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OPWDD
OPWDD
Transmittal Form for OPWDD Determination
Eligibility for OPWDD Services Information
What is OPWDD?
What is OPWDD?
OPWDD stands for the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities. It is the New York State office that provides funding for services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
The New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) coordinates and provides services for people with developmental disabilities and conducts research into the causes and prevention of developmental disabilities. OPWDD provides access to services through a regional system dividing the state into DDSOs. OPWDD certifies and regulates more than 700 nonprofit providers who deliver direct care to individuals with developmental disabilities. These providers offer a wide variety of services and supports, which visitors can review in the provider directory.
Developmental Disabilities Identification Card
Developmental Disabilities Identification Card
A state law from February 28, 2019, makes identification cards available from the OPWDD to people who have a medically diagnosed developmental disability. These new I/DD ID cards are meant to be presented to law enforcement, firefighters and emergency medical services personnel to aid in the communication process.
Click HERE for the OPWDD request form.
Click HERE for the OPWDD request form.
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