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His name means comfort, and he has been every bit of his name. Raising Noah isn’t the hard part, its the systems that make is painful and excruciating. ” — Naomi Williams https://www.6000waiting.com/learnmore daily 0.75 2024-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1598636390117-KGHZN668RGQEELY0NYLZ/Untitled_1.208.1.jpg Learn More - The Now Comp Waiver Medicaid system in Georgia: the problem Georgia’s Home and Community-Based Services waiver programs are crucial to ensuring individuals with disabilities in Georgia have meaningful opportunities to live independently in the community. Georgia manages access to these programs through a series of waiting lists. This paper discusses these issues in detail and posits that the waiver planning lists in Georgia do not move at a reasonable speed because of Georgia’s persistent failure to provide meaningful access to home and community based services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1603386990947-IZN5GCNQNP79T5WBBNYT/IMG_2129.jpg Learn More The stop-motion production room. A bedroom converted to a studio with supplies scattered across the floor. Many of the elements in the stop-motion sequence can be seen such as the peaches, locks, and paper cutouts. The center of the picture is the white background on which the segment plays out on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1603387621671-W9DBD6FJ05AAVNYSV2PE/IMG_1328.jpg Learn More Zach films Noah and Naomi sitting on a mat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1603385685815-90BRRX3N4R8KCHFN15MZ/IMG_1002.jpg Learn More Ben, Tay, and Michael look over some of the skydiving footage. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1603387710478-TGPS31A6K1QW0K7N2TSR/IMG_1050.jpeg Learn More Nick sits in front of a black screen held by Michael and Zach. 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About - Nick Papadopoulos Nick Papadopoulos Nick Papadopoulos has lived in a nursing home for the past four years. He’s only forty-three years old. He was born and raised in Astoria, Queens where after school he worked in real estate until his brother convinced him to move down to Athens, Georgia. He has cerebral palsy, has used a wheelchair since he was thirty-two, and has always led a full life surrounded by friends and family. Among the various titles Nick’s held in his life, he’s long been a disability advocate. Across Georgia and the entire US, people with disabilities have faced challenges getting and keeping suitable housing. While working at the Center for Independent Living, Nick helped other people with disabilities explore their housing choices. Then he got sick. Unable to work, he was evicted from his home and faced the same challenge he was helping others navigate. Currently, Nick does not have a Medicaid waiver. He’s on the waitlist for both the Independent Care Waiver Program (ICWP) and the Comprehensive Supports Waiver Program (COMP). In the meantime, every day in the nursing home is a challenge. Budget cuts have led to a reduced quality of life for the people who live there, yet Medicaid is currently paying the nursing facility which can commonly come at a cost higher than the Medicaid waiver. Despite this long, frustrating battle to get a waiver, he’s never given up on himself or his community. He participated in the film 6,000 Waiting to inspire change in the system. “People with disabilities are musicians, artists, bankers, and scientists with dreams and ideas,” Nick says. “They just require extra help. Without that extra help, those dreams won’t happen.” Nick is currently looking for a housemate who has the ICWP waiver. Check out his housemate ad as here. Nick is also starting a business, read about his work with Synergies Work! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1597154922069-XJLB5PTPKPSM0K4PJBVO/Naomi+rides+a+bike+through+a+neighborhood+and+pulls+a+cart+behind+her+with+Noah+riding+in+it.+Naomi+is+an+African+American+woman+wearing+a+white+and+grey+shirt%2C+black+pants+and+a+helmet.+Noah+is+an+African+American+boy+wearing+a+purple+shirt+and+red+bandana. About - Noah & Naomi Williams Noah & Naomi Williams At eleven years old, Noah Williams is a fledgling artist with his own greeting card line. He’s also the centerpiece of his mother’s blog, exceptionalliving101.org and book, And God Remembered Noah, which details one of the most trying times in both of their lives. When Naomi gave birth to her son, Noah faced complications and had to be revived. Now he lives with cerebral palsy, a seizure disorder and cortical visual impairment. Any limitations he may have, however, are overcome with the help of his mother. Together, they are the dynamic duo. Noah and Naomi do marathons, triathlons, long-distance bike rides and explore the outdoors whenever they can. Naomi is a family support coordinator at a local children’s hospital, and had a public health education background when Noah was born. Despite this expertise, she was unprepared to navigate the complicated and nuanced Medicaid waiver system. Noah received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) since birth and was a self-directed COMP Medicaid waiver recipient for a short time. When Naomi’s father died, she inherited a small amount of money and her childhood home. With the change of financial status, Noah was no longer eligible for the SSI financial support. He should have been switched to the medical-assistance-insurance only support, since his disabilities didn’t change. However, a glitch in the system kicked Noah off of all support, leaving Naomi, a single mother, to figure out how to keep Noah alive. Noah’s extreme medical costs, including the insurance, medications, therapy and doctors’ appointments were way beyond her ability to pay out of pocket. Even though people often spend years on the waitlist, once Naomi reapplied and reestablished Noah’s eligibility for Medicaid they were approved. In order to get the Self-Direct COMP Medicaid waiver, you have to be Medicaid eligible. Through this film, Naomi wants to raise awareness about families like hers. She’d love to see state policies that provide people with disabilities easier access to funding without leaving behind casualties to system processes and glitches. In the meantime, she wants families to learn the rules, even if the rules are unfair. It’s important to know the answers to questions such as, can a family member get paid to be a caregiver in Georgia or what happens when my child leaves high school? She encourages people to apply and says: “A lot of families are discouraged because the list is so long, but your loved one can’t receive the waiver if they’re not on the list.” Check out Naomi and Noah’s story in That’s Medicaid! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1597154495764-AVL4N9YQEVC3CYTGXH72/Close+up+of++Ben+who+is+a+white+male+with+a+short+brown+beard.++Ben+sits+at+Skydive+Atlanta+and+waits+for+his+plane+to+jump+out+of.+He+has+a+backwards+baseball+cap+that+is+black+with+a+button+that+reads+%27I+Love+Hollywood%27+He+has+a+wide+smile+and+is+laughing+at+someone+outside+of+the+frame. About - Ben Oxley Ben Oxley Ben Oxley doesn’t mind if passersbys judge him by his tattoos, earrings and heavy metal band t-shirts; so long as they dont treat him differently because he has a disability. Growing up, his family instilled in him the value of living his life to its fullest, and at times this was doing things that would make anybody queasy. He’s been skydiving, deer hunting and, when he was hoisted onto a stage beside Corey Taylor of Slipknot, pummeled by bouncers. Now he’s embarking on the most terrifying venture yet: public speaking! Ben is a disability advocate with the Unlock! Campaign of the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities, which aims to get more funding for people with disabilities. He’s also a trainer at the Center for Leadership in Disability (CLD) at Georgia State University and volunteers at an HIV prevention group focused on reaching people in the Intellectual/Developmental Disability community. The film 6,000 Waiting is yet another platform for Ben to broaden his advocacy for people with disabilities. He wants to ensure that people with disabilities get access to Medicaid-funded waivers. Ben received the New Opportunities Waiver, which gives families funds to hire a part-time caregiver who can provide logistical, life-skills and caregiving support to people with disabilities. Ben got his waiver after a nine month wait, but he’s one of the lucky ones. The average wait for most waivers is seven to ten years. Ben wants to ensure that everyone gets access to these funds so they can live a full life. Whether through this film or his other advocacy work, Ben wants to empower others to do what they want to do, regardless of physical, intellectual, or emotional difference. His mission is ensuring that no person is held back by society because they have a disability, whether or not they have tattoos, earrings and heavy metal band t-shirts. Check out Ben’s story in That’s Medicaid! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1597155481744-J476V0HNKZU77AHNBN1O/L%27Arche+Atlanta+logo About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1597155299756-FMOSSLJHSO1757715Y9W/The+Georgia+Council+on+Developmental+Disabilities+logo About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1601915581767-KRB9JFA2BM0QABBWW4OA/Michael%252Bstand%252Bholding%252Ba%252Bposter%252Bwith%252Bblack%252Band%252Bwhite%252Bimages%252Bof%252Bpeople%252Bon%252Bit%252Bin%252Bsquares.%252BHe%252Bis%252Ba%252Bwhite%252Bman%252Bwith%252Bbrown%252Bhair%252Band%252Bbeard.%252BHe%252Bis%252Bwearing%252Ba%252Bblue%252Bpolo%252Bshirt.jpg About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1601915556375-1QKXS690RE1D7ASBVLPF/Rhyme%2Band%2BReason%2Blogo About https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1597158498479-588SM3TRKQ3C2YS9DNG4/Irene+sits+on+a+bench+in+a+garden+and+is+a+white+woman+with+shoulder+length+reddish+brown+hair.+She+is+wearing+a+purple+jumpsuit+and+blue+and+white+scarf.+She+smiles+at+the+camera. About https://www.6000waiting.com/downloads daily 0.75 2021-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304541280-HVEZ147SZNH27J7M04OC/Untitled_1.6.1.jpg Downloads Ben sitting in his wheelchair laughing and wearing a white tank top and black baseball cap turned sideways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304540590-F0NZ11GWRXDHF8GQIO82/Untitled_1.15.2.jpg Downloads Ben jumping out of a plane in the sky strapped to a guide jumper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304537883-Z9ICOX1MZQ3VMYQHMWRJ/Untitled_1.16.1.jpg Downloads Ben and guide jumper after jumping out of plane in mid-sky with plane and sun in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304540865-6NB6ZSL0JJ72XM245DQ3/Untitled_1.18.1.jpg Downloads Close up of Ben and guide jumper after jumping out of plane in mid-sky with the sky in the background. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304543774-04Q3UE88FGJ90DYAR6EU/Untitled_1.11.1.jpg Downloads Ben's chair sitting in front of the plane with Ben in the background sitting in the plane waiting to take off. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304541803-3LRTS8GWRII7MRDY665R/Untitled_1.12.1.jpg Downloads Close up of Ben's face smiling and looking at the camera. Ben is a white male with Short brown hair and beard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304547488-1XS83MFGB9E54V861UVA/Untitled_1.40.1.jpg Downloads Nick sits in his wheelchair and looks at a person out of the shot. He is a white man with salt and pepper hair and a goatee. He is wearing a maroon tee shirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304551762-75WHTBP6L78V7ZXOQ09K/Untitled_1.78.1.jpg Downloads Close up of Noah's face as he is laying down and laughing. He is an African American boy with short black hair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304551842-IKGU3VJ58PX75XQCKPDB/Untitled_1.79.1.jpg Downloads Close up of Naomi's face with Noah's hands near her face. She is an African American woman with medium length black hair pulled back. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304553938-L72B33KXYFEJSSQBWYUJ/Untitled_1.81.1.jpg Downloads Side shot of Naomi sitting at her dining room table typing on a laptop computer. She is wearing a gray adn white shirt and is facing windows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304556545-TI5U49IFR8CXHLJSNRP7/Untitled_1.87.1.jpg Downloads Closeup of Naomi's face, she looks directly at the camera and has a tight-lipped expression. She is wearing two gold circular earrings and a teal stripped shirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304557662-TQIQA48BH1RI4X4KYLI7/Untitled_1.89.1.jpg Downloads Close up of Noah's face as he looks at someone outside of the shot. He is wearing a white tee-shirt and black bandana and is sitting in a brown lazy-boy type chair. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304560164-DL0KR78NS5Q61NWD18M5/Untitled_1.92.1.jpg Downloads Shot of the title of the film, 6,000 Waiting, in front of the Atlanta skyline. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304566695-V9LHRVP0LEQ7MI9MOM1V/Untitled_1.93.1.jpg Downloads Shot of the Georgia State Capitol building. 'The Gold Dome'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304565905-AFNPQT745A559G4CYRWF/Untitled_1.99.1.jpg Downloads Close up of Nick's face as he is laughing at someone off screen. He is wearing a maroon tee shirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304565927-S10VDB8PI4I15L6Z8FL7/Untitled_1.108.1.jpg Downloads Nick sits at the bar laughing and wearing about a black tee shirt and baseball hat. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304567951-KDLWZX4FBLKY1OV0J1C6/Untitled_1.119.1.jpg Downloads Close up of hands putting on blue medical gloves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304571291-SOK7QAM2JHO2IVV6O3ZG/Untitled_1.122.1.jpg Downloads A empty hallway at Brown Nursing Home in Royston, GA where Nick lives https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f20a500b24e5c3eb13d7726/1600304568652-IPDD8WVKHH08J2DYW4KP/Untitled_1.124.1.jpg Downloads A shot through the window looking into Nick's room at the nursing facility. 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