Overview
OPWDD will release a new Statewide Comprehensive 2023-2027 Strategic Plan in the Fall of 2022 following stakeholder feedback and discussion which began in 2021 and continued in 2022 with review of a draft plan.
The 2023-2027 Strategic Plan will include the top priorities for OPWDD policy and planning efforts for the next several years.
Planning Timeline
Spring 2021
- Launch Strategic Planning webpages
- Hold regional forum listening sessions
- Collect written and verbal input
Summer 2021
- Meet with all stakeholder groups to discuss strategies and gather input
Fall 2021
- Develop the Draft Strategic Plan using feedback provided by stakeholders
Spring 2022
- Release Draft Strategic Plan for public review
- Public Hearings to collect written and verbal feedback
Summer 2022
- Hold regional public meetings to collect feedback
Fall 2022
- Finalize plan based on feedback
- Release final plan and submit to NYS legislature
2023-2027 Draft Strategic Plan
View all translated versions of the Strategic Plan.
The Draft Strategic Plan Plain Language
View all translated versions of the Draft Strategic Plan Plain Language document.
Statewide Hearings
5.07 Draft Strategic Plan Statewide Public Hearing June 8, 2022
5.07 Draft Strategic Plan Statewide Public Hearing June 9, 2022
5.07 Draft Strategic Plan Statewide Public Hearing August 15, 2022
5.07 Draft Strategic Plan Statewide Public Hearing August 16, 2022
Regional Forums
In Summer 2022, OPWDD held the following in-person forums:
| Location | Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plattsburgh | June 22 | 2-4 p.m. |
Advocacy and Resource Center |
| Binghamton | June 28 | 3-5 p.m. |
Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC) |
| Queens | July 7 | 12-2 p.m. |
Queens DDRO |
| Long Island | July 8 | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. |
OPWDD Regional Office |
| Staten Island | July 8 | 3:30-5:30 p.m. |
Elizabeth A. Connelly Center, |
| Capital Region | July 11 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | OD Heck Gymnasium 500 Balltown Road, Building 4, Schenectady, NY 12304 |
| Rochester | July 18 | 3:30-5:30 p.m. |
Mary Cariola Children’s Center |
| Buffalo | July 19 | 1-3 p.m. |
OPWDD Regional Office & |
| Syracuse | July 26 | 1-3 p.m. | Arc of Onondaga 600 South Wilbur Ave. Syracuse, NY 13024 |
| Manhattan | August 2 | 1-3 p.m. |
Inter-Agency Council of Developmental Disabilities (IAC) |
| Brooklyn | August 2 | 6-8 p.m. | Heartshare Brooklyn Day Habilitation 177 Livingston St., 2nd Floor 29 Gallatin Pl. Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
| Bronx | August 3 | 9:30-11:30 a.m. | OPWDD Regional Office 2400 Halsey Street Bronx, NY 10461 |
| Westchester | August 3 | 3:30-5:30 p.m. | Westchester Institute for Human Development 20 Plaza West Valhalla, NY 10595 |