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The Developmental Disabilities Alliance of Western New York (DDAWNY) is a collaborative group of member voluntary agencies that provide services to people with developmental disabilities.  While honoring individual agency missions, it is the intent of the Alliance to assist agencies to develop relationships, promote unified strategies and share risks for the mutual gain with and for the benefit of people with developmental disabilities.

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Helpful Documents

Voluntary Agencies and Providers-  having trouble finding who to contact at OMRDD Central Office?  Here is a helpful information sheet that tells who to contact for various issues and questions:  OMRDD Contact Information.

Click here for a copy of the MSC School Protocol, updated April 2008

For these and other useful documents, visit our Document Library .  

DDAWNY Members

AGAPE Parents Fellowship
ARC of Orleans *
Aspire of Western New York *
Autistic Services, Inc. *
Baker Victory Services *

Bornhava

Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center *
Cantalician Center for Learning *
Chautauqua Adult Day Care
Claddagh Commission, Inc.
Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled*
Continuing Developmental Services *
Cradle Beach Camp *
The Dale Association, Inc.
Deaf Adult Services*
Early Childhood Direction Center*
Epilepsy Foundation of Western New York*
Excalibur Leisure Skills Center, Inc.*
Genesee County Chapter NYSARC, Inc.*
Goodwill Industries
Headway of Western New York
Grace Community Services

Heritage Centers * 

Heritage Christian Services*
Learning Disabilities Association of WNY *
Lutheran Service Society of New York
Niagara Cerebral Palsy *
Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara *
Parent Network *
Parent to Parent of NYS *
People Inc. *
Phoenix Frontier Inc.*
The Resource Center*
Rivershore, Inc.
SABAH (Skating Assoc. for the Blind & Handicapped)
St. Mary's School for the Deaf *
SKIP of New York, Inc.
Southeast Works*
Suburban Adult Services, Inc. *
Summit Educational Resources *
Yad B' Yad, Inc.

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DDAWNY Press Conference

From the WIVB Website (Click here to link to the whole article) , coverage of the DDAWNY Press Conference discussing the Governor's Proposed Budget:

More than 100 parents attended a meeting of the Developmental Disability Alliance. These parents and support staff are coping with $152 million in cuts for their kids in western New York.

>>>You can watch more of the press conference held by the Developmental Disability Alliance by following this link

Wendy McCarthy of the Developmental Disability Alliance said, "We have a significant wait list of 1,000 people who are looking for residential opportunity and while the budget does provide for some new development, it does not significantly impact the current situation."
 
Parent Night- Blueprint for Change
March 10, 2010 7:00pm- 9:00pm at the Millennium Airport Hotel in Cheektowaga.  This FREE presentation by renowned author, Dr. Al Condeluci, will address strategies designed to shift our culture to be more inclusive, so our family members can live in a community where people who experience disabilities have an opportunity for homes, jobs and lifestyles of their choice.
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"Renewing Our Passion"

Finding a Blueprint for Change.  Free full day seminar open to all management staff and frontline supervisors of DDAWNY agencies featuring nationally renowned author Dr.Al Condeluci.

March 10 or March 11, 2010 at the Millennium Airport Hotel in Cheektowaga.  Sponsored by the Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Foundation and the Children's Guild Foundation.
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Family Committee Special Meeting

The Family Committee of DDAWNY Hosts its Seventh Meeting on The Urgent Wakeup Call for Parents on Tuesday February 16, 2010 at 6 PM at Aspire, 7 Community Drive, Cheektowaga, NY.  

If you have a loved one who has developmental disabilities who currently resides in a living situation out of your home or may need one now or in the near future, you need to join this informed group of family advocates. We are demanding changes in Albany for our loved ones.

 
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Senator Kruger's legislation

"Dear Friend- You spoke to us and we listened!"   That is how the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Kruger, begins his letter introducing new legislation that outlines an alternative deficit reduction plan.  He mentions how impacted he was especially by testimony given at the Senate hearings in Buffalo from someone speaking about the importance of services to people who have developmental disabilities.

Read the full text of his letter below:

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Flu and H1N1 Guidance Papers
Four new vaccination and prevention guidelines papers for the upcoming flu season issued by OMRDD and NYS Dept. of Health as of late September 09.. 
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Living Opportunities!
DDAWNY is pleased to announce the availability of a new tool for sharing information. The Living Opportunities page provides a mechanism for member agencies to announce residential vacancies in certified sites and for individuals and family members to view current openings.  Click on the Living Opportunities menu bar to the left to see how this works or click the "Read More" button below to find out how to post a vacancy.
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Special Olympics Big News

The Special Olympics is getting a lot of media coverage right now and they are using it to take on an ugly nemesis for people with developmental disabilities:  The "R" Word. 

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Recommended Websites

Change the "R" Word!!  This site campaigns to eliminate the negative word "retard" from our vocabulary and change it to RESPECT.  The "R" Word Campaign

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RRCEP II Visit The Region II Rehabilitation Continuing Education Website at http://www.rcep2.buffalo.edu

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Disabled Fables, Aesop’s fables re-told and illustrated by artists with developmental disabilities, has been published by Star Bright Books.  Visit InsideOut Productions  to learn more.

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American Worker: For a satirical look at the plight of Direct Care Workers, visit this website,  developed by United Cerebral Palsy and ANCOR, WhoWillCare.Net.  The site pits "Flip the Fry Guy" against "Carrie Caregiver" as the two contestants sing their hearts out for a raise and to become the next American Worker. 

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