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OPWDD's PEOPLE FIRST NEWS celebrates the 31st anniversary of the ADA with a special message from the Commissioner

Advocacy Events, Informational Sessions and Forums for Providing Feedaback are happending all the time throughout the State

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Disability Rights of New York has put out its Annual Program Priorities and seeks your feedback. Now is the time to review the priorities and submit your comments.

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IAC Executive Director, Tom McAlvanah, was interviewed by Lawrence Seiler on his radio show 'Abled and on Air' about Direct Support Professionals, their critical role and challenges in the field

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Change In Process - The NEW NORMAL of the future is now being defined by OPWDD through issuance of guidance, new regulations and other announcements

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VaxFacts: Engage & Educate - A project to increase access to/understanding of information about COVID vaccines among persons with I/DD and their families

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Congress has introduced the Better Care Better Jobs Act to operationalize and expand the President's proposal for a $400 billion investment in Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services.

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New York Disability Advocates - NYDA - Releases the results of their Workforce Survey and confirms what we all knew - there is a workforce crisis in our field

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OPWDD Weekly Call Notes Provided by IAC Executive Director, Thomas McAlvanah

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Financial Information Through the Pandemic and Beyond

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Need to speak to someone at a CCO? Who are you going to call? View the CCO Contact Lists and other information

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The Calendar of Committee and other Meetings Scheduled for this Week - These meetings are open to IAC members only and are conducted, at this time, on Zoom

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IAC is helping to make a better world for people with I/DD by working with its members located throughout New York State. With over 150 members, IAC is the largest provider association in New York for non-profit agencies that support individuals with I/DD.

Our mission is to create value by providing tools for our members to succeed. To fulfill our mission, IAC offers a broad range of specialized services, many of which are available exclusively for our members.

Our vision is for IAC to be the go to destination to enable excellence in the I/DD service system for children and adults in New York State. Therefore, IAC offers a variety of membership opportunities for both service providers and companies that support their mission.