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Marc N. BrandtFrom the Executive Director:  

Why We Hold Our Annual Convention  

 

Greetings!

 

On October 20, NYSARC will kick off its 62nd Annual Convention. This year, we've expanded the program to Thursday to include educational and training opportunities for self-advocates and direct support professionals. We're also welcoming the stars of the documentary Wretches and Jabberers as our first keynote speakers. And on Saturday, October 22, we'll end our Convention with a plenary session on the 1115 Waiver, a program that promises to change our field forever.

 

You may ask, "Why does NYSARC hold a convention every year?"

 

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Marc N. Brandt  

Executive Director, NYSARC, Inc.  

 

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News from NYSARC
Jed Baker "Handling Challenging Behaviors and Teaching Social Skills" with Dr. Jed Baker
Verona - On Monday, October 3, Madison Cortland ARC; The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter and Herkimer ARC will host Dr. Jed Baker for a full-day Autism conference called,  "No More Meltdowns- Handling Challenging Behaviors and Teaching Social Skills." The conference will be geared toward families, NYSARC staff, teachers and professionals.

Dr. Baker is currently Director of the Social Skills Training Project in Maplewood, New Jersey, an organization which provides assessments and interventions for school-aged children that have social skill difficulties and/or behavioral problems.

 

Conference registration fees start at $50 for family members, $80 for NYSARC Staff and $130 for Teachers and Professionals. A limited number of scholarships are available, please inquire. You may register for the conference online at www.herkimerarc.org, by calling Carolyn Roy at 315-574-7780, or by downloading the registration form.

 

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Understanding the 1115 Waiver Blog Series

For direct access to the series, be sure to bookmark this link: http://blog.nysarc.org/category/1115-waiver/    

Bob Mascali NYSARC Trust Services: Examining the Potential for a Conflict of Interest
Federal and New York State law permits individuals with disabilities of any age who are living in the community to establish, and transfer funds to, pooled trust accounts without interfering with public benefits like Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) that they may be receiving. These pooled trusts must be established by a non-profit organization and the funds remaining in the beneficiary's account at death may be retained by the non-profit trust to assist other individuals with disabilities.

In some cases, the beneficiary or someone acting upon his or her behalf may want to use the pooled trust maintained by the non-profit organization that is also providing services to the beneficiary. In these situations, questions sometimes arise about the potential for a conflict of interest. In addition, certain public interest groups and government agencies have raised objections to these types of arrangements.

 

A recent court case from Long Island (read more; accessing the article requires NAELA membership) has held that the mere fact that a non-profit agency is the service provider and administers the pooled trust for that person does not make it a conflict of interest...

 

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Robert Mascali

Associate General Counsel, NYSARC, Inc.

 

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