Housing Options and Obstacles for Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities – Part 3
This 3-part CLE program is designed to help attorneys expand their expertise beyond drafting special needs trusts. It emphasizes the importance of comprehensive residential planning for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and navigating New York State’s Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). The program aims to educate attorneys on available resources and how to effectively guide their clients in this crucial area of planning.
- November 13, 2024
- 12:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
- 1.5
- 0.5
- 2.0
- Virtual Participation
12:00 p.m. – 12:10 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction
12:10 p.m. – 1:25 p.m.
Person Centered Planning
Housing Navigation in a Nutshell
• Certified housing navigators now
• Work with individuals and their circle of support (Where do they want to live? Who do they want to live with?)
• How independent can they be, looking at accessibility?
Integration with Self-Direction/FI/Life Plan
• Funding–Budget (will SNT, LLC, or another 3rd party own the residence?)
• Who will provide caregiving services?
• Transportation
• How does this fit in with life plan (activities, work, programs, services?)
• Impact on public benefits, if any
Speaker TBD
1.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice
1:25 p.m. – 1:50 p.m.
Ethics of Who is the Client?
Speaker TBD
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
- Webinar
- 0PH21C
- Trusts & Estates Law Section
- Elder Law & Special Needs Section
- Committee on Disability Rights
- Real Estate and Housing Committee
