NOW Waivers Funding (2013)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2013-05-03
Duration: 00:06:30
Subjects: Louisiana New Opportunities Waiver Program | People with disabilities | Louisiana. Legislature | Louisiana Legislative Session, 2013
Contributors:
- Whinham, Charlie Host
- Sanford, Shauna Host
- Sanford, Shauna Producer
- Woods, Virnado Photographer
- Smith, Sabrina Interviewee
- Spearman, Charles Interviewee
- Brock, Whitney Interviewee
- Whincell, Sandee Interviewee
- Marcell, Kay Speaker
- Smith, Marla Interviewee
- Smith, Erin Interviewee
- Cottingham, Dee Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 3, 2013, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Shauna Sanford’s report on a rally at the State Capitol by supporters of the New Opportunities Waiver program to assist people with disabilities. Sanford reports that most people are put on a waiting list for at least ten years before they receive a NOW waiver. She interviews: Sabrina Smith, the mother of two children with chromosomal conditions; Charles Spearman, NOW recipient; Whitney Brock, NOW recipient; Sandee Whincell, the executive director of the Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council; Kay Marcel, NOW supporter; Marla Smith, parent of a NOW recipient; Erin Smith, NOW recipient; and Dee Cottingham, the mother of a child on the NOW waiting list. Hosts: Charlie Whinham and Shauna Sanford