The Capital District Center for Independence offers a multitude of presentations that address issues that affect individuals with disabilities.
These presentations can be scheduled at community locations, businesses, or at CDCI’s office conference room.
Please check out the following list to see what we are currently offering.
Services at the Center for Independence
- This presentation addresses how the Capital District Center for Independence can help individuals with disabilities, their caretakers, and/or professionals. We will discuss the services that CDCI offers, how to become a client, the independent living philosophy, and how to use CDCI as a community resource. Presentations usually last about 30 minutes.
Benefits Presentations
Topics can include: Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Title II Social Security Benefits (including Social Security Disability Insurance [SSDI]), Medicare, Medicaid, Work Incentives, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Work Incentives, Veterans’ Benefits Housing Programs and other incentives.
- Benefits Overview Presentation:
- Individuals will be educated on different types of benefits available to persons with disabilities. The presentation focuses on the basics of benefits and can last 30 minutes to one hour.
- Working While on Benefits:
- There are many work incentives available to individuals with disabilities that allow a person to go to work and still maintain their benefits. In this presentation, the presenter will go over different types of work incentives, how to report paychecks, organize all the information and issues that can arise. Our goal is to help people make educated choices on their vocational goals. Presentations can run from one to two hours, depending on need and questions.
Please note: All benefits are based on what is offered in New York State for 2018. Information is subject to change depending on state or year.
Healthy Living Programs
- Healthy Eating Workshop
- These workshops can be tailored to meet the needs of the intended audience. Topics will demonstrate ways of to incorporate healthy habits into your daily routines.
Disability Awareness Presentations
- Disability Awareness and Etiquette Presentation
- This presentation covers how to interact with people with disabilities. Learn the true statistics, the different types of disabilities, and appropriate person-first language and behaviors. Remember, people with disabilities are people, too. Presentations usually run for two hours.
- Disability Awareness for First Responders
- This presentation is geared toward first responders (i.e., police, firefighters, EMTs, etc.) who come in contact with people with disabilities. This includes all the skills learned in the disability awareness and etiquette presentation but also addresses how first responders can communicate in emergencies and support everyone involved safely. Presentations usually run for two hours.
All presentations can be adapted to fit the needs of the community or professionals.
If you are interested in scheduling a presentation, please call us at (518) 459-6422 or submit a message through the form below and tell us a little about your presentation.
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