Guest guest Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Well, Becky, I will help you rant. There are only 80-100 thousand people on the wait list for services for TN and maybe more. I never wanted services for Bernadette because I was going to live for ever and I have always heard horror stories that I was not going to expose Bernadette to. We would have had to put Bernadette on the list when she was born..32 years ago and even still may not make it to the top. We have just come upon a situation that is very irritating. Bernadette who has her own home has met a young lady that would make a great house mate and they want to live together, but because Bernadette is not connected with the State and the friend is they cannot live together. The friend would lose all her services. That is just another reason I am against the State having control. Obviously, it doesn't matter what the person wants.....it is what the State says. What if there were only martians from where ever on the State list and you had nothing in common or just plain didn't like them? ALL people should be able to live with whoever they want and not just put two or more people together and say you have to live together. Unless something changes I guess Bernadette is still on the search for a housemate. Bernadette is very content living alone, but she has found this friend and they want to live together. I think Bernadette would enjoy having someone around that she could do things with and talk and giggle with. Hopefully, one day life will be better for people with disabilities. Gwenn www.bernadetteresha.com Re: respite/hab What is DDD? I have never heard of that. We also don't get any respite where we live. We get practically no services in TN. My son is almost 22 and still gets voc rehab through the high school. Don't know what he will get next year. When we were in IA we did receive plenty of resources. He got a certain number of hours of respite services per month. It was quite adequate. Now we would have to pay a pretty penny to get someone to stay with ds that he doesn't know. Ok, I'll stop the rant. Blessings, Becky R Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I had no idea!! I thought all of the US had the same programs. DDD is the Department of Developmental Disabilities here in AZ. They provide OT, PT, ST, and some other services including respite/habilitation. People have to qualify by their disability level, but not by income. I fell so naive. I'm sorry. Kym Re: respite/hab > > > What is DDD? I have never heard of that. We also don't get any respite > where we live. We get practically no services in TN. My son is almost 22 > and still gets voc rehab through the high school. Don't know what he will > get next year. When we were in IA we did receive plenty of resources. He > got a certain number of hours of respite services per month. It was quite > adequate. Now we would have to pay a pretty penny to get someone to stay > with ds that he doesn't know. Ok, I'll stop the rant. > > Blessings, > Becky R > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 I am in Oregon and we used to get $500.00 annually per family from our county DD services however, with the last round of budget cuts that went out the window. We have no respite or help with any services unless our private insurance companies cover it. Arizona is pretty unique in the level of services families have been receiving....be thankful and hope it continues! Dianna J Hansen President Central Oregon Disability Support Network, Inc. Dianna@... (541) 548-8559  Visit our web site at www.codsn.org  You can also find us on Facebook...........http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Central-Oregon-Disability-Su\ pport-Network/200851346608482 ________________________________ From: kym mac <mymacfamily@...> pilgrim1950@...; ; Gwenn <Gwenn0225@...> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 7:00 AM Subject: Re: Re: respite/hab  I had no idea!! I thought all of the US had the same programs. DDD is the Department of Developmental Disabilities here in AZ. They provide OT, PT, ST, and some other services including respite/habilitation. People have to qualify by their disability level, but not by income. I fell so naive. I'm sorry. Kym Re: respite/hab > > > What is DDD? I have never heard of that. We also don't get any respite > where we live. We get practically no services in TN. My son is almost 22 > and still gets voc rehab through the high school. Don't know what he will > get next year. When we were in IA we did receive plenty of resources. He > got a certain number of hours of respite services per month. It was quite > adequate. Now we would have to pay a pretty penny to get someone to stay > with ds that he doesn't know. Ok, I'll stop the rant. > > Blessings, > Becky R > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2011 Report Share Posted October 25, 2011 Services have been cut drastically in Texas as well; if you're sick, disabled, and/or elderly, tough. Texas no longer cares. granny On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Dianna Hansen <codsn1@...> wrote: > ** > > > I am in Oregon and we used to get $500.00 annually per family from our > county DD services however, with the last round of budget cuts that went out > the window. We have no respite or help with any services unless our private > insurance companies cover it. Arizona is pretty unique in the level of > services families have been receiving....be thankful and hope it continues! > > Dianna J Hansen > President > Central Oregon Disability Support Network, Inc. > Dianna@... > (541) 548-8559 > > Visit our web site at www.codsn.org > > You can also find us on Facebook...........http://www.facebook.com/# > !/pages/Central-Oregon-Disability-Support-Network/200851346608482 > > ________________________________ > From: kym mac <mymacfamily@...> > pilgrim1950@...; ; Gwenn < > Gwenn0225@...> > Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 7:00 AM > Subject: Re: Re: respite/hab > > > I had no idea!! I thought all of the US had the same programs. DDD is > the Department of Developmental Disabilities here in AZ. They provide OT, > PT, ST, and some other services including respite/habilitation. People have > > to qualify by their disability level, but not by income. I fell so naive. > I'm sorry. > Kym > > Re: respite/hab > > > > > > What is DDD? I have never heard of that. We also don't get any respite > > where we live. We get practically no services in TN. My son is almost 22 > > and still gets voc rehab through the high school. Don't know what he will > > get next year. When we were in IA we did receive plenty of resources. He > > got a certain number of hours of respite services per month. It was quite > > adequate. Now we would have to pay a pretty penny to get someone to stay > > with ds that he doesn't know. Ok, I'll stop the rant. > > > > Blessings, > > Becky R > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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