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How Medicaid Block Grants Could Impact People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and their Families

The new Administration has called for drastic cuts to Medicaid, through Medicaid block grants, that would fundamentally compromise the program—making it less reliable for the people who depend on [...]

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS Presented by Susan Constantino President and Chief Executive Office Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS Susan Constantino speech FINAL Before I start I would like to read to you from a job description. Assists individuals with activities of daily living, such as […]

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS Presented by Alberto Vasquez, DSP

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS Alberto Vasquez final Sixteen years ago I applied for a job as a direct support professional, and to be honest I did not know what type of […]

MEDICAID ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, Presented by Marco Damiani,

MEDICAID ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Marco speech final We are seeing and hearing more and more about possible changes to the Medicaid […]

Manhattan Legislative Breakfast – 3/3/17

Family Support Services Committee Meeting Minutes – 2/14/17

Announcements: Flyers Distributed @ the Meeting Claudia Vidal, Sinergia, Inc. announced vacancies: MFSC Feb 14 2017 Documents Distributed at Meeting Family Support Educational Advocacy for [...]

DD Council Meeting Minutes – 1/12/17

Introductions were completed. Minutes from the last meeting were approved; if you would like to refer to past minutes, they are always available on the DD Council website: [...]

FSSAC Meeting Minutes – 1/18/17

Announcements Save the Date Manhattan Developmental Disabilities Legislative Breakfast Friday, March 3, 2017 8:00-10:00 a.m. Barnes & Noble Union Square, 33 East 17th Street Family [...]

Family Support Services Committee Meeting – 1/10/17

Announcements: Documents Distributed @ Meeting MFSC Meeting Jan 10 2017Hnadouts Yesenia Estrella, Sinergia, Inc. announced vacancies: Family Support Case Management availability for Manhattan [...]

MDDC Meeting Minutes – 12/8/16

Introductions were completed. Minutes from the last meeting were approved; if you would like to refer to past minutes, they are always available on the DD Council website: [...]