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CSS enables individuals to live their dreams, not someone else’s
There are many options for establishing a home of your own by using one’s CSS budget. It is possible to find an apartment for one, or you can find a roommate or two to share staffing and household expenses. For my daughter, Rachel, living in a suburban apartment alone, or with roommates, is not her dream. She wants to live on a farm. Continue reading
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As many of you know, the NYS Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) has been in the news lately, and not in a good way. The Poughkeepsie Journal reported that Federal Medicaid has been funding residents of nine New York State developmental centers at $1,000,000 a year (yes, that’s a daily rate of over $5,000 per person per day), and an audit is ongoing. In addition, the New York Times series on abuse and neglect in residential facilities managed by OPWDD has caused outrage and fear, especially for families, and investigations have been reopened. Continue reading
Hi, and welcome to the New York Self-Determination Coalition (NYSDC) Blog!
We are a group of parents, and a few professionals, who care about and support self- determined people with developmental disabilities. We are not funded or paid, and we are not sponsored by any governmental or voluntary agency.
Our only agenda? To promote self-determined lives for people with developmental disabilities. Continue reading
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Maggie Hoffman
Susan Platkin
Wendy Kaplan
