DIDS Announcements
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Message From The Deputy Commissioner
Novemebr 23, 2009The Tennessee Division of Intellectual Disabilities Services (DIDS) is committed to transparency in management and operation of its service delivery system. In an effort to ensure full disclosure of all the information the Division has available regarding the FY 2010/2011 budget proposal, I am making my prepared remarks available to all interested stakeholders....More
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Survey of Statewide Needs for Services in Developmental Disabilities
October 7, 2009Researchers from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (VKC), in collaboration with the Tennessee Developmental Disabilities Network, are investigating the need for disability services in Tennessee. We want to learn what is most important to the disability community and about needs across Tennessee....More
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H1N1A Flu
October 6, 2009DIDS is working with Tennessee Department of Health in order to be prepared to respond to the outbreak of flu (HINIA). For more information and updates on the flu http://health.state.tn.us/H1N1.htm
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Person-Centered Practices
October 1, 2009The Division of Intellectual Disabilities is entering into the third year of Person-Centered Organizational Change efforts funded by the Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services....More
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Welcome to the DIDS West Tennessee Community Homes!
November 26, 2008If "Home is Where the Heart Is" then DIDS is opening its doors wide! Arlington Developmental Center will close in March 2010 and all the individuals currently living there will move into a community setting. Some persons at Arlington require extensive medical and nursing support and supervision. Where will these individuals live?...More
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Debra Payne, Interim Deputy Commissioner
The newly appointed Interim Deputy Commissioner for the Division of Intellectual Disabilities Services, Debra Payne is a veteran state employee with over thirty years of experience in the field of developmental disabilities.
Her career began in 1977 at Cloverbottom Developmental Center in Nashville. During her 12 year tenure, Mrs. Payne served in several capacities including Direct Support Professional, Behavior Therapist, & Director of Habilitative Services.
DIDS & ARRA
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) has helped thousands of Tennesseans with developmental disabilities maintain their current level of services. Before the enactment of ARRA, for every $1 the state spent on Medicaid services the federal government would contribute $2. Now with the passage of ARRA, this match has increased....More
