The Direct Support Professional Alliance of New York State


George E. Fertal Sr. ,Chairperson	Governor David A. Paterson	Sheila M. Carey, Executive Director
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DDPC Priority Setting Survey

Senate Declares National DSP Recognition Week 2010

Education Information

DDPC Funded FASD Video Goes National

NYS Draft 2011-2015 Annual Action Plan and Update to the Analysis of Impediments Public Comment Period

Disability Etiquette: Communicating with, And Writing about, People with Disabilities

Impact of the ADA in American Communities Survey Results

Administration on Developmental Disabilities Priority Survey Announcement

Voting Updates

Health Care Updates

International Sibling Conference held in Old Greenwich, Ct.

Parent to Parent Michelle Cole

Debut of the First Factory Built Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle

DDPC Monthly Update Subscription Drive

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Last Month's Features

Governor Paterson Announces OMRDD to Become Office for People with Developmental Disabilities

Public Hearing on the Draft of the Statewide Comprehensive Plan

ADA Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary

Health Care Updates

The Benefits of Social Security for Children

Technology Resources

Resources and Trainings on Financial Subjects

Announcement of ECDCs

The Direct Support Professional Alliance of New York State

Experiences Of Self Advocates Captured In Time

Parent to Parent Alexandra Santana

New Disability Related Surveys

Students of a New Federal Project Graduate Pursue Jobs at the U.S. Department Of Labor

The Direct Support Professional Alliance of New York State

Should you have any questions regarding this article, please follow the specific contact information provided.

A new document has been developed to provide people with a quick look at DSPANYS and the importance of its mission. It leads off with five reasons to join DSPANYS:

5. Become part of a national movement to enhance the status of Direct Support Professionals.

4. Show your commitment to providing the best supports for people with disabilities.

3. Network with other Direct Support Professionals who share your commitment through conferences, training programs, and social networking sites.

2. Receive up-to-date information on what’s happening in the field of direct support on a state and national level.

1. Have a seat at the table and a voice when public policies are being made about:

Salaries and benefits for Direct Support Professionals;
Career paths in the profession of direct support
Quality of life for the people you support.

Please see the full fact sheet below and be sure to distribute it to everyone you know that may be interested in joining.

www.nysacra.org/nysacra/pdf/One_Pager_V01_July_2010_Color_Web.pdf

August 2010

Disability Related Events in New York To locate disability related events in New York State for September 8th 2010 through October 7th 2010, click the region link or click the region in the map below.
	Broome
	Capital District
	Central New York
	Finger Lakes
	Hudson Valley
	Long Island
	New York City
	SunMount
	Taconic
	Western New York
Want us to list Your Event? If your government or non-for-profit organization is holding a disability-related event in New York State between October 8th, 2010 and December 7th, 2010 and you would like us to list it in the Monthly Update, you can submit the information online with the Monthly Update Event Submission Page.

September 2010

Phone: 1-800-395-3372
FAX: 518-402-3505

Upcoming DDPC Meetings

September 2010:

9/23/10 - Executive Committee Meeting

*Notice*

Open Government and the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC). All DDPC meetings are held in Albany, NY unless otherwise noted.

Under law, the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC) meetings and DDPC Standing Committee meetings are open meetings. If the public wants to attend, they can attend as observers. Participants may be asked to leave during breaks in the deliberations and when the meeting goes into executive session.

If more information, please contact the DDPC directly.

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The DDPC strictly adheres to and encourages the use of people first language. However you may note that in some articles/stories appearing in the E-Bulletin the language used is not always entirely people first. Articles submitted to the DDPC are taken verbatim from the source and are therefore not edited by the DDPC for correct people first language due to copyright restrictions.

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