26 May NYDA hosting Workforce Summit on June 2
workforce summit flyer by William DeVoe...
12 May CP Annual Conference – Session Info and Presentations
If you missed the exciting and informative sessions at the 2021 CP Annual Conference, you can catch up here! Please note: Due to the nature of some subjects, we are not able to make every presentation available. NYS Medicaid Program Update An update on the NYS Medicaid program...
12 May HR Conference is back this September 14-15. Register now!
Early registration deadline is June 10 CP State is proud to announce the return of the 4th Annual Human Resources Professionals Conference for the Disability Provider Community on September 14-15, 2021 at our traditional location, the Embassy Suites! This two-day conference will feature HR subject matter experts who will discuss...
05 May NY passes 16 million vaccinated
COVID-19 DATA FROM 5/4: · Test Results Reported: 165,597 · Total Positive: 2,463 · Statewide Positivity: 1.49% - Lowest since October 28th · Statewide seven-day average positivity: 1.71% – Lowest since November 4th · Patient Hospitalization: 2,458 (-115) – Lowest since November 21st · Number ICU: 610 (-15) – Lowest since November 24th · Number ICU with Intubation: 379...
19 Apr Funding opportunity for increasing COVID-19 vaccinations
The Development Disabilities Planning Council has announced the availability of approximately $219,000 to increase access to COVID-19 vaccinations for those that we serve. OPWDD is also seeking proposals from Provider Associations to provide to DDPC to obtain funding to break down barriers and unequal access...
19 Apr NYC Ballet offering FREE workshops in May
The NYC Ballet is once again conducting Virtual Access Workshops throughout the month of May. The workshops are free and are geared toward either children or teens and adults with disabilities. Click here for more information and to register....
16 Apr NYC FAIR hosting town halls on April 19 and 22
On Monday April 19, 7 p.m. NYC FAIR will host a virtual town hall meeting on Moving from School To Adult Services. This will be a forum to hear from those who help on the transition and those who have made it safely to the...
13 Apr Fight chronic underfunding of special education!
New York’s special education preschool 4410 and school age 853 programs are in trouble! Our schools serve children with disabilities whose local public school district cannot provide a free and appropriate public education as required by law. In this year’s budget, school aid funding was increased by...
29 Mar 30-year-olds eligible for vaccine starting March 30
Governor Cuomo issued a press release this afternoon to announce expanded eligibility for the COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination distribution statistics as of 11:00 a.m. The Governor also issued a press release providing an overview of New York’s COVID-19 tracking data from Sunday, March 28. Expansion of...
28 Mar CP State hosting series on Individual Advocacy
CP State is proud to offer "Teena's Trunk," a series on Individual Advocacy presented by Teena Fitzroy. Teena is a wife, mother of three, and grandmother of six, who just also happens to have cerebral palsy. "Teena's Trunk" poignantly recounts Teena Fitzroy's often funny, sometimes heart-breaking, personal...