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Speaking Up for Others: SANYS Letter to Buffalo News

Editor Buffalo News February 26, 2014 We are writing this letter on behalf of the Board and members of the Self-Advocacy Association of New York State, Inc. (SANYS). We are an organization run by and...

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OPWDD Waiver Update Power Point

This is a PDF of a PowerPoint update on the People 1st Waiver, presented by Commissioner Laurie Kelley on March 10, 2014. march2014powerpoint   

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SANYS 2014 Policy and Legislative Platform Statements

This is a short two page highlight version of SANYS Policy and Legislative Platform   SANYS Platform brief This is a longer version of SANYS Policy and Legislative Platform. It has more info about...

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CNY Self-Advocates are a Pot of Gold

Check out these great photos from the Central New York Self-Advocates march in the St. Patricks Day Parade in Syracuse at this site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/selfadvocacyny/sets/72157642730928763/

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Spread the Word to End the Word

People Are Beautiful Self Advocacy group and SANYS work to end the use of the R Word in Central NY! See the news story here: Fighting the R Word

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SANYS NEAT Survey

NEAT is the Northeast East Advocates Together, which include New York and the New England States–Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. NEAT is also Region 8 of our...

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Self-advocate leaders recieve NYSACRA Annual Excellence Awards

Sky Burke and Cristian Rainieri, SANYS Youth Ambassadors David Liscomb, Past President of SANYS

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SANYS STATEWIDE CONFERENCE!

SAVE THE DATE!     Self-Advocacy Association of NY State 2014 Annual Self-Advocacy Conference “Transforming the System Reinvesting in US!“ October 30th – November 1st, 2014 Marriott Hotel, Albany, NY...

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SANYS CONFERENCE LOGO CONTEST

Attention Self-Advocate Artists!!  The Self Advocacy Association is looking for a logo for its 2014 Statewide Conference that reflect the theme for this year’s event: “Transforming the System:...

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A Great Picnic In the Hudson Valley!

Beautiful weather welcomed eager (and hungry) self-advocates to James Baird State Park today, August 14th! Great food catered by Simply Gourmet, Inc., lots of  exciting games and tests of self-advocacy...

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STATE CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

Join us for our 25th Annual Self-Advocacy State Conference October 30th to November 1st at the Marriott Hotel on Wolf Road in Albany! We expect a lot of interest in our Conference this year, so don’t...

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Erin Hendersen Receives Thomas Maul Self-Advocacy Award!

SANYS Board Member, Erin Hendersen, received the Thomas Maul Self-Advocacy Award at the New York State Rehabilitation Association Conference on September 8th. Others in the photo include Michael...

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Record Registration For State Conference!

We’re very pleased to report that we’ve had record numbers of people register for our 2014 Conference, October 30th – November 1st! ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED! WAITING LIST - If you would like...

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A Great Year for Self-Advocates!

We’re proud of all that we accomplished in 2014… We had incredible attendance at Our 2014 State Self-Advocacy Conference in Albany! Here are some  pictures from the event: See more pictures from our...

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Meet the Self-Advocate Leaders of SANYS – Michael Kennedy, Grassroots Presenter

On a regular basis, we will be featuring stories about the remarkable people who make up the leadership of SANYS.  You’ll see that they all share one thing in common – the courage to speak up! Michael...

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Meet the Self-Advocate Leaders of SANYS – Pasquale “Patsy” Ginese, Grassroots...

On a regular basis, we will be featuring stories about the remarkable people who make up the leadership of SANYS.  You’ll see that they all share one thing in common – the courage to speak up! Pasquale...

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Living Naturally

Please click hear to watch a great music video about living Naturally.  Isn’t this all that everyone wants? A place to call their own, a life of their own choosing, surrounded by friendship and love....

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Meet the Self-Advocate Leaders of SANYS – Allan Walley

Allan Walley Living in the community Independently  Through Self-Direction Services My name is Allan Walley and I have been living in the community independently through self direction services for a...

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Meet the Self-Advocate Leaders of SANYS – Melissa Gomez – Grassroots Presenter

Melissa Gomez Hello, my name is Melissa and I’m a Grassroots Presenter in the Hudson Valley Region of SANYS. There were a number of events in my life when I realized that if I could speak-up and...

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Clint Perrin of SANYS Testifies at Employment First Commission, 2/19/15

CLICK ON EAR TO GET AUDIO VERSION OF CLINT’S TESTIMONY Clint Perrin, SANYS Statewide Policy Director “We believe in the idea of Employment First. We want to work; we want to earn money; we want use the...

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