Information for
Parents and Advocates
Important Announcements
Upcoming In-Person 2023-2027 Draft Strategic Plan Forums
OPWDD is preparing its 2023-2027 Strategic Plan and we invite you to provide feedback on the draft plan now on our website (plain language summary is available). Using your input, OPWDD will adopt a final Strategic Plan that will guide the agency over the next five years.
You can provide your comments in two ways – by submitting written comments or by attending one of our in-person forums. The next in-person forum is scheduled for July 7 in Queens.
Recognizing and respecting that some stakeholders may not be comfortable with in-person meetings, OPWDD will provide additional virtual public hearing opportunities on the 2023-2027 Draft Strategic Plan. Dates and times will be announced soon.
Written Feedback
Fill out an online form. Note that the form provides for written comments. Those who wish to submit written feedback through the online feedback form should submit their comments by July 29, 2022.
In-Person feedback – Attend a Regional In-Person Forum
Queens
July 7
12-2 p.m.
Queens DDRO
Room VC2, Basement
80-45 Winchester Blvd, Building 80
Queens Village, NY 11427
July 8
10 a.m.-12 p.m.
OPWDD Regional Office
415 Oser Avenue
Hauppauge, NY 11788
July 8
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Elizabeth A. Connelly Center,
930 Willowbrook Road,
Building 41 A
Staten Island, NY 10314
Capital Region
July 11
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
OD Heck Gymnasium
500 Balltown Road, Building 4
Schenectady, NY 12304
Rochester
July 18
3:30-5:30 p.m.
Mary Cariola Children’s Center
1000 Elmwood Ave.
Rochester, NY 14621
Buffalo
July 19
1-3 p.m.
OPWDD Regional Office & SANYS of WNY
1021 Broadway Street
4th Floor, Large Conference Room
Buffalo NY, 14212
Syracuse
July 26
TBD
August 2
1-3 p.m.
Inter-Agency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencies (IAC)
150 West 30th St.
15th Floor
New York, NY 10001
August 2 6-8 p.m.
Heartshare Brooklyn Day Habilitation
177 Livingston St.,
2nd Floor
29 Gallatin Pl.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Bronx
August 3
TBD
Westchester
August 3
TBD