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