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Road to Reform Report: April 2013 report from New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) that delineates specific policies regarding policies and goals for improving employment outcomes, under a transformation agreement with CMS, including ending new admissions to...

October 2010 report indicating that “OPWDD is promoting Employment First as a preferred outcome for all people with developmental disabilities.

OPWDD continues its efforts to greatly expand the number of people with developmental disabilities who are employed and earning at least minimum...

OPWDD’s supported employment services include Supported Employment (SEMP) and the Employment Training Program (ETP). 

Supported Employment can provide the supports you need to maintain...

“Person centered planning is the first step towards ensuring the delivery of person centered supports. Person centered planning promotes the belief that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are people first. They have valuable gifts and contributions to bring to relationships...

"Person-Centered Planning (PCP) is a process designed to ensure that everyone receiving services provided or authorized by OPWDD benefits from the most individualized supports and services possible. 

The Person-Centered Planning process should empower people with intellectual and/or...

This document contains the definitions, requirements and models of Supported Employment Services.

The Plan outlines the administration of employment services for Temporary Assistance (TA) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Progran1 (SNAP) applicants and recipients for the period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2019.

NYESS, an integral part of the Governor’s Employment First Initiative, is the largest employment network for people with disabilities in the United States. To date, $2.4 million from the Social Security Administration has been received by 100 New York State organizations which have assisted 7,...

Everyone has the right to work. It is this underlying premise that is the driving force behind the development of an Employment First policy in New York State. On September 17, 2014 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed Executive Order 136 to create a commission to establish an Employment First...

~~“The SRC held quarterly in-person meetings of the full Council in Albany, supplemented by monthly committee conference call meetings. In addition, members attended special events, participated on extra committees, and most importantly, attended activities in their local areas such as public...