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Live the LIFE You Want to Live

Everyone deserves the promise of a full, meaningful life. We connect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families to support they need to live the life they choose.

Video Resources

Whether you are a LIFEPlan Member, Partner Provider, Staff, MFA Council Member, or Community Partner, our goal is to provide support to the LIFEPlan community as a whole by sharing valuable resources with one another.

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LIFEPlan Video Resources

Enrollment

Care Connection assists to enroll and connect to services.

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Coordination

Care Coordination helps plan and manage services from OPWDD and provider agencies.

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August 10, 2020

Services Help Make Pet Ownership Easier

If you are a pet owner, you know what a huge role pets play in our lives. Pets are a great source of unconditional love, emotional support and many happy memories. In return we provide them with food, security and of course, love and companionship. The companionship between pet owner and pets has never been more important than during this time of social distancing […]

July 29, 2020

OPWDD Day Services Retainer Program

Day Service Retainer Program- Last Eligible Day for Claiming is July 21, 2020 To: Day Habilitation, Prevocational Services and Community Habilitation Providers that have opted to participate in the OPWDD Day Service Retainer Program Please note: this guidance does not address retainer payments for Community Habilitation services delivered by ‘self-hired’ staff and paid by Fiscal […]

July 28, 2020

Disability Pride Through Self-Esteem

July is Disability Pride Month in New York. It’s very fitting since we also celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. When I recently posted on social media about Disability Pride Month, someone commented, “Why am I supposed to feel proud that I am disabled?” The comment actually had more colorful language but I’m offering the […]