Wednesday, January 2, 2008

Meeting for OMRDD - Eligibility and Overcoming its Obstacles

Meeting for Parents of Adults moved to AHA offices where there will be a speaker on
OMRDD eligibility

Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pmTitle: OMRDD - Eligibility and Overcoming its ObstaclesPresenter: Jennifer Cook, Esq.RSVP: 516.470.0360

Location: Directions on www.ahaNY.org (AHA offices – 4300 Hempstead Turnpike, Bethpage)Ø Defining EligibilityØ Information to provide for eligibilityØ Triggers for a "second look" into eligibilityØ OMRDD's 3 Step Process for Reviewing eligibilityØ Rights to a fair hearing if rights are deniedØ Ways to overcome Narrow Eligibility InterpretationsMs. Cook is a staff attorney for the P.A.D.D Unit at Nassau/Suffolk LawServices. P.A.D.D. serves persons with developmental disabilities regarding manyissues.

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