Who we are:
The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is responsible for coordinating services for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, Prader-Willi syndrome and other neurological impairments. We provide services directly and through a network of approximately 450 nonprofit service providing agencies.
What services we provide:
Services are listed below, including information on The Front Door which is your first step towards OPWDD services.
Contact Person:
Each Program has their own separate contact.
The Front Door:
The Front Door is the way OPWDD connects you to the services you want and need. Once you enter, a person-centered planning process begins, which helps you learn about and access service options that take your needs and desires into consideration. It will also give you the chance to direct your own service plan or help your family member or loved one as they direct theirs.
School Transition for Students with Developmental Disabilities:
The transition from school life to adulthood is a turning point in a young person’s life. This is no different for a teenager with developmental disabilities.
Choices for the student moving from school to adult life can include continuing education, getting a job or taking part in other meaningful activities, such as volunteering and job or life-skills development.
Accessing these activities takes advance planning. OPWDD works with the New York State Education Department, school special education staff, the student’s family and Care Coordination Organization (CCO) staff to help students to plan for their transition from school and to identify the supports that they will need in adult life.
Contact:
Nicole Nucci, DDPS1
Local School Transition Coordinator Lead
Employment Coordinator for CNY Service Access,
Program Implementation, Stakeholder
Support Regional Field Office 2
NYS Office for People With Developmental
Disabilities
187 Northern Concourse North Syracuse, NY 13212
OFFICE: (315) 473-6982 |
David Kudgus
Local School Transition Coordinator
Service Access, Program Implementation, Stake
Holder Support-Regional Field Office 2
NYS Office for People With Developmental
Disabilities
249 Glenwood Road, Binghamton, NY 13905
OFFICE: (607) 217-6593 |