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IAC URGENT NOTICE: BUDGET UPDATE — RALLY FRIDAY 3/8/13 IS OFF!!! Dear All: Today we have been advised that it is likely that both houses will include a complete restoration […]

COALITION OF FAMILIES FOR DIRECT SUPPORT WORKERS in services for people with developmental disabilities c/o Margaret Puddington, 562 West End Avenue, 2A, New York, N.Y. 10024, (212) 799-2042 [...]

New Yorkers with Disabilities Need You to Stop the 6% CUT!! Rallies and public events are being planned across New York State to continue to bring attention to the 6% […]

ASPIRATION Aspiration is defined as the inhalation of food, fluid, saliva, medication or other foreign material into the trachea and/or lungs. This can occur during swallowing, choking, or if [...]

What will a 6% CUT mean to you? The Legislature needs to know! Come to Albany to tell them! You need to tell your legislators why they need to ELIMINATE […]

In light of all the events surrounding the current fiscal environment and the importance of having staff and families embrace the upcoming events….this meeting will be cancelled for March 1st. [...]

The 30-day amendments to the proposed 2013-14 Executive Budget were released yesterday. The amendments include a 6% across the board cut to the New York State Office for People with […]

Announcing Upcoming Videoconference on The Council on Quality and Leadership’s Personal Outcome Measures – Monday, March 4, 2013 On Monday March 4, OPWDD will hold a statewide videoconference to [...]

SPEAKER: Alan Rosen – “The Evolving World of Home Care FACILITATORS : Carol Lincoln and Irina Tuchina As noted above, the Manhattan DD Council MSC Committee Meeting met on February […]