Resources – Media/Publications

Advocate’s Voice

• • Fall 2015
  • Spring 2016
  • Fall 2016
  • Spring 2017
  • Winter / Spring 2019

Caregiver & Provider Resources

• • OPWDD Transformation, What is at stake?
  • OPWDD
  • OPWDD Guide to Family Support Programs 16-17
  • Queens Early Childhood Direction Center
  • Queens Day Services Directory 2017
  • Definitions and Acronym List (to be updated)
  • Acronym List (work in progress)
  • Reimagining the Autism Residential Experience
  • Self Advocacy Association of NYS
  • NYC DOE Information on Transitioning Into Kindergarten
  • NYS Advance Warning System for Extreme Cold Weather
  • Information Resource: Travel Training
  • Practical Guidance on Community Classes
  • Elected Officials Contact Sheet
  • Advocates for Children – High School Credential Options
  • DD & Seniors Enrollees vs. Medicaid Spending
  • Queens Family Support Guide 17-18
  • Queens Family Support Guide 18-19
    • Simple Chinese
    • Hindi
    • Spanish
  • Queens Family Support Guide 19-20
  • Queens Family Support Guide 20-21
  • Queens Family Support Guide 21-22
  • Queens Family Support Guide 22-23
  • Queens Family Support Guide 23-24
  • Queens Directory of Adult Day Services 20-21
  • Queens Directory of Adult Day Services 22-23
  • Queens Directory of Adult Day Services 23-24
  • 2021 NYC Local Services Plan
  • Public Benefits and Non-Parent Caregivers: A Review of Financial Support
  • 5.07 QCDD Recommendations for Strategic Plan

  • 2023-2027 OPWDD 5.07 Strategic Plan

QCDD Council Meeting Items

• • FIDA OPWDD PowerPoint (QCDD Meeting 4.4.16)
  • FIDA PowerPoint (QCDD Meeting 4.4.16)
  • Shared Living PowerPoint (QCDD Meeting 5.2.16)
  • NYSTART Overview Presentation (QCDD Meeting 6.6.16)
  • Intrepid Museum Visual Vocabulary (QCDD Meeting 6.6.16)
  • Intrepid Museum Accessibility Options (QCDD Meeting 6.6.16)
  • NY START Fact Sheet (QCDD Meeting 6.6.16)
  • Stress Management Presentation (QCCD Meeting 12.5.16)
  • What is Advocacy Presentation (QCDD Meeting 2.6.17)
  • Ready NY Presentation (QCDD Meeting 3.6.17)
  • Ready NY: What’s Your Plan? (QCDD Meeting 3.6.17)
  • Advocates for Children Presentation (QCDD Meeting 5.1.17)
  • CCO Tri County presentation (QCDD Meeting 5.8.18) 
  • OPWDD’s Certified Residential Opportunities list ( QCDD Meeting 4.1.19)
  • Important Family/Caregiver Resources ( QCDD Meeting 4.1.19)
  • Roots and Wings are our kids, too ( QCDD Meeting 4.1.19)
  • Things to know about IRA’s ( QCDD Meeting 4.1.19)
  • Ettinger Law Firm: Estate Planning (QCDD Meeting 1.6.20)
  • Data Brief – Waiting for a Seat (QCDD Meeting 2.3.20)
  • Powerpoint presentation about IDD fatality rates in NYS during Covid-19 (QCDD Meeting 6.1.20) 
  • Fatality Rates for IDD Population in NY – Video (QCDD Meeting 6.1.20)
  • Learning more about Wrap-Around services (QCDD Meeting 8.3.2020)

QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes

• • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 9.19.16
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 11.7.16
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 12.5.16
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 1.9.17
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 2.6.17
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 3.6.17
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 4.3.17
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 5.1.17
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 6.5.17
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 9.11.17
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 10.2.17
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 11.6.17
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 12.4.17
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 1.8.18
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 2.5.18
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 5.7.18
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 6.4.18
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 9.17.18
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 11.5.18
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 12.3.18
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 1.7.19
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 2.4.19
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 4.1.19
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 9.14.20
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 10.5.20
  • QCDD Full Council Meeting Minutes – 11.2.20

QCDD Full Council Meeting Videos

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