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Increasing the Minimum Wage for Direct Support Professionals Presented by James Parrott, PhD, Deputy Director and Chief Economist Fiscal Policy Institute March 2016 The government-funded human [...]

Raising expectations, Changing lives Dear Reader, When I invited people to join the Transformation Panel in February of 2015, one thing seemed clear to us all: this is a moment […]

Executive Summary In March of 2014, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued regulations requiring all Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) under the Medicaid [...]

NYS OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FRONT DOOR OPWDD was required by the New York Legislature to provide information about the agency’s Front Door, to include the nature of […]

Dear Friends and Colleagues: As many of you know, OPWDD spent much of 2015 initiating significant public outreach, data collection and analysis to help us address your concerns and better plan [...]

GET READY TO RAAALLLYYY!!! We support the Governors proposal to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour in NYS – But there is NO MONEY IN HIS PROPOSED BUDGET to […]

Register Now for a WebEx presentation about FIDA-IDD on February 23 at 2 pm. Enrollment in the Fully Integrated Duals Advantage (FIDA-IDD) care coordination program will begin in March with […]

The Office for People With Developmental Disabilities is pleased to announce the extension of the opportunity for public comment on the 1915 (c) Comprehensive Home and Community Based Services [...]

The Manhattan Developmental Disabilities Council invites you to attend its 27th annual Legislative Breakfast Friday, March 11, 2016 8:00-10:00 a.m. Barnes & Noble Union Square 33 East 17th [...]

1. Announcements DD Council FRIDAY, February 12, 2016, 9:30 am- noon IAC, 150 West 30th Street, 15th floor Information: Marco Damiani (212) 947-5770 x 456; manhattanddcouncilchair@gmail.com [...]