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“…every child, rich and poor, black and white, urban and rural, deserves the same quality education.”
These words were taken directly from the Governor’s 2019 Justice Agenda presentation - but what about children with disabilities attending 4410 special education preschools and 853 special education schools?

“Less than two years ago, Governor Cuomo stood in the War Room, raised his right hand and pledged he would not sign a budget that failed to include living wage funding for direct care workers. He did this with great fanfare, as you can see from this photo. He lived up to that pledge, but that was then.”

Rallies in Albany and Poughkeepsie Thursday call for a living wage for DSPs who Support 130,000 New Yorkers with Developmental Disabilities.

The Regional Center for Autism at Old Westbury is hosting a free parent/educator Autism training on Saturday, January 26th, 2019.

DDI is collecting handmade knit or crochet hats to donate to the American Heart Association's "Little Hats, Big Hearts" initiative.

#bFair2DirectCare 2019 Campaign Kicks off With Rallies in State Capitol and Poughkeepsie Tomorrow/Thursday; Urging Governor & Lawmakers to Fund a Living Wage For Direct Support Professionals

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced new appointments to his administration, including his nomination of Theodore Kastner as Commissioner of the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities.

On Friday, December 21st, DDI employees gathered together at the Stonebridge Country Club to celebrate the holiday season.

In March of 2006, while working in retail, Jennifer Torchetti peeked at the Newsday classifieds looking for an opportunity to apply her degree in clinical psychology. She took a chance and scheduled an interview at Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) for a teaching assistant position working with young children with autism.