| The Government Affairs Committee reviews the impact of state and federal legislation, regulation and executive action on our field, and carries out advocacy initiatives to improve public policy. Monthly meetings also offer DDAWNY members an opportunity to speak with our lobbyist about issues of concern. |
For more information or to join the Government Affairs Committee contact Chairperson:
Jeff Paterson, (SASi) Email: [email protected]
Special Note: 6/10/2024 The DDAWNY Government Affairs Committee meetings scheduled for 7/5/24 and 8/2/24 are canceled. We attempted to send out a calendar cancellation, but there seems to have been a glitch. If you did not receive the cancellation notice, you may want to manually remove these meetings from your calendar.
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NYDA Direct Support Professional Report
Crisis in the Disability Field Fact Sheet
DDAWNY 2024 Budget Briefing – DDAWNY Budget Briefing Presentation – January 2024 (youtube.com)
Advocates call for raising the wage for direct support professionals in New York – Calls for raising the wage for DSPs in N.Y. (spectrumlocalnews.com)
Click Below to Learn More About Our Statewide Priorities
Document by NYDA NYDA_2025BudgetPriorities_Onesheet_018354.pdf (cpstate.org)
Current and Past Trainings:
Three documents developed by the US Department of Homeland Security to prepare in case of an active shooter situation:
active-shooter-how-to-respond-508; active_shooter_poster_508; active_shooter_pocket_card_508