July 27, 2021
CP State News
We're here for you! 
Sen. Gillibrand to give Federal Update on Aug. 3
Join the NYDA Town Hall with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on August 3 from 11-11:45 a.m.
Register and submit questions at https://bit.ly/3rmZO08 
NYDA events spotlight workforce crisis
The existing workforce crisis has escalated dramatically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Without adequate funding, I/DD providers are unable to offer competitive wages to recruit and retain the skilled direct support staff that provide the foundation of care for more than 140,000 New Yorkers with I/DD.
NYDA member agencies have of scheduled events in Buffalo, Rochester, and New York City. An event in Schenectady is taking place this Thursday, July 29, and another is taking place in Long Island on Wednesday, August 4.
We need to keep the pressure up throughout the summer and into the fall! If your Affiliate is interested in holding a regional event around the workforce shortage, please contact Barbara Crosier (bcrosier@cpstate.org) or Bill DeVoe (wdevoe@cpstate.org). We're happy to help with all aspects of planning and executing a successful event.
Save the Date: Clinical Conference is Friday, Nov. 12
Join us for the 3rd Annual Conference on Multi-Disciplinary Clinical Care for Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on Friday, November 12, at The Embassy Suites, 86 Congress Street, Saratoga Springs.
Topics to include:
  • Interdisciplinary Oral Healthcare
  • Dysphagia and Common GI Issues
  • Mental Health: Co-Occurring Conditions
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life
  • Skin Integrity
This program has been designed to meet the interest of physicians, dentists, clinicians, therapists, nurses and administrators who provide services to people with intellectual/developmental disabilities or are interested in doing so.
Click here to register for the conference. (Discounts available for students and nurses.)
Check cpstate.org for program details.
Students with disabilities deserve equitable funding!
In a year that saw more than $14 billion dollars in federal funding, an 11.3% overall increase and a 7.6% foundation aid increase to New York State public school districts, students with disabilities served by 4410 and 853 schools received only 4%!Urge the Governor to sign S.6516-A/A.8013 which would ensure that 4410, 853 and Special Act schools receive funding increases commensurate with public school foundation aid. S.6516-A/A.8013 would correct a long-standing inequity and show the public school students served by 4410, 853 and Special Act schools that they matter too.
Help individuals with impaired speech use voice-activated tech
Project Euphonia is a Google Research project started two years ago with the goal of helping people with speech impairments communicate faster and gain independence. A few months ago, they reached a milestone of 1,000 hours of recordings from 1,000 participants! Their next goal? Collect speech samples from an additional 5,000 participants! For the type of research Project Euphonia is doing, having data from a large number of speakers representing a broad spectrum of speech characteristics helps the most. Learn how you can help - and maybe make some money recording speech samples for Project Euphonia - by visiting bit.ly/CPStatePE.
DSPs and other staff can get paid for their time too!
See how it works: Click the thumbnail to hear Mike from Ability Beyond talk about his experience with Project Euphonia.
Don't forget, we're back in-person for this year's conferences!
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