Housing Options and Obstacles – 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.

Topics to Include:

Person-Centered Planning

• Housing navigation process
• Working with housing navigators
• Agency involvement
• Integration with self-direction/FI/Life Plan
• Funding and budget; Home ownership
• Who provides caregiving services?
• Transportation
• Optimizing public benefits

Ethical Considerations – Who is the Client?

• Is the client the individual or the parent?
• How does SDM play into this?

Speakers

Christopher R. Lyons, Esq., Aim Services, Inc.

Patricia Calandra, THRIVE (Today’s Housing Resources and Initiatives) (at OPWDD)

Seth Greenman, New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation

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