurance can work with you to provide the best care. You can learn more about Neighborhood Health by visiting their website (https://www.nhpri.org/). If you have INTEGRITY (Medicare-Medicaid Plan), you can call 1-844-812-6896, or for Medicaid Managed Care Plans, call 1-800-459-6019. Enjoy!
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    31 mins
  • Episode 7 - Interview with Jackie Camilloni from DDD
    May 5 2024
    Join Disability News You Can Use for an insightful interview with Jackie Camilloni, Coordinator of Self-Direction at the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD). In this episode, we delve into goods and services, the process for requesting them, and any changes, providing a comprehensive understanding of these crucial aspects. This episode mentions the DDD Self-Directed Supports, RIPIN Self-Directed Support Program, and The Sherlock Center on Disabilities Self-Directed Supports Network. You can find information about goods and services, the new brochure, and the request form on their website under Self-Directed Supports. Here is a link to the brochure and a link for the request form PDFs. You can find the new info brief on goods and services here or by clicking forms, policies, brochures, and guides and then clicking brochures and guides. Here is a link to the goods and service info brief PDF. You can contact the division with questions by emailing (BHDDH.AskDD@bhddh.ri.gov). You can check out their website for more about these changes and updates. To get the latest updates, consider joining to receive the DD (Developmental Disability) Newsletter or read past ones. Lastly, you can contact your assigned DD social caseworker for assistance. Enjoy!
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    19 mins
  • Episode 6 - Interview with Anne LeClerc from DDD
    Nov 12 2023

    Join us for our interview with Anne LeClerc, Associate Director of Program Performance at the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), and learn more about individual budgets, service changes, and more.
    You can contact the division with questions by emailing (BHDDH.AskDD@bhddh.ri.gov). You can check out their website for more about these changes and updates. To get the latest updates, consider joining to receive the DD (Developmental Disability) Newsletter or read past ones. Lastly, you can contact your assigned DD social caseworker for assistance.
    Enjoy!

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    35 mins

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