Services for People with Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities in New York State

Mission

The Vision Statement

People with developmental disabilities enjoy meaningful relationships with friends, family and others in their lives, experience personal health and growth and live in the home of their choice and fully participate in their communities.

The Mission Statement

We help people with developmental disabilities live richer lives.

Values

Describe how we as employees of OMRDD interact with the individuals we serve, families, staff, the community and each other:

Compassion - The capacity to appreciate what others think and feel.

Dignity - The recognition of the worth of each person and the treatment of individual rights and preferences with respect, honor and fairness.

Diversity - The celebration, respect and embracing of the differences among us because these differences strengthen and define us.

Excellence - The continual emphasis on innovation, increasing knowledge, and delivering the highest quality supports and services.

Honesty - The foundation on which trust is built and truth is communicated.

HOW TO ACCESS SERVICES LOCALLY..

OMRDD operates 13 Developmental Disabilities Services Offices (DDSOs) which are responsible for providing its programs in one or more counties. To learn more about these programs and services, please contact the local DDSO in your area.

Bernard Fineson DDS0

County: Queens
(718)217-4242

Brooklyn DDS0

County: Kings
(718)642-6000

Broome DDSO

Counties: Broome, Chenago, Delaware Otsego, Tioga, & Tompkins
(607)770-0211

CapitaI District DDSO

Counties: Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren, & Washington
(518) 583-2810

Central NY DDSO

Counties: Cayuga, Cortland, Herkimer, Lewis, Madison, Onondaga, Oneida,& Oswego
(315)336-2300

Finger Lakes DDSO

Counties: Chemung, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Schuyler, Wayne, Wyoming, & Yates
(716)461-8818

Hudson Valley DDSO

Counties: Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, & Westchester
(845)947-6100

Long Island DDSO

Counties: Nassau & Suffolk
(631)493-1700

Metro NY DDSO

Counties: Bronx & Manhattan
(212)229-3000

Staten Island DDSO

County: Richmond
(718)983-5200

Sunmount DDSO

Counties: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson, & St. Lawrence
(518)359-3311

Taconic DDSO

Counties: Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Putnam, & Ulster
(845)877-6821

Western NY DDSO

Counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, & Orleans
(716)674-6300