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The Developmental Disabilities Alliance of Western New York (DDAWNY) is a collaborative group of member voluntary agencies that provide services to people with developmental disabilities. While honoring individual agency missions, it is the intent of the Alliance to assist agencies to develop relationships, promote unified strategies and share risks for the mutual gain with and for the benefit of people with developmental disabilities.

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Voluntary Agencies and Providers- having trouble finding who to contact at OWPDD Central Office? Here is a helpful information sheet that tells who to contact for various issues and questions: OPWDD Contact Information.

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Compliance

Welcome to the newest Subcommittee of DDAWNY!

The Compliance Committee will be addressing the very important area of Corporate Compliance.

We will had our second meeting on June 25th, 9:00am at Southeast Works (check with CoChairs to be sure about this location) - 181 Lincoln Street, Depew NY in the 2nd Floor Board Room

We look forward to meeting with you to discuss our committee charter, share best practices, and start to examine how our different agencies approach compliance. This is a great opportunity to hear and share the latest in NYS compliance activities.

Please RSVP and if willing, bring your job description and plan to share how compliance is organized at your agency.

Next meeting is September 24^th at 9 am at Southeast Works Boardroom – hope to see you then!

Conducting Serious Incident Investigations Training

will be held for 3 days on September 13-15, 2010. Labor Relations Alternatives is offering the course at the Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled 452 Delaware Ave. facility. Participants who successfully complete the Conducting Serious Incident Investigations course and score 80 percent or higher on the exam will receive Level I Certification.
Click here for a copy of the Training Flyer.

If you have questions or are interested in joining this subcommittee, contact:

Committee Co-Chairs:

Susan Whittemore Mentecki, Dir.of Quality and Corporate Compliance Officer, Aspire of WNY 716-505-5671. Click here to send Email to Susan.

Bill Dimmig People, Inc.. Click here to send Email to Bill.

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Recommended Websites

Change the "R" Word!! This site campaigns to eliminate the negative word "retard" from our vocabulary and change it to RESPECT. The "R" Word Campaign

RRCEP II Visit The Region II Rehabilitation Continuing Education Website at http://www.rcep2.buffalo.edu

Disabled Fables, Aesop’s fables re-told and illustrated by artists with developmental disabilities, has been published by Star Bright Books. Visit InsideOut Productions to learn more.

American Worker: For a satirical look at the plight of Direct Care Workers, visit this website, developed by United Cerebral Palsy and ANCOR, WhoWillCare.Net. The site pits "Flip the Fry Guy" against "Carrie Caregiver" as the two contestants sing their hearts out for a raise and to become the next American Worker.