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EVENTS
March 22 – Sensory Friendly Movie Night
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April 4 – Come and Play @ Oakdale Commons
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April 10 – Growing & Sustaining a Strong Special Ed
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May 19 – Closed for Memorial Day
June 19 – Closed for Juneteenth Day
Imagine a world that is accessible to everyone–where no barriers to independence exist; where you’re allowed to be yourself and free to let your disability be just one more part of you. Together we can shape this world. Join the Independent Living (R)evolution! Our unity can be a potent force for change.
In addition to providing services, the Southern Tier Independence Center is a gathering place for people and information. Our joint efforts in understanding the issues and concerns of people with disabilities can pave the way to this more accessible world.
The Center believes that people have the right to be responsible for making their own choices. By working with you rather than for you, we respect your ability to know what’s best for you.
If any of our services seem like a good option for you, we’d like to meet you! All services are free unless otherwise indicated.
NEWS
Feb. 27, 2024 – We talk about the governor’s proposed changes to the embattled Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, with Blaise Bryant, communications specialist with the New York Association on Independent Living, and Bryan O’Malley, executive director of the Consumer Directed Action of New York. CLICK HERE TO STREAM AUDIO
Watch and share on Facebook, Instagram, Threads or X now!
Then, follow the action link to email your legislators urging them to support #CareNOTProfits in this year’s budget.
Aren’t on social media? No worries! You can watch the film and take action without social media here.
Tuesday, February 6 from 1-2:30 pm
Our Budget Disability Priority Agenda (DPA Review Session is scheduled for Tuesday, February 6 from 1-2:30 p.m. We will have a DPA to share later next week. Registration for the DPA Review Session is required. If you require a reasonable accommodation please let me know by end of day Wednesday, Jan. 31.
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Thursday, February 22, 2024 1-2 pm
Transition from EI to CPSE
The transition from Early Intervention to the Committee on Preschool Special Education can be a time of excitement but it can also be a source of anxiety. Transitions are made easier when families and providers understand the process. This workshop will help participants to understand the transition process, to be an active member of the transition team, to understand the difference between services in EI and CPSE, and to understand the purpose of an IEP. Parents will come away from this workshop with a better understanding of what to expect as their children move on to the CPSE system.
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Xscapes Bucks are on sale now.
2/12/24 – Lobby Day in Albany
Consumers are very welcome to come – worker should add their names to the attending list if you are bringing them.
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Xscapes are interactive adventure based escape room scenarios. Escape rooms are a rapidly growing popular entertainment adventure. You are part of a team of players who are placed in a room filled with puzzles and the clues that you need to solve the adventure. You have one hour to escape the scenario successfully. Can your team do it? Are you and your companions observant, logical, problem solvers with the inherent talentand knowledge to win in record time? Can you collaborate performing as a team, each member applying their particular talents and insights to the challenge at hand, keeping sight of the overall goal? This isn’t a board room meeting on “team building”, This is the test: Time to Function. Get yourselves some bragging rights. Think yourselves out of the big box. Simon Says: Assemble your team, and have some hands-on fun.
Cost is per player – minimum is 4 players to book a room and can have up to 8 players maximum players. Whether you have 2 players or 3 players, you must pay for at least 4 spots to reserve a room. Other players can join you unless you purchase all spots. We suggest everyone start with VALLEY of the KINGS or LAST PHARAOH STANDING first.
Cost per player is 25.00 for Valley of the Kings, Last Pharaoh Standing, and Exit Protocol
Cost per player is 30.00 for Twilight Zone or Wizard and Dragon
BOOK AN ESCAPE ROOM NOW!!!!
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