Our March General Membership Meeting was a discussion of Participant Rights, Clarification Requests and Appeal Rights. We introduced our newest Board Members and enjoyed a presentation from guest speaker, Randi Ames, the Managing Attorney with Disability Rights Maryland. The recording of the meeting can be found HERE. The PowerPoint presentation can be found HERE. Here […]

Wednesday February 21, 2024 - 2:30pm Our membership meeting on Wednesday, February 21st at 2:30 pm was an important discussion on transparency and access under the new DDA administration: Legislation to limit IFDGS funding and how to advocate for preserving access. Unannounced DDA policy changes that could affect you. 1/1/2024 Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). Annual-Tax-Exemption-Form-Verification-of-Difficulty-of-Care.pdfSDAN-Feb21.2024-PowerPoint.pdfVideo of […]

SDAN’s October meeting announced the launch of its "The SDS Sustainability Project" ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) grant, awarded through the DDA. The ability of participants to continue self-directing for as long as they wish to do so has been a long-term advocacy focus for SDAN. This project aims to support self-directing participants during a crucial period […]