Week of May 14, 2024





Minnesota Department of Human Services





Aging & Disability
Weekly Updates



*Week of May 14, 2024*






This weekly digest is a method to communicate updates, initiatives and policy changes from the Aging and Adult Services Division (AASD) and Disability Services Division (DSD) in a simplified way. We send this announcement every week on Tuesdays.

In this edition





Joint AASD/DSD messages

* Changes to the Direct Support Connect website [ #Direct_Support_Connect ]

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DSD messages

* Reminder: Focus groups and survey about community experiences with Early Intensive Developmental and Behavioral Intervention (EIDBI) [ #EIDBI ]



Training and event information

* Webinar announcement: Advancing Your Skills: Enhancing Support Plans [ #Advancing_Skills ]





Joint AASD/DSD messages

Changes to the Direct Support Connect website [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* People who use or promote the Direct Support Connect website
* *Effective date:* June 21, 2024
* *Summary:* Effective June 21, 2024, DHS will no longer operate the job board feature on the Direct Support Connect website.





DSD messages

Reminder: Focus groups and survey about community experiences with EIDBI [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Families and caregivers of children with autism and related conditions and self-advocates with autism and related conditions
* *Remaining focus groups:?*
* May 14, 2024, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. (for Latinx and Hispanic self-advocates, parents and caregivers)
* May 23, 2024, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. (for all self-advocates, parents and caregivers)

* *Survey deadline:* May 31, 2024
* *Summary:* DHS is working with a third-party contractor, the Courageous Change Collective, to gather community input and feedback about potential changes to EIDBI services in May 2024.





Training and event information

Webinar announcement: Advancing Your Skills: Enhancing Support Plans [ [link removed] ]

* *Audience:* Lead agency staff who use the MnCHOICES Support Plan, including waiver case managers, care coordinators and certified assessors
* *Event dates:* June 26, Sept. 25 and Dec. 18, 2024
* *Summary:* DHS plans to hold quarterly webinars that focus on advanced topics related to support planning.





Other messages

Occasionally, AASD/DSD needs to send more timely messages. We sent the following announcement in the past week:


* May 8, 2024: DHS announces Community First Services and Supports (CFSS) implementation timeline (joint AASD/DSD message) [ [link removed] ]





AASD ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD LEAD AGENCY ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ] | DSD STAKEHOLDER ARCHIVE [ [link removed] ]

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