InterAgency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Inc. (IAC)

The polls are OPEN 6am–9pm this evening! Send us a picture of you voting, or tag on Instagram or our page, InterAgency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Inc. (IAC).

Find your poll site here: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/

Tomorrow is Election Day and we want to see photos of YOU at the polls! 🗳️✨

Snap a selfie and share it with us! Tag us in your post on Instagram and/or Facebook, or email [email protected] and we will be happy to post it for you across our socials.

Your vote is your power, let's show it off and celebrate the moment!

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Your vote is your voice, and we want to celebrate it! 🗳️✨ Share your voting day selfies with us so we can repost and share them. Together we can remind others that voting is important, voting is powerful, and through our voices we make a difference.
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We're talking elections, and we want YOU in the mix! 🗳️ Take a little time to dig into the candidates, check out their platforms, and see how they plan to fight for what matters to you.

Every voice counts, every vote matters, and an informed community is a powerful one.

Voting is open! Early vote through Sunday. Election Day this coming Tuesday June! Let's make this election season count! ✨

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One week ago today we had the honor of celebrating some truly extraordinary leaders at IAC's 14th Annual Conference and the smiles are still on our faces! 🌟

We are still riding the high from two incredible days and wanted to take a moment to shine a spotlight on our 2026 award recipients one more time. 🎉

🏆 Edward R. Matthews Leadership Award for Adult Services — Melissa Chapman, Person Centered Care Services, Inc.

🏆 Christopher Treiber Leadership Award for Children's Services — Linda Rosenthal, Volunteers of America

🏆 IAC Family Advocacy Award — Kivanoski & Meri Krassner

Congratulations again to all of our award recipients! Your dedication, compassion, and tireless advocacy for the I/DD community is an inspiration to us all. Thank you for everything you do! 💙

Photo Credits: Ellen Arocho Photography

And just like that, Day 2 of IAC's 14th Annual Conference is a wrap! 🎉

What an incredible way to close out two amazing days. We were so inspired by our closing speaker Rawle Andrews Jr., and we were thrilled to see our $1,000 raffle winner walk away with a huge smile. Congratulations! A huge thank you to Vincent J DiCalogero CPAs LLC for sponsoring today's raffle.

We honored Senator Monica Martinez and Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon with the Legislative Champion Award, Governor Kathy Hochul with the Executive Champion Award, and Meri Krassner and Rachelle Kivanoski with the Family Adovacy Award. Congratulations to all of this year's honorees!

And to our incredible IAC team, none of this would have been possible without your hard work, dedication, and heart. We see you and we are so grateful!

Stay tuned next week for more photos and highlights from both days of the conference. We have a lot to share and can't wait to relive it all with you! 📸

Thank you to InterAgency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Inc. (IAC) for presenting me with its Legislative Champion Award. I am honored to be recognized for my work on behalf of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, their families, and the dedicated staff who support them. At a time when disability rights are under threat, we must continue to stand up and put pressure on the federal government to protect services and rights of those who are disabled.