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OPEN FORUMS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES - CONTINUED

Date:

Virtual Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85049028629

The Rhode Island Governor’s Commission on Disabilities is continued the open forum for all people with disabilities and their families, due to the turnout on Wednesday. This evening October 27, 2022, from 4-6 PM, via ZOOM. People are invited to join the meeting and express their concerns via: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85049028629, Meeting ID: 850 4902 8629, One tap mobile +13092053325,,85049028629# US, Dial Up 888 788 0099 US Toll-free, Meeting ID: 850 4902 8629

The forum is an opportunity for ALL people with disabilities and their families to speak out and voice their concerns, tell us what is working, what needs to be fixed, or needs not being addressed. 

Comments may be made in person during the forums or can be faxed (462-0106) or e-mailed to bob.cooper@gcd.ri.gov, or mailed by October 31st to Governor's Commission on Disabilities, John O' Pastore Center 2 Cherry Dale Court, Cranston, RI 02920-3049. For more information or request accommodation call; 462-0100 or via 711(tty/ttd).

Outcomes from the Past Public Forums

  • Establishing a Medicaid Managed Care option for adults with disabilities, which will assist families in navigating through the chronic health care systems;
  • Providing a cost-of-living adjustment for (Medicaid) personal care attendants
  • Establishing a crisis intervention service for adults with severe impairments who have been abused or assaulted by a care giver;
  • Allowing accessory family dwelling unit in a single -family residence as a reasonable accommodation for family-members with disabilities in any residential area;
  • Funding through the Neighborhood Opportunities Program to create more affordable and accessible housing;
  • Establishing a Medicaid Buy-In Program for persons with disabilities who are eligible for Medicaid allowing them to return to work while retaining Medicaid coverage;
  • Requiring the installation of curb cuts and/or ramps at both ends of any pedestrian crosswalk;
  • Providing a community living option to all persons who have a disability and are sixty-five (65) years of age or younger in order to allow those individuals the choice to live in a less restrictive community-based environment or their own home environment;
  • Creating a funding mechanism for “NewsLine” providing telephoCON