Below please find the most recent Covid-19 information since our update last night:
This Update Includes:
New York Times Article
Appendix K Webinar
Self-Advocacy Association of NYS - Weekly Update
New York Times Article:
Yesterday an article was published in the New York Times detailing the hardship that individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities have faced during this pandemic and the struggle that providers have had to endure to keep them as safe as possible. That article can be found here.
Appendix K Webinar:
This afternoon the Managed Care Community of Practice (MCCOP) hosted a webinar where Kate Marlay from OPWDD presented on some of the most important aspects of the Appendix K Waiver. There will be an additional webinar held on Monday to further discuss issues regarding the Waiver that were not addressed today. A copy of the slides from today’s webinar can be found here.
Additionally, to register for future webinars or to find other information that MCCOP is offering, please visit their website here.
Self Advocacy Association of NYS – Weekly Update:
The Self Advocacy Association of NYS is an important partner of the New York Alliance and to that end we would like to share their weekly update from last week as part of our update today. A link to that update can be found here.
