Supporting People to Live, Work and Take Part in Their Community

The New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is responsible for coordinating services for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, including intellectual disabilities, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, Prader-Willi syndrome and other neurological impairments. It provides services directly and through a network of approximately 500 nonprofit service providing agencies, with about 80 percent of services provided by the private nonprofits and 20 percent provided by state-run services.

Our Services
Access OPWDD Supports

Services and supports provided by OPWDD or our service providers can help you live in the home of your choice; find employment and other meaningful activities in which to participate; build relationships in the community, and experience health and wellness. 
 

 

Supports

Info for Providers

Providing quality supports and services is the goal of OPWDD's service providers, care coordination organizations, family care providers and care managers. Information, tips, tools, regulations and guidance are available for providers to help ensure consistency in services across the state.

 

Providers

 

Community Involvement

Promote inclusion in your community and help people with developmental disabilities find employment, ease their transition from school into community living, invite them to your place of worship, or take a person into your home and care for them as a Family Care Provider. 
 

 

Get Involved

Do Work That Fulfills You
At OPWDD, you come to the agency for a job, but you stay for a career.

What's Happening

The Accessing Life podcast, led by those with lived experience, will include discussions on several areas addressed in the ADA, from topics like voting, to navigating the community, and understanding different transportation options. 

OPWDD holds quarterly public meetings to share new information about services and supports, and to provide the people we support, their family members and the people who support them the opportunity to provide feedback. 

 

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT (ARPA)
Federal Funding to Advance Home and Community Based Services
OPWDD Data
OPWDD is dedicated to providing high-quality supports and services to New Yorkers with developmental disabilities. Funded largely through Medicaid, these services rely on contributions from federal, state, and local governments. This data page offers insights into the people served by OPWDD, the types of services provided, and our resource stewardship, helping keep you informed of our ongoing commitment to supporting full, meaningful lives based on individual needs and choices.
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