Jamie Budlong, a direct-support professional who works with New Yorkers with disabilities through the Liberty ARC in upstate Montgomery County, said a $4,000 geographic pay differential in fiscal 2024 ...

The state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities launched a Request for Proposal earlier this month for an independent program to assist individuals with disabilities, their families and ...

Individuals with disabilities who live in institutional settings and advocacy group Disability Rights New York have filed a class action suit against the state Department of Health, Office for People ...

The Office for People with Developmental Disabilities has not ensured that the employees who transport clients in New York City drive safely and have valid driver’s licenses, according to a recent ...

On July 23, 2025, the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities adopted final regulations requiring all facilities certified or operated by OPWDD to maintain an agencywide Emergency Management ...

Courtney Burke, the acting commissioner for the New York state Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), announced new measures to protect the safety, welfare, and quality of care for ...

For the second time in just over a month, the state Office for People with Developmental Disabilities is set to pay out more than $2 million to settle a lawsuit regarding a resident who died while ...

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ALBANY — The state agency overseeing group homes caring for people with disabilities failed to provide facilities with proper guidance as the COVID pandemic first raged across New York, according to a ...