Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 2022 CP State Annual Conference. We hope you found it educational and refreshing. On Monday, the first day of the event, Commissioner of OPWDD Kerri Neifeld updated attendees on the many changes her administration is looking to...
The systemic healthcare inequities experienced every day by Americans with disabilities were recently highlighted in the New York Times and the Washington Post. [caption id="attachment_10547" align="alignright" width="247"] In April 2022, CP State published a white paper on prioritizing health equity for people with disabilities that features...
A preview of the sessions offered the 2022 CP State Annual Conference on October 24-25 (subject to change): MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 OPWDD Commissioner's Update Honorable Kerri Neifeld, Commissioner, NYS OPWDD Kerri Neifeld, the Commissioner of the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) will be the featured speaker...
Governor Kathy Hochul today launched New York's first annual Disability Rights and Employment Awareness Month Symposium, featuring both a full day event consisting of a vendor fair, workshops, entertainment and award presentations, and will also offer an online job fair aimed at highlighting the state's commitment to supporting...
We do a lot of different things at CP State to help people with disabilities. One of the many ways we do that is through our Community Health Outreach Project. CHOP grants fill in the funding gaps for individuals when other sources have been exhausted. Read...
Posted by CP State on Monday, September 19, 2022...
Ability Partners Board of Directors has selected Darrell Whitbeck, current Chief Operating Officer (COO), as the next President/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ability Partners Agencies. Darrell began working for Happiness House in February of 2003 as an Occupational Therapist. Due to Darrell’s hard work, intelligence and...
Your Guide to the 2022 CP State Annual Conference! View the conference brochure below for a complete list of sessions and events! A few other conference items we wanted to be sure you were aware of: We have scheduled down time – We understand it’s hectic rushing from...
On Wednesday, Governor Hochul announced the official launch of the Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus program. Enacted in the Fiscal Year 2023 New York State Budget, the program includes $1.3 billion for recruitment and retention bonuses for health care and mental hygiene workers. Bonuses...
CP State and its partners in New York Disability Advocates are calling attention to the pay disparity between state-operated and non-profit provider agencies. We're also encouraging Gov. Kathy Hochul to to establish a new Direct Support Wage Enhancement for direct care staff in her 2023...