Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council (DDAC) Monday April 20, 2026, 11AM until 2PM The next public meeting of the Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council (DDAC) will be held Monday, April 20 from 11 am until 2 pm. The meeting will be held in person in Albany at the Empire State Plaza, Meeting Room 1. You may also join at one of our OPWDD Regional Office Locations listed below. When you arrive, please sign-in at the security desk: - Buffalo: 1021 Broadway, Room 433, Buffalo, NY 14212
- Syracuse: 187 Northern Concourse, Classroom 2, Syracuse, NY 13212 (Please use the phone in the vestibule to dial 8505 or 6901 and let them know you are there for the DDAC Meeting)
- NYC: 25 Beaver St., OPWDD 3rd Floor, Room 3K11, New York, NY 10004 (Please bring a state issued photo ID.)
- Long Island: 415A Oser Ave. Hauppauge, NY 11788
The Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee (DDAC) meeting has transitioned to a new webcasting platform. - To view the live meeting, please visit: https://totalwebcasting.com/live/nysopwdd
- To participate in public comment, you may either attend the meeting in person or sign up to participate virtually on Total Webcasting. Those who sign up for virtual public comment will receive an email with instructions on how to join the meeting and provide their comments virtually on the morning of January 6.
Review DDAC Meeting Information and Agenda Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Advisory Board Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 12PM until 2PM The next public meeting of the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Advisory Board will be held in person at the Empire State Plaza, Meeting Room 7 in Albany and virtually via WebEx on Wednesday, April 22 from 12 pm- 2 pm. Register for ASD Advisory Board Meeting The Autism Spectrum Disorders Advisory Board was created in November of 2016 to help provide guidance and information to New York policymakers, individuals with an autism spectrum disorder diagnosis (ASD), and families seeking reliable information regarding available services and supports. The Members of the Board are tasked with several important duties including: studying and reviewing the effectiveness of supports and services currently being provided to people diagnosed with Autism Spectrum disorders; identifying legislative and regulatory activity which may be required to improve existing service systems that support people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders; identifying methods for improving interagency coordination of services and maximizing the impact and effectiveness of services and agency functions; and, other matters as deemed appropriate by the Board. Review ASD Advisory Board Meeting Information and Agenda To view the full schedule of public meetings, visit https://opwdd.ny.gov/events?f%5B0%5D=filter_term%3A26. ENGLISH To view this announcement in another language, visit the link at the bottom of this message and click on the translate button at the top to select your preferred language. FRENCH Pour consulter cette annonce dans une autre langue, visitez le lien au bas de ce message et cliquez sur le bouton « traduire » situé en haut de votre écran pour sélectionner la langue de votre choix. HAITIAN CREOLE: Pou w wè anons sa a nan yon lòt lang, vizite lyen ki anba mesaj sa a epi klike sou bouton tradui ki anwo nan ekran w lan pou w chwazi lang ou pito a. RUSSIAN Чтобы просмотреть это объявление на другом языке, перейдите по ссылке внизу этого сообщения и нажмите на кнопку «перевод» в верхней части экрана, чтобы выбрать предпочитаемый язык. SPANISH Para ver este anuncio en otro idioma, visite el enlace que está la parte inferior de este mensaje y haga clic en el botón "traducir" en la parte superior de la pantalla para seleccionar el idioma de preferencia. KOREAN 이 안내를 다른 언어로 보려면, 이 메시지 하단에 있는 링크를 방문하여 화면 상단의 번역(translate) 버튼을 클릭하고 선호하는 언어를 선택하십시오. CHINESE 如需查看本公告的其他语言版本,请点击本消息底部的链接,然后点击屏幕上方的翻译按钮,并选择您的偏好语言。 ITALIAN Per visualizzare questo annuncio in un'altra lingua, visitate il link in fondo a questo messaggio e fate clic sul pulsante di traduzione nella parte superiore dello schermo per selezionare la lingua preferita POLISH Aby wyświetlić to ogłoszenie w innym języku, odwiedź łącze znajdujące się w dolnej części tej wiadomości i kliknij przycisk tłumaczenia u góry ekranu w celu wybrania preferowanego języka. BENGALI এই ঘোষণাটি অন্য ভাষায় দেখতে, এই বার্তার নীচে দেওয়া লিঙ্কটিতে যান এবং আপনার পছন্দের ভাষা বেছে নিতে, স্ক্রিনের শীর্ষে থাকা “অনুবাদ করুন” বোতামে ক্লিক করুন৷ YIDDISH צו זען דעם מעלדן אין אַן אַנדערע שפּראַך, באַזוכן די לינק ביי די ענד פון דעם אָנזאָג און דריקן אויף די איבערזעצן קנעפּל אין די שפּיץ פון דיין סקרין צו אויסקלייַבן דיין בילכער שפּראַך. ARABIC لعرض هذا الإعلان بلغةٍ أخرى، يرجى زيارة الرابط في أسفل هذه الرسالة والنقر على زر الترجمة في أعلى شاشتك من أجل تحديد لغتك المفضلة. URDU اس اعلان کو کسی دوسری زبان میں دیکھنے کے لیے، اس پیغام کے زیریں حصے میں موجود لنک ملاحظہ کریں اور اپنی ترجیحی زبان منتخب کرنے کے لیے اپنی اسکرین کے بالائی حصے پر موجود ترجمے کے بٹن پر کلک کریں۔ Upcoming DDAC and Autism Board Meetings - April 20 and 22 | Office for People With Developmental Disabilities |