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“To my dear friends and colleagues in the DD community: As some of you already know, I am leaving YAI on Tuesday, January 6th to join New York City’s Hurman […]

Announcements Manhattan Family & Professional Resource Fair Thursday, December 18, 2014, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm Hotel Penn, 401 Seventh Ave. at 33rd Street, 18th floor Info on services and […]

l.        Introductions were completed. ll.       Minutes were approved; if you were unable to open them, they are available as always on the DD Council website (www.manhattanddcouncil.org). [...]

Dear All: On November 21st the Governor vetoed four bills representing critical issues to people with developmental disabilities and their families.  The vetoes were a disappointment but they [...]

Hi all, Please find information for a survey that is being conducted, with support from OPWDD, in an effort to identify the gaps in services for individuals with an ID/DD […]

The Manhattan Developmental Disabilities Council The Manhattan Family Support Services Advisory Council WHAT’S AHEAD? ENORMOUS CHANGE IS COMING! Peter Pierri, Executive Director of the [...]

Next meeting, after DD Council on December 11th, at YAI Present: Lynn Decker Marilyn Rubenstein Cliff Datys Carol Lincoln Elly Rufer Kathy Kelly Jessie Backe Irina Tuchina Margaret Puddington [...]

The committee members introduced themselves – whenever possible without using acronyms.   Information was shared about the origin of the committee — the need for an ad-hoc committee to [...]

(As Presented at the November 11th, 2014 DD Council Meeting: See Council Minutes for discussion that followed.) The Councils were born during the Lindsay administration, a time of Little City [...]