New York State Council on Developmental Disabilities

Disability Pride Month isn't over yet— which means it's a great time to get out if you can and celebrate! There are activities all across the state, like these:

First Mile Challenge
Syracuse, July 26
https://mailchi.mp/sbanys.org/traid-wnr-ada

Walkway Over the Hudson
Poughkeepsie, July 27
https://www.myindependentliving.org/ada34/

Get to Know Self-Advocate Pamela!

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“Representing global belonging and inclusivity in the doll aisle.”

Barbie Unveils Dolls With Down Syndrome, Blindness A year after introducing its first doll with Down syndrome, Barbie will add another doll with the chromosomal disorder and debut a blind Barbie.

This we want to celebrate Tim, who lives in his very own apartment. Thanks to the work NY Alliance and East End Disability Associates, Inc. - EEDA Tim was able to move into own place located in the middle of the Town of Riverhead. Learn more about Tim’s story and the CDD funded project ‘Regional Housing Collaboratives’ by viewing the video below.

Housing Solutions for People with Developmental Disabilities: A Success Story In 2019, The NYS Council on Developmental Disabilities (CDD) partnered with the NY Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation (NY Alliance) on a housing grant cal...

El Consejo sobre Discapacidades del Desarrollo del Estado de Nueva York (Council on Developmental Disabilities, CDD) lidera una comunidad de práctica destinada a mejorar la vida de los adultos mayores con discapacidades del desarrollo de Nueva York. La finalidad de esta comunidad de práctica es identificar los retos que enfrentan los adultos mayores con discapacidades del desarrollo y proponer soluciones que se puedan implementar en toda Nueva York. El CDD le ruega que complete esta encuesta para ayudar a identificar retos y soluciones.

Esta encuesta termina el 29 de julio de 2024.

Si tiene preguntas sobre la encuesta, comuníquese con Sarah Amplo llamando al 518-486-7505 o escribiendo por correo electrónico a [email protected].

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纽约州发育障碍委员会 (Council on Developmental Disabilities, CDD) 领导的一个实践社区 (Community of Practice) 致力于改善患有发育障碍的纽约老年人的生活。该实践社区的目的是确定患有发育障碍的老年人所面临的挑战，并提出可在全纽约实施的解决方案。CDD 鼓励您完成本问卷调查，以帮助确定上述挑战和解决方案。

本问卷调查的截止日期为 2024 年 7 月 29 日。

如对本问卷调查有任何疑问，请致电 518-486-7505 或发送电子邮件至 [email protected]
与 Sarah Amplo 联系。

改善患有发育障碍的纽约老年人的生活 Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

紐約州發育障礙委員會 (Council on Developmental Disabilities, CDD) 領導的一個實踐社區 (Community of Practice) 致力於改善患有發育障礙的紐約老年人的生活。此實踐社區的目的是確定患有發育障礙的老年人面臨的挑戰，並提出可在全紐約實施的解決方案。CDD 鼓勵您完成本問卷調查，以協助確定相關挑戰與解決方案。

本問卷調查的截止日期為 2024 年 7 月 29 日。

如對本問卷調查有任何疑問，請撥打 518-486-7505 或寄送電子郵件至 [email protected]
與 Sarah Amplo 聯絡。

改善患有發育障礙的紐約老年人的生活 Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

Let’s get the week off to a great start with CDD Council Member Ketrina Hazell’s thoughts about

CDD Disability Pride Ketrina

ADA Jeopardy? Not quite, but you can show your ADA knowledge and just have fun during this live, interactive webinar offered this time next week, July 25th. Find out more and register here: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ADA-Audio/session?id=111126

Celebrate learning about The Path Forward from institutions like Willowbrook and our continued work toward inclusive housing. Watch the CDD's short documentary here:

The Path Forward: Remembering Willowbrook - Full Documentary After watching this film, please take 2 minutes to complete the following survey so we can understand the impact: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WillowbrookD...

🎉 It's World Emoji Day 🌍! We all emote differently--Let's celebrate the universal language of emojis. What are you feeling today? 👍🙂

Let’s listen as CDD Caucus Chair Shameka Andrews kicks off the 3rd week of

CDD Disability Pride Shameka

Calling all self-advocates who would like to help the us identify challenges and solutions for aging people with developmental disabilities: please fill out the CDD’s short survey by this Friday, July 17th!

Improving the Lives of Aging New Yorkers with Developmental Disabilities Take this survey powered by surveymonkey.com. Create your own surveys for free.

Mark the 34th Anniversary of the ADA by hearing representatives from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) provide an update on their litigation, technical assistance, and enforcement efforts on July 16th. Participants will have an opportunity to pose questions to presenters on issues in their own workplace or community. Find out more and register here: https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ADA-Audio/session?id=111127

July is Disability Pride Month— which means it's a great time to get out if you can and celebrate! There are activities all across the state, like these:
Disability Unite Festival 2024
New York City, July 14
disabilityunite.org

Disability Pride Festival 2024
Buffalo, July 26
https://www.facebook.com/DisabilityPrideWNY/

Learn more about sexual health with the Project Shine's "Your Sexual Health Toolkit"! It's created especially for teens and young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities ages 16–24, and the people who support them.

Check it out here: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-greater-new-york/learn/community-programs/project-shine

Learn more about the CDD-supported Family Employment Assistance Training (FEAT) program run through the Chinese-American Planning Council, who recently held a bilingual session with local agencies to talk about employment possibilities and successes for people with DD. https://www.cpc-nyc.org/news/4644/cpc-queens-hosts-bilingual-feat-pilot-empower-individuals-developmental-disabilities

Is Entrepreneurship for YOU? Find out through this CDD-supported program offered by the NYS Center for Disability Entrepreneurship at Farmingdale State College tomorrow, July 10th at noon. Programs are offered once a month through December. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/is-entrepreneurship-for-you-tickets-771635601857

What's at the intersection of DD and Aging? Help the CDD identify challenges and solutions by participating in this survey as part of our Community of Practice on Aging and Disability. The survey is only open two weeks so click here now to give us your input! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NYAgingDD

Let’s kick off the 2nd week of hearing what Bernard Carabello, Willowbrook Whistleblower and Advocacy Pioneer, has to say about disability pride.

CDD Disability Pride Bernard

Are you looking to get out and about this holiday weekend? The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation's newly launched Accessible Recreation Destinations Map displays 266 destinations across New York State with wheelchair accessible outdoor recreation opportunities. see more information and the map here:
https://dec.ny.gov/places-to-go/accessible-recreation/destinations

The last in-person Strategic Plan forum will be held on Tuesday, July 9th at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx. If you cannot attend, OPWDD will have two virtual forums later this month.

- July 22, 11 AM-1 PM: Virtual Forum: bit.ly/July-22-Forum
- July 24, 6 PM-8 PM: Virtual Forum: bit.ly/July-24-Forum

Learn more about the 2024 Strategic Planning forums: opwdd.ny.gov/strategic-planning

The CDD wishes you a very happy, safe and relaxing Fourth!

Let’s celebrate pride in our abilities, independence, and advocacy!

https://youtu.be/7kGQ391Zd0U

July is Disability Pride Month. Do you know what the colors of the Disability Pride flag mean? Learn about it here: https://www.ameridisability.com/heres-what-the-disability-pride-flag-represents/

Today kicks off Disability Pride Month, and it also happens to be the birthday of CDD Council Member Xavier Skeeter. Hear what he has to say about what he takes pride in. Happiest of birthdays Xavier!

Get to Know CDD Council Member Xavier! #SelfAdvocateSpotlight Follow the CDD on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nyscddFollow the CDD on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyscddFollow the CDD on Twitter: https://tw...

CDD Executive Director Kristin Proud was honored to give the commencement address to the 2024 graduating class at the Langan School at Center for Disability Services and celebrate the graduates, families, teachers and staff with Center for Disability Services Deputy Executive Director for Education Amy Ross, Center for Disability Services President/CEO Greg Sorrentino, and New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Commissioner Kerri Neifeld.

In honor of June as Caribbean American Heritage Month, CDD Council Member Ketrina Hazell offers this unique perspective:

“I was born prematurely at only two and a half pounds and needed to stay in the hospital for my first few months of life. After coming home, my mother noticed my developmental milestones were different from that of my older siblings, so she took me to the doctor. This is when my parents first learned about the term disability.

My parents had no idea what the world of disability looked like. They were born and raised in the Caribbean -- St. Vincent and the Grenadines -- where disability is not visible. Disability is a source of shame. I personally witnessed this when I visited family there as an adult. Accessibility and awareness have improved since my parent’s time, however, there’s still work to be done. I had the opportunity to go back to my parents' home country of St. Vincent on the island of Bequia and I was able to speak to youth groups, the school for children with disabilities and a church to share my story and enlighten them on disability.

All of these experiences push me to continue to grow as a leader, advocate, and person."

Learn more about Ketrina and her organization, Disability Champions Mentoring Network: http://www.disabilitychampionsmentoringnetwork.org/

COVID and the flu don't take the holidays off. Stay healthy this winter season. Schedule your updated COVID vaccine and flu shot today! Get more information and find a vaccination site near you: https://covid19vaccine.health.ny.gov/