Legislative Agenda

We thank our legislators for their decades of support for services for people with developmental disabilities, especially in last year’s session.  Once again, we are counting on you to help […]

Early Intervention Services *­  Legislators must provide a 3% funding increase to preserve vital Early Intervention services. Early Intervention (EI) services are a wise investment in the future [...]

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) ­  *New York City must restore funding for direct services for people with developmental disabilities. New York City has all but turned […]

Early Intervention Services March 2013  Ensure that Early Intervention providers are paid no less than the state-established rate. Require the fiscal intermediary to manage the appeals process [...]

NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) March 2013 New York City must restore funding for direct services for people with developmental disabilities. New York City DOHMH is the […]

Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) March 2013 PROPOSED 6% CUT TO OPWDD We thank our legislators for their support for full restoration of the 6% cut to OPWDD. […]

Executive Proposals Imperil Early Intervention Early Intervention (EI) provides extremely cost-effective developmental and therapeutic services to infants and toddlers, ages birth to 3. EI [...]

OPWDD SERVICES The Legislature must recognize that OPWDD services are absolutely critical in the lives of people with developmental disabilities. OPWDD and its non-profit partner agencies provide [...]

NYC’S DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICES  State legislators must seek a partial restoration of OPWDD’s Aid to Localities funds to preserve vital city services. New York City must restore, at [...]