Our association was founded to promote Intellectual and Developmental Disability Nursing as a specialty area of practice.
We strive to make a difference by educating the public and most importantly, supporting one another in our nursing specialty.
It is our mission to promote the professional development of nurses who are interested in persons with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities through educational opportunities and research.
In order to help membership to access SLMS see the extra instruction posted on the Resources page. OPWDD makes this available and required RN trainings
SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT A $1000 scholarship is awarded each year by the New York State ID/DD Nurses Association to encourage LPNs and other staff working in
Karen Bazan was chosen as the 2017 winner among many worthy candidates. Attendees at the presentation ceremony included: Jim Bazan, Karen’s Husband; Jane Jaskowiak, her Mother; Bob