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A Coronavirus Phone Line is available for families to call at 716.817.7445. An afterhours Coronavirus hotline is available for families and people enrolled in our Day Habilitation Programs and Vocational Services to share questions at 716.529.6505. Concerns may also be emailed to COVIDconcern@people-inc.org.

People Inc. also maintains an Emergency Closing Line for program participants, families and staff containing updated information about weather-related program closures. Call 716.817.5700 (Western New York) or 585.441.9393 (Greater Rochester Region) to find out if your program or location is closed.
 

Note:

On March 7, 2024, People Inc. updated the visitor policy for all residential facilities based on the recent Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) revised guidance on the "Management of Communicable Respiratory Viral Infections." Communicable Respiratory Viral Infections include: seasonal influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID-19, measles, varicella zoster (chicken pox), and herpes zoster (shingles).

  • If a person-served in a residence is under investigation (PUI) for or positive for COVID-19 or Influenza or Respiratory Viral Infection: Visitation is limited to outside (if weather permits)/Bedroom.
  • If a person-Served is exposed to a person under investigation for or positive for COVID-19 or Influenza or Respiratory Viral Infection: Visitation is limited to outside (if weather permits)/Designated area in the home away from people in isolation.
  • Face masks are required under the following circumstances:
  • Face Masks are required if a visitor had close contact with someone with COVID-19, wear a well fitted face mask around others for 10-days from last close contact. 
  • Face Masks are required if a visitor completed a minimum 5-day isolation period as a result of a COVID-19 infection and are required to be worn on days 6-10.
  • Face Masks are required if the home has a person receiving services under isolation for PUI or positive COVID-19 or the home is under isolation for a suspected or confirmed influenza.

More information is available at NYS OPWDD and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

People Inc. Sharing Virtual Rally Against OPWDD Rate Cuts TOMORROW - June 24

Jun 23, 2020

Join us on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at 10 a.m., as we livestream a virtual rally hosted by New York State Senator David Carlucci and New York Disability Advocates (NYDA).

The purpose of the rally is to oppose unnecessary cuts by New York State to residential services for people with disabilities. Almost $250 million in cuts have been proposed for certified IRA and ICF residential programs. These cuts would severely damage services for people with disabilities, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn more from some of the people who will be affected the most by these vacancy-rate cuts. The rally will last about 15 minutes and will include remarks from:

  • David Carlucci, New York State Senator
  • Susan Constantino, CP State CEO and NYDA Spokesperson
  • Carmine Marchionda, Rockland Arc Executive Director
  • Tom McAlvanah, NYDA President and Interagency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Inc. (IAC) Executive Director
  • Marilyn Morris, self-advocate from Jawonio Bobbi Lewis residence 
  • Yvette Watts New York Association of Emerging & Multicultural Providers, Inc. (NYAEMP) Executive Director and NYDA Spokesperson

The rally will be posted for viewing later, along with a call to action to contact the Governor and OPWDD through the Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State advocacy portal. You can make a difference now with just one click to tell Governor Cuomo that New Yorkers with disabilities deserve better!