Joomla! site syndication http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2 2010-07-31T02:48:13+01:00 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png text/html 2010-07-28T14:20:01+01:00 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=285 We welcome Max E. Chmura to the position of Acting Commissioner of the newly renamed Office for Persons With Developmental Disabilities (OWPDD), formerly OMRDD! Click Read More to find a link to a note from our new Acting Commissioner. text/html 2010-07-17T14:58:45+01:00 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=284 Former OMRDD Commissioner Diana Jones Ritter announced on July 13, 2010 that a name change for the agency has been signed into law by NYS Governor David Patterson. The agency will now be called OPWDD, Office for Persons With Developmental Disabilities. Click Read More for Former Commissioner Ritter's complete announcement. text/html 2010-07-12T15:12:36+01:00 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=283 On Tuesday, August 3rd, the Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families Assembly Standing Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation will hold a public hearing. The purpose of the hearing will be to examine the effectiveness of adult protective services in responding to the needs of vulnerable adults. We encourage each of our DDAWNY member agencies to attend. The meeting will be held at: Erie Community College, Minnie Gillette Auditorium, 121 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY on Tuesday, August 3, 2010 at 10:00 am. text/html 2010-05-24T15:55:26+01:00 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=278 Newly published Newsletter from the Family Committee of DDAWNY. Full of good information and event notices! text/html 2009-11-10T07:39:49+01:00 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2 http://siteground153.com/~ddawny2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=248 Dear Friend- You spoke to us and we listened! That is how the Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Kruger, begins his letter introducing new legislation that outlines an alternative deficit reduction plan. He mentions how impacted he was especially by testimony given at the Senate hearings in Buffalo from someone speaking about the importance of services to people who have developmental disabilities.Read the full text of his letter below: