Every Friday we have decided to now share 5-10 resources that we came upon this week to people with disabilities, families and caregivers across Ohio.

This week wewanted to share some important information with everyone!

• In the recent Memo Monday put out by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities we learned that County Boards of Developmental Disabilities can help people who they serve by authorizing home delivered meals on a persons Ohio Isp Plan until funds are restored . “This was included in the Memo Monday for DODD!
  Short-Term Service Available to Replace Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Benefit Loss
  Attention: People Receiving Services, Families, Guardians, All Providers
  DODD has worked with county boards of developmental disabilities to develop an option to support people who are impacted by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding during the federal government shutdown.
  To help during this time, DODD is allowing counties to approve home-delivered meals for up to three months for people who are enrolled in a DODD Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waivers. This is only for people who are currently enrolled in a DODD HCBS Waiver (Individual Options Waiver, Level One Waiver, and SELF Waiver) and are unable to access SNAP benefits solely due to the federal government shutdown. After verifying the loss of SNAP and the amount of SNAP benefit lost, people can receive up to two meals each day.
  Counties can continue this service for the full three months if the shutdown continues. If SNAP benefits are paid, start again before the three months are over, the county should stop the meal service, unless the person has a medical or support need that meets other requirements of the Home Delivered Meals Rule.
  If the county needs to stop the service early, they must follow the correct steps to let the person know and explain the decision. Once SNAP benefits return, people can go back to receiving meals the way they did before.
  People receiving developmental disability (DD) waiver services should work with their service and support administrator to see if this service makes sense for them.
  
• We learned this week if you live in Summit County that Akron METRO will temporarily waive fares on METRO Direct and ADA services for Ohio Direction cardholders starting November 1, 2025, until further notice.For more information, please visit www.yourmetrobus.org/SNAP
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• What is a Proxy and how can it help me Access Food?
• Medicaid Managed Care Plans provide Rides to Food Pantries and Other Social Services links to Phone numbers to call by MCO plans
• More information about how managed care plans offer rides to Grocery Stores, food pantries and pharmacies
• Telehealth Updates for Medicare and Medicaid
• Ohio Developmental Disabilities Rights
• Plain Language Guide to Ohio Developmental Disabilities Rights
• National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities Guide on Protecting Your Benefits What to Know About Accepting Gifts