LINKED HERE ARE THE HANDOUTS FROM OCTOBER 27TH MEETING
A RECAP & A TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING WILL BE POSTED ASAP
Resource Events for Oct 27 mtg NYC FAIR MISSION
Resource Events for Oct 27 mtg NYC FAIR MISSION
“The goal of transforming our system of support is to help improve the lives of the people we serve. The Transformation Panel was created to address your concerns and deliver
recommendations on the future of our system.
You are invited to join us at one of seven Transformation Panel public forums, held across the state throughout the month of September, to share your thoughts, ideas and concerns with OPWDD Acting Commissioner Kerry A. Delaney and Transformation Panel members.
These public forums are an opportunity to express your views, and we ask that you consider the following questions when sharing your thoughts to help us learn the most from this forum:
· How can self-direction help you take control of your supports and services?
· What do you think would help more people find and keep jobs in the community?
· How can we better plan to meet your residential support needs in the community, now and into the future?
· What ideas do you have for reforming the existing system so it will be sustainable and flexible enough to help meet people’s needs into the future?
Your views will inform the Transformation Panel Recommendations, the Residential Registration List Report and the development of the Statewide Comprehensive Plan for Services (5.07).
Please register here [http://www.opwdd.ny.gov/node/6128/] by 3 days in advance of the forum you are attending, and also if you will be speaking, since space will be limited. We will be collecting questions in advance when you register and will try to address as many of the questions submitted in advance as possible.
We ask that your questions address broader system-wide issues. Questions about a specific person’s services will be directed o OPWDD’s regional offices and will not be addressed at this forum. Speakers will be tasked to register in advance, limit their comments to no more than three (3) minutes, and bring two (2) copies of their written thoughts.
You can also submit your thoughts or concerns in writing if unable to attend:
NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Neil Mitchell, Special Assistant to the Commissioner
44 Holland Ave., 3rd Floor
Albany, NY 12203
Or by email: Neil.A.Mitchell@opwdd.ny.gov
For general information about the Public Forums, please contact:
1-866-946-9733 or Transformation.Panel@opwdd.ny.gov
Transforming Together Public Forum Schedule
Thursday, September 17
Long Island
12 noon – 2 pm
Upsky Long Island Hotel
110 Motor Parkway, Hauppauge, NY
New York City
5 pm – 7 pm
UJA-Federation of New York
130 East 59th St, NY, NY
Thursday, September 24
Syracuse
12 noon – 2 pm
The New York State Fairgrounds
Art and Home Center, Martha Eddy Room
581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse
Rochester
5 pm – 7 pm
Guardian Angels Church Hall
2061 E. Henrietta Road, Henrietta
Friday, September 25
Buffalo
11 am – 1 pm
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Auditorium
1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo
Tuesday, September 29
Albany
5 pm – 7 pm
Empire State Plaza,
Meeting Room 6, Albany
Wednesday, September 30
Plattsburgh
12 noon – 2 pm
Westside Ballroom
253 New York Road, Plattsburgh”
Below is a good description of the “Residential Wait List” process and survey. It was extracted from a detailed email from OPWDD. The link to OPWDD’s information is: http://www.opwdd.ny.gov/opwdd_about/commissioners_page/rrl/home .
Attached at the end on this email are English and Spanish language versions of:
“OPWDD is conducting a statewide review of its Residential Request List (RRL), formerly called the NYS CARES registry. Beginning in August, OPWDD will be calling families of individuals currently on the Residential Request List, or in some instances the individual if he/she made the request to be on the list, to talk about the OPWDD services you are now getting and those services you may be interested in getting. Special attention will be paid to residential supports you and your family may need now or in the future.
The information we get from these calls will be used to update OPWDD’s Residential Request List (RRL), and to help plan for future residential services individuals and families needs. This information will be made available in a report to the legislature that will include the residential needs people reported to OPWDD and a plan to address these needs. In addition to the information we receive from you, OPWDD will also be gathering information from other sources to help gain a full picture of residential needs.
You can help by talking to the OPWDD Caller and by answering the questions frankly. This will help us complete this important project. If you have any questions about the Residential Request List phone calls, please contact e-mail Residentialrequestlist@opwdd.ny.gov . Thank you for your interest in helping OPWDD to better meet your needs.
Some things to know about the calls:
*the letter to individuals/families describing the RRL review and telephone survey: RRL-Individual-Family-Info_Letter_FINAL_W_EW_SIGNATURE_073015, RRL-Individual-Family-Info_Letter_FINAL_W_EW_SIGNATURE_073015_SP
*the Caregiver survey that is included with the letter (original format in Spanish, updated format in English)Survey CAREGIVER Individual-Familiy-Letter 081115, Survey_CAREGIVER_Individual-Familiy-Letter_073115_SP
*the July letter to MSC agencies that serve people on the RRL: RRL_MSC-Agency_UPDATE_LIST_Letter_AK_070315, RRL_MSC-Agency_UPDATE_LIST_Letter_AK_070215_SP
*the May letter to all MSC agencies telling them about the Residential Request List review: EM_COMMISSIONER_1st_LTR_TO_MSC_AGENCIES_070115, EM_COMMISSIONER_1st_LTR_TO_MSC_AGENCIES_070115_SP
The goal of transforming our system of support is to improve the lives of the people we serve.
The Transformation Panel was created to help address your concerns and deliver recommendations on the future of our system.
You are invited to join us at one of seven Transformation Panel public forums, held across the state throughout the month of September, to share your views. Your views will inform the Panel’s recommendations,and these public forums are an opportunity to express them.
Please save the date as we hope to see and hear from you. More details will follow.
Thursday, September 24
Syracuse
12 noon – 2 pm
The New York State Fairgrounds
Art and Home Center, Martha Eddy Room
581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse
Rochester
5 pm – 7 pm
Guardian Angels Church Hall
2061 E. Henrietta Road, Henrietta
Friday, September 25
Buffalo
11 am – 1 pm
Burchfield Penney Art Center
Auditorium
1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo
Tuesday, September 29
Albany
5 pm – 7 pm
Empire State Plaza,
Meeting Room 6, Albany
Wednesday, September 30
Plattsburgh
12 noon – 2 pm
Westside Ballroom
253 New York Road, Plattsburgh