OMRDD Announces Fall Housing Conference

The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Office of Housing Initiatives and Support has announced their fall conference.  Details are listed below:

"Building Public/Private Partnerships to Advance Affordable Housing for People with Disabilities: Challenges and Opportunities"

October 6, 2009
8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Crowne Plaza
State & Lodge Streets
Albany, NY 12207

Welcome and Opening Remarks:  Diana Jones Ritter, Commissioner, NYS OMRDD

Keynote Speaker:  Charles D. Hammerman, President & CEO, The Disability Opportunity Fund

Other Guest Speakers:
Priscilla Almodovar, President & CEO, NY Homes Deborah Boatright, District Director, Neighbor Works America Judith Nelson, President, Habitat for Humanity of NYS James Ahrens and JoAnne Schwartz, Vice President and Corporate CRA Officer, M&T Bank Michael Burgess, Director, The NYS Office for the Aging Melanie Shaw, Executive Director, The New York Association on Independent Living Terrence O'Neal, Principal, Terrence O'Neal Architect

For More Information:
(518) 473-1973