Membership

We look forward to your support and welcome you to membership. Please take some time to review our current efforts, benefits of membership, and a list of committees in which you might like to participate.

Join us in our efforts to:

Promote supported employees/family member awareness, and development of integrated employment opportunities.
Advocate for legislation, funding, and government decisions that promote integrated employment at the federal, state, and local levels to ensure adequate resources to support integrated employment.
Disseminate information through meetings, conferences, training sessions, and the media to increase awareness regarding the benefits of integrated employment.
Build network and linkages with other organizations (schools, service providers, governmental agencies, businesses, etc.), advocacy groups, and the individuals throughout the state to promote integrated employment.
Provide support to organizations that are in the process of, or considering converting segregated programs to integrated service options.
Create our newsletter, the Empire Times. The Times is a regular publication of New York State APSE that provides members with updates on state and federal integrated employment legislation, initiatives, best practices, and transportation opportunities.
Provide job search assistance: list of integrated employment programs in specific geographic areas to assist New York State APSE members in relocating.
Provide assistance in locating information on integrated employment.
Develop strategies to become a leading state chapter of APSE: New York State APSE is the recognized New York State Chapter of International APSE.
Provide statewide and national legislative action and policy change; representation of integrated employment interests in Washington D.C.

Joint Membership: (Membership Brochure)

This joint membership application represents a partnership between New York State APSE and National APSE to work together to meet SE goals from the grassroots of local and state communities to the federal level. With a growing and strengthening APSE membership, we can offer the following benefits:

Quarterly copies of The Advance.
Periodic copies of The Empire Times.
National and State action alerts.
Job search assistance when you move or change positions.
Assistance in locating service providers in your current or future locality.
Access an international network of partners in SE through APSE network with the European Union.
Help find information and technical assistance on issues you need to resolve.
Vote on APSE issues that will shape the future of SE.
Receive updates and information by accessing the Web page www.apse.org
Learn how to influence change through Public Policy Leadership Training.
Discounted rates to attend both the National and State Conferences.
Network with SE providers, leaders, and supported employees locally and nationally.