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Recent News from New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
OMRDD Receives $77,000 Hud Housing Grant Award
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) a grant for more than $77,000 to provide comprehensive housing counseling to ...
DDSO Softball Team Takes Home Bronze at Statewide Special Olympic Games
The Brooklyn Developmental Disabilities Services Office’s (BDDDSO) Softball Team took home the bronze in its first-ever State Games Competition Special Olympics New York State Fall Games 2008, held in Rochester, N.Y. on October 3-5.
Job Fair for Those with Developmental Disabilities Planned for Oct. 24
Commissioner Diana Jones Ritter announced today that a job fair designed to stimulate employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities will be held October 24 at Queens College in Flushing, Queens, state Office of Mental Reta...
OMRDD launches 'Keep Warm NY' Initiative in collaboration with Governor Paterson's Home Heating Campaign
The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) is launching its “Keep Warm NY” initiative, designed to provide people with disabilities and their families, as well as agency employees, with lo...
OMRDD Commissioner Ritter Honors National Disability Employment Awareness Month Through Bell-Ringing Event
New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) Commissioner Diana Jones Ritter will be assisting Commissioner Matthew Sapolin of the New York City Commission of the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabi...
OMRDD, Mayor's Office and Queens Chamber Slate Job Fair Aimed at Helping the Developmentally Disabled
Commissioner Diana Jones Ritter announced today that a job fair designed to stimulate employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities will be held October 24 at Queens College in Flushing, Queens, state Office of Mental Reta...
'Employ ABILITY' To Be Recognized at 'Works for Me' Event
Select businesses from across New York State, which have demonstrated that hiring individuals with developmental disabilities is great for business, will be honored at an event on Tuesday, October 7, 2008, New York State Office of Mental Retar...
Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council Meeting Set
The Most Integrated Setting Coordinating Council (MISCC) will meet on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 from 1:00 – 3:00 PM at the Empire State Plaza, Albany, New York, Concourse Level, OGS Meeting Room #6. The meeting will be available live on ...
Celebrate Disability History Month by Teaching Diversity
October is Disability History Month and New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) Commissioner Diana Jones Ritter wants New York State citizens to be aware of some of the wonderful educational tools avai...
OMRDD Takes Part in United Nations World Focus on Autism
Representatives from the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) marked the opening of the 63rd United Nations General Assembly in collaboration with an international call to attention to the global co...
Chester Finn, OMRDD Special Assistant, Named President of National Self-Advocacy Board
Chester Finn, a Special Assistant with the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) has been elected President of the national Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) board, OMRDD Commissioner Diana Jo...
OMRDD's IBR Scientists Awarded Grant for Health Education Project
Scientists from the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disability’s (OMRDD) Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities (IBR) have been awarded a $150,000 grant from the Staten Island Foundation t...
Family Support Services Conference Features Workshops on Autism, Innovative Programs
The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) will host its Family Support Services (FSS) Statewide Conference on Thursday and Friday, September 18 and 19, 2008, at the Marriott Hotel, Wolf Road, Albany,...
OMRDD to honor employers at 'Works for Me' event October 7
The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) will honor select businesses from across New York State, which have demonstrated that hiring individuals with developmental disabilities is great for bus...
OMRDD, Mayor's Office and Queens Chamber Slate Job Fair Aimed At Helping People With Disabilities
Commissioner Diana Jones Ritter announced today that a job fair designed to stimulate employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities will be held October 24 at Queens College in Flushing, Queens, state Office of Mental Reta...
OMRDD's IBR receives $1.6 million for research for Fragile X
The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities’ (OMRDD) Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities (IBR) has been selected to receive a nearly $1.6 million, three-year cooperative agreement...
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council Meeting Scheduled
The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) will host a meeting of the Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council (MRDDAC) on Wednesday, September 24, 2008. The meeting will ...
OMRDD Celebrates Direct Support Professional Recognition Week
By Diana Jones Ritter, Commissioner
OMRDD to Host Public Hearing on its Five Year Comprehensive Plan
The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) will be hosting a Public Hearing on September 8, from 3 to 6 p.m. to receive additional feedback on the draft of its proposed Five Year Comprehensive Plan: 2...
OMRDD Moves Forward with Direct Care Initiative
Since its kick off in June, the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD) has been moving steadily forward with its Direct Care Initiative, which will assist the agency in creating a prototype for systemati...