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Supporting Individuals and Families to
Self Direct Their Lives Through the
Maryland New Directions Medicaid Waiver

  

About the Project
MD New Directions Waiver
New Directions Fact Sheets
Person-Centered Planning
Individualized Budgeting
What is Self-Direction?
Regional Workshops
Planning Workshops
Creating an Individualized Budget
Resources and Links
Calendar of Events
Glossary of Acronyms & Terms
Position Announcement
Outreach Tools
Contact Us

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Inside the March - April 2005 Issue of TASH Connections:
Self-Directing Your Life (.pdf file)

 

My Life: Going FAR is a project of TASH.  

This project is funded by the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council,
in cooperation with the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration.

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Sign up for the My Life: Going FAR email discussion group.   This group is for sharing questions, ideas, and sucess stories related to self-directing support services and for supporting people to self-direct and use the Maryland New Directions Medicaid Waiver.

Individuals with developmental disabilities, families, and interested advocates or supporters are welcome and encouraged to participate.

If you or someone you know is interested in the information, but does not have regular access to email or the internet, please call us at 410-828-8274 x109 and we will add you to our regular mailing list.

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Is Your Plan Self-Directed?

You probably already have a service plan developed. You may be very happy with the plan, or you may want to see it changed. This checklist is designed to help you decide if you want to use your current plan, or you want to develop a new plan for this waiver.

If your plan is self -directed it should include:

  • Information about what is really important TO you and your family? The things you like to do, what you like, the people you care about?
  • Information about what is and what is not working in your life
  • Great Things About You, what you are good at, what you are proud of, what you like about yourself
  • An action page that explains clearly how you are going to get the life you want, and who is going to do what to help you get there.
  • People who are willing to work with you as partners in making your plan happen.

If your plan is not self-directed - it may include:

  • Information that Other People think is important FOR you or your family that you do not agree with
  • It is filled with information about all the things you do wrong or cannot do

 

My Life: Going FAR is a project of TASH. 
This project is funded by the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council,
in cooperation with the Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration.


State of Maryland
01/24/05