Housing Options and Obstacles for Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities – Part 2

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Welcome and Introduction

12:10 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Introduction to Residential Planning

• OPWDD eligibility and access to housing, residential habilitation and community habilitation services

• Emergency vs. non-emergency waiting lists – How does an individual get on a waiting list, and how does it work?

• New residential service developments from OPWDD

• Introduction to certified and non-certified housing

Willow Baer, Esq., Acting Commissioner, OPWDD

1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

Certified vs. Non-Certified Settings – What to Look for and What to Avoid

• Options and How Family Situations Affect Options

o Certified group home

o Non-certified agency-owned group home

o Supervised apartment (agency or paid neighbor)

o Home ownership

• Functional level of individual determines need

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

Chris Liuzzo, Associate Executive Director at Arc of Rensselaer County

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