Fwd: FW: HCS Focus Groups (Aug-Sept 2012)

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 RE: Please distribute the attached information to persons residing in/around Lubbock, El Paso, Harlingen, San , Houston, Fort Worth, and Longview and who are currently enrolled in the HCS Medicaid waiver program and their families.

  

Friends & Colleagues: 

The Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) is interested in gathering information from people who use the Home and Community-based Services (HCS) Medicaid Waiver Program about what works and what does not work for them.  DADS has arranged for the Texas Center for Disability Studies (TCDS) at the University of Texas at Austin to conduct small focus groups to gather input from individuals who use HCS services and their families. Persons enrolled in HCS, regardless of their support needs, are asked to consider submitting applications.

 Each focus group will last about three hours and will take place in August and September of 2012.  The groups will be held in seven (7) different cities around the state. Those cities are: Lubbock, El Paso, Harlingen, San , Houston, Fort Worth, and Longview. See the attached application for specific dates.

 Persons interested in participating must complete and submit the attached application on or before Wednesday, August 1. You may mail the application by folding the form over and using the postage paid reply, or you may fax the form to the Texas Center for Disability Studies at .

 Individuals selected to participate will be notified by the Center for Disability Studies between August 1 -10, 2012.   During that call, you will be provided more information about dates and the specific location in the city where your focus group will be held.  Each participant will receive a stipend of $100 to assist with travel expenses and help compensate you for your time.

 If you have any questions, please contact the Texas Center for Disability Studies at or .

 Thank you,

Amy 

                Amy Mizcles, Director of Governmental Affairs

          The Arc of Texas

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2 of 2 File(s)

Recruitment Letter.pdf

HCS Focus Group Application.pdf