Housing Options and Obstacles for Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities – Part 1

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Welcome and Introduction

12:10 p.m. – 12:35 p.m.

Introduction of Program and Case Studies

• Introduction of program

• Introduction of two case studies of individuals seeking housing

Amy C. O’Hara, Esq., Littman Krooks, LLP

Ellyn S. Kravitz, Esq., Abrams Fensterman, LLP

0.5 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

12:35 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

History of Residential Opportunities for People with I/DD Over the Past 50 Years

• Provide history of the progression of housing from institutions to modern day settings

o Institutions (Willowbrook and other Developmental Centers)

o Intermediate Care Facilities (ICFs) – State operated, and voluntary agency operated

o Individual Residential Alternatives (IRAs)

o Out-of-state school placements and in-state placements

o Evolution of waiting lists over the years

• Applicable State Regulations

Genoveffa Flagello, Esq., Mental Hygiene Legal Service, 2nd Department

0.5 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

Introduction to Housing Navigation Process

• Housing navigation – How does it work?

• NYHRC

• OPWDD and housing

• Support brokers and housing navigators

• How do you get it, and how is it funded?

Renée G. Schwartz, Esq., Goldman Schwartz LLC

John Maltby, Director of the Housing Resource Center, New York Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

1:50 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Q&A

Co-Chairs

• Renee G. Schwartz, Esq., Goldman Schwartz LLC

• Lisa K. Friedman, Esq., Law Office of Lisa K. Friedman

• Amy C. O’Hara, Esq., Littman Krooks, LLP

• Ellyn S. Kravitz, Esq., Abrams Fensterman, LLP