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Our Mission

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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Contacting DDAWNY

Send us an email using the CONTACT US button in the upper left corner, or call us at (716) 877-7007. The DDAWNY Offices are located at 7 Community Drive, Cheektowaga, NY 14225.

Helpful Documents

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.

Click here for a copy of the MSC School Protocol, updated April 2008

For these and other useful documents, visit our Document Library .

DDAWNY Members

AGAPE Parents Fellowship

Allegany Regional Development Corp.

ARC of Orleans *

Aspire of Western New York *

Autistic Services, Inc. *

Baker Victory Services *

Bornhava

Buffalo Hearing and Speech Center *

Cantalician Center for Learning *

Chautauqua Adult Day Care

Claddagh Commission, Inc.

Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled*

Continuing Developmental Services *

Cradle Beach Camp *

The Dale Association, Inc.

Deaf Adult Services*

Early Childhood Direction Center*

Epilepsy Foundation of Western New York*

Excalibur Leisure Skills Center, Inc.*

Genesee County Chapter NYSARC, Inc.*

Goodwill Industries

Headway of Western New York

Grace Community Services

Heritage Centers *

Heritage Christian Services*

Learning Disabilities Association of WNY *

Lutheran Service Society of New York

Niagara Cerebral Palsy *

Opportunities Unlimited of Niagara *

Parent Network *

Parent to Parent of NYS *

People Inc. *

Phoenix Frontier Inc.*

The Resource Center*

Rivershore, Inc.

SABAH (Skating Assoc. for the Blind & Handicapped)

St. Mary's School for the Deaf *

SKIP of New York, Inc.

Southeast Works*

Suburban Adult Services, Inc. *

Summit Educational Resources *

Yad B' Yad, Inc.

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Living Opportunities!

DDAWNY is pleased to announce the availability of a new tool for sharing information. The Living Opportunities page provides a mechanism for member agencies to announce residential vacancies in certified sites and for individuals and family members to view current openings. Click on the Living Opportunities menu bar to the left to see how this works or click the "Read More" button below to find out how to post a vacancy.

Events Calendar

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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.