NEW YORK STATE INDEPENDENT LIVING COUNCIL
(NYSILC)
DEVELOPMENT OF THE THREE-YEAR
STATE PLAN FOR INDEPENDENT
LIVING (SPIL)
2008, 2009, 2010 Public Notice
The New York State
Independent Living Council (NYSILC), in conjunction with the New York State
Education Department/Office of Vocational and Educational Services for
Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) and the New York State Office of Children
and Family Services/Commission for the Blind and Visually Handicapped (CBVH),
is seeking your input on the development of its next three-year State Plan for
Independent Living (SPIL). Three open and two targeted public hearings will be
held at the following locations:
Open Public
Hearings
- BUFFALO: October 4, 2006, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM,
Independent Living Project of Western New York, 3108 Main Street, Buffalo, NY.
TEL (716) 836-0822 V & TTY.
- SYRACUSE: October 11, 2006, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, ARISE,
635 James Street, Syracuse, NY. TEL (315) 472-3171, TTY (315) 479-6363.
- LONG ISLAND: October 18, 2006, 12:00 noon - 2:00 PM,
Self Initiated Living Options, Inc. (SILO), 140 Fell Court, Hauppauge, NY. TEL
(631) 654-8007, TTY (631) 654-8076.
Targeted SPIL Hearings at Public Events (All Held In
Albany)*
- October 12, 2006, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM. NYS DOH TBI Best
Practices Conference, Empire State Plaza Convention Center, Albany, NY. For
more information contact NYSILC at (518) 427-1060 Voice & TDD. For
conference information, contact Laura Roe, NYS DOH, at
lar04@health.state.ny.us, or (518) 474-6580.
- October 31, 2006, 2:00 - 3:15 PM. NYAIL 2006 Annual
Conference and Disability Caucus, The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center,
Albany Shaker Road, Albany, NY. For more information contact NYSILC at (518)
427-1060 Voice & TDD. Conference registration link:
http://www.ilny.org/calendar/2006ConfBrochure.pdf (PDF),
http://www.ilny.org/calendar/06Conference/registration.html (Text).
- October 31, 2006, 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM (After dinner).
Youth Leadership Focus Group, the Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Albany
Shaker Road, Albany, NY. For more information contact Susan Cohen, NYSILC, for
details, at suec@nysilc.org, or (518) 427-1060 Voice & TDD
*Participation at targeted SPIL hearings at public events
by conference registration and attendance only. See details.
The public hearings are open to the public. The targeted
SPIL hearings at public events require registration per conference guidelines.
All hearings will be held in locations accessible to people with disabilities.
Materials will be provided in alternative formats. For further information,
contact NYSILC at (518) 427-1060 (Voice & TTY) or at 1 (888) 4-NYSILC (Toll
Free Voice for New York State Only).
If you cannot attend any of the public hearings, you can
submit written comments to NYSILC before 5:00 PM on Wednesday, November 1,
2006. Comments can be sent via mail to NYSILC, 111 Washington Avenue, Suite
101, Albany, NY 12210, faxed to (518) 427-1139, or e-mailed to
nysilc@nysilc.org. Comments can also be sent by visiting the NYSILC website at
www.nysilc.org. or click on the 'state plans" tab at the right corner of the
page and follow the menu options provided on the home page for "SPIL Comments."
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