Announcements

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 [...]

ACTION ALERT!!! CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TODAY!!!!! From NYSARC & IAC Even though the state has a $6 billion surplus from the bank settlements and both Houses of the […]

Up-Date of ABLE ACT From Paola Martínez Boone, MSW   Senior Advocate/Disability Justice Program, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest ACHIEVING A BETTER LIFE EXPERIENCE ACT 113th Congress [...]

Manhattan Family Advocacy Day Friday, February 27, 2015 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. InterAgency Council 150 West 30th St. (near 7th Ave.), 15th floor, NY., NY 1001 Join us as […]

Join Us at “The Children’s Education Committee Meeting”: Managing Mealtime Behaviors in Individuals with Autism: Exploring the Autism-Picky Eating Connection Target Audience – Parents and [...]

“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 […]

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 [...]

STATEWIDE COALITION OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FAMILY ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS c/o Margaret Puddington ■ 562 West End Avenue, 2A, New York, N.Y. 10024 ■ phone 212-799-2042 ■  [...]

For quite some time we have been asking the question: “How will the Managed Care infrastructure (including DISCO’s) be financed?” To date, even though it appears that managed [...]

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