I think you are right, it will be very helpful to have more opportunities to get in front of families and give them a chance to know private providers better. I know Montgomery County is planning to host these opportunities over the next few months, too bad the article didn't mention that!  The counties probably have these opportunities on their individual web sites, and OPRA is trying to gather this info to share it more widely.  The more we share what we do the better, I am sure there are a number of families that do not know much about providers, it is our time to share.


Tom



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Just saw this in the newspaper... It says that Montgomery county is getting out of direct service.... If this is what parents are saying to reporters i can only imagine what they are saying to each other... We have to get with them to show them what private providers are really like...
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> http://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/news/local/people-with-disabilities-face-big-changes-to-servi/np2PB/
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A Montgomery County agency has stopped accepting new clients into its programs for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities as it prepares to comply with sweeping federal rule changes.


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