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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 .  


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NYSRA Technology Expo
Leveraging Your Organization in a High Tech  Powered World
March 24, 2009 at the Doubletree Hotel in Syracuse.

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No More Meltdowns! Conference

No More Meltdowns:Handling Challenging Behaviors and Teaching Social Skills

A full day workshop with Jed Baker, Ph.D. at Lucarelli's Banquest Facility in Lackawanna on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 sponsored by Parent Network of WNY

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DD Awareness Day 2010
Western New York Developmental Disabilities Awareness Day will be held this year on Thursday May 27, 2010 at the Buffalo Convention Center.  Nominations are being accepted until March 9th for the Annual Appreciation Awards.
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Incident Mgmt & Culture Training
Incident Management, Organizational Culture and the Creation of Sustainable Change will be a two day class offered this May by Antone About Associates Inc. & Community Services.  Designed for Executive staff, Line Managers, Quality Managers, HR staff and others.  This class will be offered on May 10th and 11th at 1845 Kenmore Ave., Buffalo, NY
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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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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.

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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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