Exercise Your Right To Vote All Americans have the right to vote, including people with developmental disabilities, and there are federal and state laws to guard and guarantee that right. OPWDD is committed to ensuring that voting rights are upheld for the people we serve and that every person is given the opportunity to register […]
OPWDD has revised the rules that apply to using your SD budget and services out-of-state. Beginning January 1, 2020, the following changes apply: Any request submitted after the date of the out-of-state request will be returned and will not be reimbursed. If staff are present during the out-of-state trip, they can only work within the […]
Check out this blog post to find Video Recording and Question and Answers resources for our Staff Action Plan Webinar. https://portal.issny.org/help.php?cat=2 This page is a part of our new ISS portal’s help system! The help system includes the following categories: 1. Staff Action Plan Training: a. Video recording of […]
ISS operates under the auspices of the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. The OPWDD mandates the Quality Assurance Department to follow Part 624 and 625 Incident regulations and guidelines. ISS staffs are to report all incidents or suspected/witnessed abuse to QA immediately upon discovery. Specific details and information regarding incident reporting and processing is […]