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TCDD.TEXAS.GOV Survey of Self-Advocates and Family Members Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities - TCDD 22 September at 08:30 · SURVEY OF SELF-ADVOCATES & FAMILY MEMBERS We want to learn more about what it's like to access services and supports in Texas. If you are a self-advocate or a family member of a self-advocate, take this survey to share your perspective and experience. Your input will help us identify needs that are either being met or not being met. The deadline to complete the survey is Sunday, Nov. 1.

Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities - TCDD 22 September at 08:30 · SURVEY OF SELF-ADVOCATES & FAMILY MEMBERS We want to learn more about what it's like to access services and supports in Texas. If you are a self-advocate or a family member of a self-advocate, take this survey to share your perspective and experience. Your input will help us identify needs that are either being met or not being met. The deadline to complete the survey is Sunday, Nov. 1.

Texas Parent to Parent 22 September at 10:27 · Join us today for a wonderful Conference Series presentation from parent, Isabel Rivera "Introduction to Mindfulness" Mindfulness is the art of learning to live in the present. Learn some basic techniques on how to apply mindfulness to your daily life. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtd-irrz8vGdSWFPB_8sJpfGJVPPSQbbJO

SURVEY OF SELF-ADVOCATES & FAMILY MEMBERS A Message from TCDD: We want to learn more about what it's like to access services and supports in Texas. If you are a self-advocate or a family member of a self-advocate, take this survey to share your perspective and experience. Your input will help us identify needs that are either being met or not being met. The deadline to complete the survey is Sunday, Nov. 1. TCDD.TEXAS.GOV Survey of Self-Advocates and Family Members

Hello Join Kinetics Kids Hoot@Home online tonight at 7:30pm! Three important links can be found below! Check out the technical tips link before the big show and plan to join us from your COMPUTER OR TABLET because you will want to have the auction open on your cell phone! And since we can’t be together in person, please help us “capture the moment” and share with us how you are celebrating Hoot@Home tonight! Post your pix on social media tagged with #HootatHome and/or text them to 210-687-5383. We look forward to "not seeing" you all! Show starts at 7:30pm! Kacey and Tracey Co-Founders & Co-Executive Directors View Hoot@Home Virtual Program – LAPTOP OR DESKTOP www.kinetickidstx.org/virtual-hoot-at-home Technical Tips www.kinetickidstx.org/info-hoot Auction Site - CELL PHONE bidpal.net/hootathome KINETICKIDSTX.ORG Kinetic Kids Hootenanny Need To Know Info | Kinetic Kids

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Happening this week! Download the schedule now from their website. Texas Parent to Parent 8 September at 10:57 · There is still time to register and join us Tuesday, Sept. 8th 1:30pm for our Conference Series webinar on "Grief and the Stages of Adaptation" with Patty Geisinger, TxP2P volunteer. Learn to make sense of the emotions you may be experiencing, how grief applies to being a parent of a child with a disability or special health care need and how to identify the stages that most parents experience on this journey. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkdOqsqzgvGdXYtiZmbpIrnhWR6Zdqd9GS You can download the presentation from our website. Some sessions are recorded. You can also find them on our website. No CEUs are provided at this time.

We are a proud sponsor of GRATITUNES, which premieres October 17th at 6:30 pm CST on https://www.tiltperformance.org/ . In lieu of traditional tickets, a $20 per-person contribution (payable during the premiere) is encouraged when possible. GRATITUNES will be available to stream online at https://www.tiltperformance.org/ through October 25th. TILT Performance Group October 3 at 11:09 AM · Join us on October 17th as we premiere our latest production, GRATITUNES: An Evening of Original Songs! We can’t wait to share this one-of-a-kind experience with you. 🎵 Many thanks to sponsors Superior HealthPlan, Capital Metro, the City of Austin Cultural Arts Division, and The Cipione Family Foundation for making this event possible! 💛 Video Description: A promotional trailer for GRATITUNES, featuring cast members singing in colorful squares. The text reads: TILT Performance Group presents Nano Boye Nagle, Brandi Ware, Claudia Chibib, David Dauber, Daya Garcia, Heather Ross, Jessica Michallick, Kaye Love, Quinn Reich, Toby Al-Trabulsi in GRATITUNES: An Evening of Original Music. Saturday, October 17th, 7 PM CST. Join the stream at tiltperformance.org. The video concludes with the TILT logo. 🎥: Dave Hawks

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Autism Society of Texas October 29 at 7:27 PM · Only 4 days left to register for the Autism Society of Texas’ Legislative Autism Advocacy Series, our free advocacy training program where we will spend four sessions together learning advocacy skills and how the Texas legislature works! We welcome autistic adults, parents, caregivers, professionals & providers to join our sessions. Register now at ASTadvocacy.eventbrite.com 🏛

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KINECTIC KIDS HOOTENANNY! CDS in Texas supported Kinetic Kids in their annual fundraiser “Hootenanny.” For more details see https://www.kinetickidstx.org/kinetickids_events/hootenanny-recap/. Kinectic Kids is a non-profit in San Antonio, providing opportunities for children with disabilities to participate in sports. KINETICKIDSTX.ORG Hootenanny |

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FAQs about EVV April Baker and Kevin Jeffrey presented at a Parent2Parent Zoom meeting on the subject of EVV. The presentation can be viewed on the P2P website: https://www.txp2p.org/. Scroll down on right hand side to September 24 presentation. TXP2P.ORG Texas Parent to Parent Home | Texas Parent to Parent

Texas Parent to Parent October 16 at 10:44 PM · We still have scholarships UNTIL NEXT WEDNESDAY!! Texas Parent to Parent has scholarships available to attend the Baylor College of Medicine's 21st Annual Chronic Illness and Disability Conference. The focus is "Transition from Pediatric to Adult-Base Care." The virtual conference is October 29-30. · Do you have a child age 14 and up with a complicated medical condition(s)? · Do you see medical multiple specialists several times a year to manage your child's needs? · Are you worried about what will happen when your child turns 18 and how you will manage moving medical care to an adult system? · If you are a parent of a preteen, teen or young adult and you are beginning or are in the transition planning process then you may want to attend this conference. This is a full scholarship that pays for registration. The funding for this is provided by the Department of State Health Services-Children with Special Health Care Needs Program. You may submit an application online at this link: https://fs12.formsite.com/txp2porg/CIDC/index.html or Laura@txp2p.org for an application. We will take applications until all of the slots are filled. The sooner you get your application in, the better, as we have had a waiting list every year. We will be accepting more applications this year because it is virtual. First time attendees of the conference will be given priority. If you are approved for a scholarship TxP2P will handle your registration for the conference. You do not need to complete anything else but the scholarship

https://vestaevv.com/system-outage/ VESTAEVV.COM System Outage - Vesta EVV

VESTA EVV SYSTEM OUTAGE 12/07/2020 UPDATE - 08:00 AM CST Please refer to this page for the most up to date information about the Vesta EVV outage: https://vestaevv.com/system-outage/ Datalogic Software/Vesta EVV is aware of the network outage impacting the Vesta EVV Windows and Web software systems and Vesta Mobile Application. Our teams are working diligently to resolve this issue and resume normal operations as quickly as possible. We understand this is disruptive and are deeply sorry for the inconvenience. At this time, we do not have an estimate for when full functionality will be restored, but we are working around-the-clock to restore systems. Service Attendants: If the EVV method used is LandLine method, please document your time worked as per your Program Provider or FMSA policies so that Program Provider and FMSA Staff can manually perform Visit Maintenance once the Vesta EVV system is available. If your Vesta Mobile Application credentials are saved in the Vesta Mobile Application, you can temporarily change your phone settings to Airplane Mode to clock in and out for the Mobile and Alternative Device methods. Your clock in and clock out information will be temporarily stored on your device and uploaded once connection to Vesta EVV is reestablished. If you do not have credentials, or your credentials are not saved within the Vesta Mobile Application, you should document time worked as per your Program Provider or FMSA policies. If the alternative device method is used, you may follow one of the below methods to input and validate your six-digit token values to document each visit. • You can enter your six-digit values into the Vesta Mobile Application once connection to Vesta EVV is restored, • Call the six-digit values via the Vesta EVV interactive voice response system (IVR) once the connection to Vesta EVV is restored, or • Your Program Provider or FMSA office staff may conduct manual data entry for your time. Providers/FMSA’s: Please advise service attendants to document their time worked as per your policy to facilitate manual visit verification once the Vesta EVV system is available. At this time, the Vesta CDV and EVV customer portals are not accessible. While we work to remediate this network outage, we will post any relevant technical updates or alternate instructions to our website. If you have additional questions, or need to create a support ticket, please email support@vestaevv.com and include your Agency Name, ID and contact information. Thank you for your patience. VESTAEVV.COM System Outage - Vesta EVV

Texas Parks and Wildlife December 3, 2020 at 8:48 AM · “We love being outside and want to inspire other families with medically fragile children to know: I can do this, too.” ➡️ Learn more about accessible outdoor sites at https://bit.ly/AccessibleOutdoors. Thank you to @ Super Family Since 2015 for sharing their story: https://youtu.be/jSqVGfQV5Wk #OutdoorsForAll #IDPWD

TILT Performance Group February 5 at 4:44 PM · We’re excited to announce that our annual acting company auditions have been slated for Saturday, March 13th via Zoom. If you’ve ever thought about performing with TILT, now’s your chance! ⭐️ For audition details, simply email adam@tiltperformance.org. 📲 We hope to meet you there! 💥 #shatteringdisabilitystereotypes Media Description: Pastel, minimalist artwork of a blue sky with an orange sunset is accompanied with white text on top of it, announcing TILT Performance Group's annual auditions on March 3rd, 2021.

HHSC ISSUES COVID-LETTER FOR CDS EMPLOYEES Health and Human Services has issued a letter for FMSAs to use to certify the eligibility of CDS employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as Tier 1A. To request this letter, please email CustomerSupport@cdsintexas.com. Include name of person receiving services and employee for whom letter is needed.