Housing Options and Obstacles for Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities – Part 3

12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.

Welcome and Introduction

12:10 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.

Person-Centered Planning

• Housing navigation process

• Working with housing navigators

• Agency involvement

• Integration with self-direction/FI/Life Plan

o Funding and budget; Home ownership

o Who provides caregiving services?

o Transportation

o Optimizing public benefits

Renee G. Schwartz, Esq., Goldman Schwartz LLC

Chris Liuzzo, Associate Executive Director, Arc of Rensselaer County

Patricia (Trish) Calandra, THRIVE, Today’s Housing Resources and Initiatives, Master Housing Navigator LI Region 5, New York Housing Resource Center

1.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice

1:25 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.

Ethical Considerations – Who is the Client?

• Is the client the individual or the parent?

• How does SDM play into this?

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

0.5 Credit in Ethics

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