Workforce Rally Thursday, CP Unlimited Podcast, and more!

August 23, 2021

CP State News

We're here for you!

Tune in for Thursday's virtual workforce rally

Join us on Thursday, August 26, 11 a.m. as we Stop the Cuts, Raise the Wage, and Fund the Future!

The event will be livestreamed on CP's Facebook page and NYDA's Facebook page.

If your Affiliate is interested in joining or hosting a regional event around the workforce shortage, please contact Barbara Crosier or Bill DeVoe. We're happy to help with all aspects of planning and executing a successful event.

Podcast: How AI and the Improving Seniors' Timely Access ...

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HR Conference - September 14-15

Don’t forget to register for the CP of NYS 4^th Annual Human Resources Professionals Conference for the Disability Provider Community on September 14-15, 2021.

This two-day conference will feature HR subject matter experts who will discuss trending topics ranging from cultural diversity to recruiting in the current employment market. Rich Landau, a principal with Jackson Lewis, will join us once again as the Opening Session Speaker. A dynamic presenter, Rich has a wealth of practical knowledge about current labor and employment law practice. These information-packed sessions will also provide informal time to catch up with peers.

View the brochure for a list of topics and speakers.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Final Registration deadline is September 6.

Reserve your hotel room today! To reserve an overnight room at our special rate, CLICK HERE.

There are a limited number of rooms available for this event – early registration is encouraged.

Questions? Contact Tim Ferguson (tferguson@cpstate.org) or Deb Williams (dwilliams@cpstate.org).

More information to come. . . we look forward to seeing you this fall!

Save the Date: Clinical Conference is Friday, Nov. 12

Join us for the 3rd Annual Conference on Multi-Disciplinary Clinical Care for Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities on Friday, November 12, at The Embassy Suites, 86 Congress Street, Saratoga Springs.

Topics to include:

Interdisciplinary Oral Healthcare
Dysphagia and Common GI Issues
Mental Health: Co-Occurring Conditions
Palliative Care and End-of-Life
Skin Integrity

This program has been designed to meet the interest of physicians, dentists, clinicians, therapists, nurses and administrators who provide services to people with intellectual/developmental disabilities or are interested in doing so.

Click here to register for the conference. (Discounts available for students and nurses.)

Click here to reserve an overnight room at the Embassy Suites.

Check cpstate.org for program details.

Help individuals with impaired speech use voice-activated tech

Project Euphonia is a Google Research project started two years ago with the goal of helping people with speech impairments communicate faster and gain independence. A few months ago, they reached a milestone of 1,000 hours of recordings from 1,000 participants! Their next goal? Collect speech samples from an additional 5,000 participants! For the type of research Project Euphonia is doing, having data from a large number of speakers representing a broad spectrum of speech characteristics helps the most. Learn how you can help - and maybe make some money recording speech samples for Project Euphonia - by visiting bit.ly/CPStatePE.

DSPs and other staff can get paid for their time too!

See how it works: Click the thumbnail to hear Mike from Ability Beyond talk about his experience with Project Euphonia.

Don't forget, we're back in-person for this year's conferences!