Community First Choice (CFC) is a Medicaid program that serves as a path off waiting lists and towards greater independence for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).
This presentation will cover everything you need to know about accessing CFC, including:
Eligibility rules
The application process
How the program can help bypass a residential waiting list.
Presenters:
Kathleen D. Hayes is the owner and principal Attorney of The Office of Kathleen D. Hayes, LLC. Kathleen’s practice is founded upon a platform of educating and empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Kathleen’s work is driven by a personal passion—Kathleen’s relationship with her Uncle Danny, who has an intellectual disability. He taught her not only the beauty of disability, but also the incredible vulnerability, stress, and fear that families carry as they try to navigate a complex system that seems to plummet before every peak. Read More.
Andrew Komarow is the Founder of Planning Across the Spectrum and specializes in helping any self-advocating client or families with autism and intellectual disabilities. Andrew provides a unique planning perspective for those with special needs, their caregivers, and their families because as a man with autism, he has “walked in their shoes.” He has experienced the medical, social, educational, legal, vocational, and relational issues that come with being a member of the autism community. Read More.