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

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.

History of and Introduction to Residential Planning

• Introduction of Case Study

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

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

12:10 p.m. – 12:35 p.m.

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

• Discussion of Willowbrook History

• Institutions (Willowbrook and other Developmental Centers)

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

• Individual Residential Alternatives (IRAs)

• Out of State School Placements and In State Placements

• Evolution of Waiting Lists Over the Years

Genoveffa Flagello, Esq., Mental Hygiene Legal Service, 2nd Dep't.

0.5 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice

12:35 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

Introduction to Residential Planning

• OPWDD Eligibility, Access to Housing, Emergency vs. Non-emergency Waiting Lists

• New Developments from OPWDD

• Where to Go?

• Certified and Non-certified Housing

Speaker TBD

1.5 MCLE Credits 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