Three takeaways from the Syracuse Post Standard editorial board’s meeting with advocates for New Yorkers with disabilites
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The Second Disability Treaty Hearing is Tomorrow! Call your Senators TODAY!
The second Disability Treaty hearing is tomorrow! Call your Senators TODAY! WE NEED YOUR HELP! Tomorrow is the second and FINAL Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on the Disability [...]
IMPORTANT SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR DEC 5 MEETING
Please note….the Manhattan DD Council MSC Committee meeting originally scheduled for December 5th has been CANCELLED AND IS BEING RESCHEDULED FOR: FRIDAY, JANUARY 24TH, 2014, 10:00 AM [...]
“Playing Smart”: Children’s Comm. Meeting is 12/10/13
The Children’s Committee of the Manhattan Developmental Disabilities Council Invites You To: Playing Smart Toys That Enable As Well As Entertain Your Child With Special Guest Speaker Eric [...]
Person Centered Planning 11/12/13
Dear Friends and Colleagues: True person-centered planning should not just be person-centered, but person-driven; guided and shaped by the very individual at the center of the plan. It involves a [...]
DD Council Meeting Agenda for 11/14/13
November 14, 2013 FEGS, 350 Hudson Street, 9th Floor AGENDA: I. Introductions II. Approval of Minutes III. Announcements Presentation: IAC, Hope Levy, Associate Executive Director & Elly [...]
Transition Committee Minutes – 10/9/13
Announcements: AHRC: Has availability in the following programs: Recreation Family Support For a more detailed list of availability in program please see the attached flyers CGS: Has availability [...]
UPDATE in Manhattan Family Support Committee-Change in Presentation Topic
Please note the new presentation topic for November 12, 2013 meeting at YAI. Presentation Topic: Educational Advocacy Sinergia (Ana Baquero), Resources for Children with Special Needs, and AHRC [...]
The Arc Action Alert: Hearings Start This Week – Senators Need to Hear from YOU on the Disability Treaty!
UN Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities to go before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week and next. Here’s hoping this is the moment for this treaty, […]
DD Council Minutes – October 10, 2013
I. Introductions were completed II. Minutes were approved; if you were unable to open them, they are available as always on the DD Council website (www.manhattanddcouncil.org). III. [...]