Please find Frequently Asked Questions related to OPWDD’s Emergency Regulation 14NYCRR Section 633.26 Mandatory Face Coverings in OPWDD Certified Services and Facilities. You can also download a pdf of the Frequently Asked Questions here....
Susan Constantino, CEO of CP Unlimited and President and CEO of CP of NYS, joined other executives, advocates, DSPs, and individuals with I/DD at a public hearing to evaluate the current workforce challenges of the I/DD service delivery system on Tuesday, September 14. "What has the...
On August 31, the world lost a tireless advocate for people with disabilities when our friend and colleague Duane Schielke passed away unexpectedly. Duane was a selfless man and truly lived his life in the service of others. Following duty as an Army Field Artillery Section...
Please note that CP State is seeking clarification on how this may impact our field now that this step has been taken. Department of Health Issues Section 16 Orders to Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities Requiring Policy to Ensure All Employees Are Vaccinated First Dose Required by September...
On Wednesday, members of New York Disability Advocates (NYDA), The Alliance of Long Island Agencies (ALIA), and The Long Island Advocacy Network for the Developmentally Disabled (LIANDD) were joined by more than 300 Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), New York State legislators, self-advocates, parents and other...
Project Euphonia is a Google Research project started two years ago with the goal of helping people with speech impairments communicate faster and gain independence. A few months ago, they reached a milestone of 1,000 hours of recordings from 1,000 participants! Their next goal? Collect...
The New York City Ballet (NYCB) conducted a free dance a workshop for children with disabilities on Saturday, July 17 at the National Museum of Dance. The workshop was led by a pair of NYCB Dancers and included choreography inspired by NYCB’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It was great to...
We are happy to announce that the New York City Ballet (NYCB) will conduct a free dance a workshop for children with disabilities on Saturday, July 17, from 10-11 a.m. at the National Museum of Dance. The workshop last year was held virtually due to COVID, but this year...
Late Friday, July 2, OPWDD Commissioner Theodore R. Kastner issued the following letter stating guidance documents related to Visitation, Community Outings, Day Services and Staffing Management are no longer in effect. Revised guidance is linked below. Dear Friends and Colleagues, As you know Governor Cuomo recently announced that the...
In a landmark research study on eighty-two children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP) on one side of the body, researchers at Burke Neurological Institute, Teacher’s College-Columbia University, and Weill Cornell Medicine learned that two intensive training therapies improved hand and arm function, allowing children to learn new,...