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MAY
2007 EDITION WELCOME
to the NYAIL newsletter. This monthly e-newsletter is for and about NYAIL
and NYAIL members, so please send your comments, suggestions, and items
for inclusion to info@ilny.org by May
15 for distribution the first of June. Please forward this newsletter to
board members and staff and encourage them to sign up for their own copy
by emailing info@ilny.org with their
email address. Governor
Spitzer Announces "People First" Forums Governor Eliot Spitzer announced that
Commissioner Richard F. Daines of the Department of Health, Commissioner
Karen M. Carpenter-Palumbo of the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Services, Commissioner Michael F. Hogan of the Office of Mental Health,
and Commissioner Diana Jones Ritter of the Office of Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities will be conducting a series of “People
First” Listening Forums. The purpose of these forums is to obtain input
from the people who use multiple services in the areas of health care,
addiction, mental health, and developmental disabilities and their
families regarding their experiences, as well as from providers and
others. We encourage you to participate in these forums
to ensure that the Independent Living voice is heard.
Forums will be held statewide at the following
areas and dates.
For additional information about these forums,
please see the Governor’s press release here and a
follow-up memo containing details about how to participate here. First
MISCC Meeting of 2007
The first meeting of the State’s
Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council (MISCC) with new agency heads
appointed by Governor Spitzer took place on April 10, 2007. The majority
of agency commissioners who are members of the MISCC were present.
MISCC Chair Diana Jones Ritter, Commissioner of
OMRDD, said that the MISCC Report published in November 2006 reflects a
good “first step” towards achieving the goals of the MISCC. In laying out
the next steps for the MISCC, she directed the members to develop a
standard format for agencies to use to enforce and monitor progress, which
must include measurable outcomes. Each agency will also identify
stakeholder groups to assist in developing ideas for improving services to
people with disabilities to ensure they are provided in the most
integrated setting. In addition, Ritter said that the MISCC will work to
clarify the role of people with disabilities in workgroups and committees
and allow time for consumers to speak at all forums. The next MISCC
meeting, which Chairperson Ritter considers the 3-month benchmark, is
expected to be held in July 2007. To
view the MISCC Report, go to: http://www.nyaprs.org/PDF/MISCC.Report.11-30-06.pdf
Upcoming
Events Training on
Social Security and SSI Work
Incentives Neighborhood Legal Services and the NYS Assembly Legislative Disabilities Awareness
Day The New York State Assembly Legislative
Disabilities Awareness Day will be held on Monday, May 21, 2007 in the
Well of the
On
June 4, 2007, the New York State Independent Living Council will present a
one-day workshop and launch a statewide coalition to empower New Yorkers
to claim equal access to the right to vote. The workshop will take place
from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm at the Brain Injury Association of
Brain Injury Association of New York State’s
(BIANYS) 25th annual conference, Building on Our Past: Preparing For the
Future, will take place on June 7-8, 2007 at the
Albany Marriott Hotel. ABC News Anchor Bob Woodruff and his wife, Lee
Woodruff, will be the keynote speakers. The conference will also offer an
array of workshops, presentations, and exhibitors, providing resources and
education to advance the quality of life for people affected by brain
injury. Please click here to view
the conference registration brochure. New York State Department of
Health Planning Today for
Tomorrow Statewide
Symposium New York State Department of Health Long Term
Care Restructuring Initiative will present the Statewide Symposium, Planning Today for
Tomorrow, on June 21, 2007 at the NYAPRS Annual Executive
Seminar on Systems
Transformation NYAPRS will host their 3rd annual Executive
Seminar on mental health service transformation on June 21-22, 2007 at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel in NCIL’s 2007 Annual
Conference on Independent
Living Registration is open for NCIL’s 2007 Annual
Conference on Independent Living, to be held July 9-12, 2007 at the Grand
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