Where Do I Begin? The process of pursuing residential placement can be overwhelming. This presentation will help you organize your needs, preferences, and documents to help you navigate the process. Presented by Parent to Parent of NYS.

Planning for the future means understanding and maximizing the benefits and funding supports available to individuals with disabilities. This one-hour workshop for parents, caregivers, and professionals will provide an overview of key programs including SSI, SSDI, OPWDD housing supports, SNAP, HEAP, Medicaid and waiver services, Medicare, CDPAP, and ACCES-VR. Participants will learn how these resources work, how they can support long-term stability and independence, and strategies for building flexibility and options for individuals and their families. This series is led by James Traylor, President of Rivent Partners and a nationally recognized advocate and presenter.

This session will help parents, caregivers, and professionals understand how SNTs work and how they can create financial security and choice for the future. Participants will learn about the different types of Special Needs Trusts, including 1st Party (self-settled) trusts, 3rd Party trusts, and Pooled Trusts managed by nonprofit organizations. We will discuss when each type is appropriate, how they are funded, what “Medicaid payback” means, and how trusts can be set up as part of a will or during a family’s lifetime. There will also be time for questions to help families feel more confident in planning ahead.

Planning for the future means sharing responsibilities, building backup plans, and starting important conversations early. This webinar will help parents, caregivers, and professionals understand key roles such as Legal Guardian, Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy, Representative Payee, and Special Needs Trustee, along with the roles of Care Coordinators, Self-Direction Brokers, and natural supports. Participants will learn how to create a strong, sustainable Circle of Support that reduces burden and ensures long-term stability for individuals with disabilities. This series is led by James Traylor, President of Rivent Partners and a nationally recognized advocate and presenter.

This is a joint learning session from Starbridge and the FACE Center that will help families foster vocabulary development in young children which in turn helps children with the acquisition of language. Participants will learn how language acquisition supports literacy skills as young children grow and develop in the early and elementary grades and will be introduced to strategies to support the development of vocabulary skills.​

This joint session offered by Starbridge and the FACE Center was developed to promote the understanding and appropriate use of testing accommodations for students with disabilities. The material is intended to provide information related to the decision-making process and types of testing accommodations, as well as the documentation of appropriate accommodations on the individualized education program (IEP).