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PEP’s 17A Guardianship Workshop

Tuesday, June 25th 2024:
Click HERE to register 9:30 AM Zoom meeting session,
Click HERE to register 6:00 PM Zoom meeting session.

Please join us for our Free Online 17A Guardianship Workshop.
Arshi Pal, Esq. of Littman Krooks LLP will discuss the 17A guardianship process and will include alternative options. Arshi will guide you through the guardianship process and planning for the future of a child with special needs. The topics of focus are 17A Guardianships and how to meet the health, legal, and financial needs of children with disabilities, alternatives to guardianship, and ways of planning for a loved one’s future needs.

Presenter: Arshi Pal, Esq. Littman Krooks L.L.P.
TRI Workshop Facilitators: Jennifer O’Neill, Senior Special Education Advocate, and Patricia Lucio-Penn, Special Education Advocate –
Bilingual Spanish

Parent Empowerment Program

What is the Special Education Parent Empowerment Program?

Parent Empowerment Program (PEP) is a new addition to Taconic Resources for Independence, Inc. (TRI). PEP provides training and information to families of children and young adults with disabilities, between the ages of 3 and 22. TRI’s Special Education program offers specialized and collaborative advocacy training, parent-to-parent networking and support, information, and referral services.

Click the picture below for a copy of the PDF flyer

Flyer for the Special Education PEP Guardianship Workshop June 25th
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TRI Inclusion Festival 2024

JOIN US! Friday, June 28th from 11 am until 3 pm
Celebrate disability pride and culture at our 3rd annual TRI Inclusion Festival! Click HERE for a copy of the accessible Program.

The Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site & The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum at the Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center is in partnership with TRI to host an exciting event featuring an array of accessible, engaging, and fun activities inside the Wallace Center of the Home of FDR National Historic Site: 4097 Albany Post Rd., Hyde Park, NY.

Click on the images below for a copy of the displayed PDF flyer.

updated 3rd Annual TRI Inclusion Festival 2024 flyer - list of activities and presentations
An image of 4 people and text that says '-3rd Annual TRI INCLUSION FESTIVAL 2024 In partnership with the Home Franklin Roosevelt National Historic Site & The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Libraru and Museum at the Henry Wallace Visitor and Education Center. THE STATE OF DISABILITY INCLUSION IN DUTCHESS COUNTY, featuring JOEL GRIFFITH, MAYOR OF TIVOLI. PETER A. CIRILLO, PCIRILLO ARCHITECTS P.C., JESSICA SCHOLES, DISABILTY RIGHTS NEW YORK ATTORNEY, and JONATHAN GREENWALD, DISABILTY RIGHTS NEW YORK ATTORNEY. TOGETHER with DUTCHESS DISABILITY ADVOCACY PARTNERSHIP (DAPP). Join us FRIDAY, JUNE 28 11AM-3PM
Instagram Post for 3rd annual inclusion festival, "Join us and Susannah Grange Owner of Hudson River Yoga. She’ll be instructing morning/afternoon Yoga sessions at our 3rd Annual TRI Inclusion Festival celebrating disability pride and culture!"
Did You Know? Each color on the Disability Pride Flag represents a different disability. The parallel stripes stand for intercommunal solidarity. The colors on the flag are disability experiences. The black background (lower left/upper right corners) mourns disabled people who died due to negligence, suicide, rebellion, illness, and eugenics. Red represents physical disabilities, Gold represents cognitive & intellectual disabilities, the White represents the nonvisabile & undiagnosed, the Blue represents psychiatric and the Green represents sensory disabilities. Are you surprised by all the symbolism that this flag holds?
Instagram post flyer for 3rd annual TRI Inclusion Festival- "Join us and Keynote Speaker John P. Herrion, Acting General Counsel for the New York State Division of Human Rights at the 3rd Annual TRI Inclusion Festival celebrating disability pride and culture!"
3rd Annual TRI Inclusion Fesitval 2024 in Blue patch above green park like setting with trees

TRI Sponsors

Thank You for sponsoring our
3rd Annual
TRI Inclusion Festival!

JOY SPONSORS

A green square with blue surrounded by green landscapes. Next to it the words Hudson Valley in green and Credit Union in blue.
Your Stories with Us displayed with a black box and the word stories inside
a puzzle piece above the words pieces of me
A yellow oval with the words Fit & Fun Playscapes in primary colors with stars, dots and squiggly lines
logo for Right Click Solutions LLC

KINDNESS SPONSOR

The word Ulster followed by a circle with the letters U and S intersecting and the year 1851 under the U, followed by the word Savings
prime print shop logo
logo for Staples - Poughkeepsie location

ENTHUSIASM SPONSORS

A white square with 3 rows of 3 circles in varying colors. The words HYATT Place under it.
Blue Lettering of Herbert H REDL Foundation with a white background
Quick Signs logo, light gray background with white lettering

AWARENESS SPONSORS

Green Outlined Woman with long hair and a crown with a star in a green circle Arlington & Wappingers
Yellow box with black stripes at top and bottom Kelly's Bakery
A red outlined barn house with a chimney and the letters CKP with the words Country Kids Popcorn under the letters
Black square with two circles Rossi & Sons Clover St Rosticceria 1979
Main Printing logo. black circle behind a red orange colored letter M.
logo for Twisted Soul food concepts
logo for IDF- interiror delux furniture. IDF in gold letters.
CrossPoint Connect, Inc. logo
Think DIFFERENTLY. logo, dutchessny.gov website below the text. The word Think is in gold, and the word Differently is in all caps and in white, and a gold period at the end.

PARTNERSHIP SPONSORS

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National Park Service
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COME ASK THE ADVOCATE

Got questions about your upcoming CSE meeting? Come Ask the Advocate on Zoom

Do you have questions about your upcoming CSE Meeting?
Register to attend!

Presented by: Mid-Hudson Special Education Task Force
Thursday 22nd, February 2024. 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. The event is free of charge, but registration is required. This event will be recorded.
Click HERE to register for the Zoom Meeting.

  • Jennifer O’Neill, Parent, Community Organizer, and Senior Special Education Advocate with Taconic Resources for Independence, Inc.
  • Susan H Wolman Mann, MA, Parent, and Independent Special Education Advocate
  • Renee Falanga Brenner, Parent, Special Education Advocate at the Resource Center for Accessible Living, Inc.

All SETF trainings will have closed captioning. ASL interpretation is available upon request.
Need additional information or any accommodations?
Contact Nancy Nowak at Disability Rights New York: Nancy.Nowak@drny.org or 516.238.1261

Websites from the featured presenters:
NY Special Ed Task Force
Disability Rights New York
Resource Center for Accessible Living, Inc.

Click HERE for a copy of the PDF flyer

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CANCELED: 8th Annual Disability Awareness Fair

Saturday, October 21 2023

flyer with picture of automn foliage background. Taconic Resources for Independence, Inc. 8th Annual Disability Awareness Fair. Saturday October 21st located at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall, center court. from 11am-3pm.
Learn more about disability resources, equipment, products, and services to help you achieve greater independence and self-direction. We look forward to having you join us!

WE WILL ANNOUNCE
IF THIS EVENT WILL BE RESCHEDULED.

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AGENCY INVITATION:

The focus of TRI’s annual Disability Awareness Fair is to raise public awareness of individuals with disabilities in our community and showcase a wide array of services and supports that are available to them. We invite you to encourage your staff/employees and their families to meet other participating agencies and/or businesses like yours that offer resources to promote independent living assistance to persons with all types of disabilities.

Disability is only part of who a person is, not the whole person.

Hello Community Leader,
Taconic Resources for Independence, Inc. (TRI) is hosting its 8th Annual Disability Awareness Fair at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall on Saturday, October 21, 2023, from 11:00am – 3:00pm with set up beginning at 10:30am.

Located below is a registration form and an example of the Certificate of Liability Insurance (COI) that is required. If you have already submitted a COI to the mall for another event during 2023, simply submit a copy of it to me, as I will need a copy as well.

Now for the good stuff!

  •  Vendor Table – $75
    Seating: 2 Chairs

    Lunch: 1 Lunch voucher for up to 2 individuals from your agency/business

    Marketing Exposure: Your agency/business will be included in our print, signage, and social media

Questions? Please contact Jeanine Byrnes: at j.byrnes@taconicresources.org

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NY ABLE Presentations

virtual and in-person

NY ABLE Presentation with the NY Comptroller’s Office.

The Achieving Better Life Experiences (ABLE) Account program is a powerful tool for individuals with disabilities and their families. Eligibility for certain services and supports are often bound by resource limits for individuals with disabilities. An ABLE account allows individuals and their families to save beyond those resource limits, promoting access to a more independent life. We encourage every person interested in learning more to attend one of our three presentations: Tuesday, September 12th at 2:00pm Registration can also be accessed through the Zoom.us with Meeting ID: 824 1983 8429 Thursday, September 21st at 6:00pm Registration can also be accessed through the Zoom.us with Meeting ID: 875 1816 1113 Tuesday, September 26th at 6:00pm 230 North Rd Entrance 1 Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 ASL Interpreter available by request. Please contact Sarah Drake at s.drake@taconicresources.org at least two weeks in advance. Office: 845-452-3913
virtual and in-person

The Achieving Better Life Experiences (ABLE) Account program is a powerful tool for individuals with disabilities and their families. Eligibility for certain services and supports are often bound by resource limits for
individuals with disabilities. An ABLE account allows individuals and their families to save beyond those resource limits, promoting access to a more independent life.
We encourage every person interested in learning more to attend one of our three presentations: Click here for a copy of the PDF flyer

Tuesday, September 12th at 2:00pm
Registration can also be accessed through the Zoom.us with Meeting ID:
824 1983 8429

Thursday, September 21st at 6:00pm
Registration can also be accessed through the Zoom.us with Meeting ID:
875 1816 1113

Tuesday, September 26th at 6:00pm
230 North Rd. (Entrance 1), Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
REGISTER HERE to attend in person.