This Real Person Needs Real Supports: With Guest Calli Ross

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Love Doesn't Pay The Bills

Two Squared Media Productions

50 episodes

1 month ago

In Love Doesn't Pay the Bills, we explore the role of family caregivers in the modern United States through personal stories and interviews with leaders. Care work is vital to all other aspects of life, yet often under-resourced. Caregivers cannot house and feed ourselves or provide for our own medical needs based on our love for our family members alone: access to income matters. We also have the same needs as other workers for regular time off, to participate in social life and recreation, and for ongoing education and new opportunities over time. email Lisa: lisatschudi@twosquaredmediaproductions.com

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This Real Person Needs Real Supports: With Guest Calli Ross

Love Doesn't Pay The Bills

32 minutes

9 months ago

This Real Person Needs Real Supports: With Guest Calli Ross

Calli Ross returns to the show to discuss a bill currently making it's way through the Oregon state legislature. Named for her son, Tensy's law will make good on the legislative intent behind OR SB91 passed in 2023. SB91 created a waiver for children with very high disability related support needs to pay their parents as direct support professional (DSP) providers under Medicaid Home and Community Based Services. However, SB91 also created a lengthy waitlist, with only about 10% of otherwise eligible children having access to parent paid caregiving. Tensy's law will ensure that all eligible children can receive supports by paying their parents as caregivers.

There will be a hearing about Tensy's law at the Oregon state capitol on Feb 4, 2025 which happens to be Tensy's birthday!

Find information about the Feb 4th 2025 hearing here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Eqk88uixr/
follow Advocates for Disabiliy Supports here: https://www.facebook.com/ADSOregon

testimony for SB91, why parent paid caregiving is important(starting at about 1:20 into the video): https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/mediaplayer/?clientID=4879615486&eventID=2023021052

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