Respite
In home respite provides supervision and companionship to developmentally disabled adults in their home, opportunities range from a few hours to one week.

Intensive Behavior Supports Program
Provides opportunities for individuals with behavioral challenges to work on pre-vocational skills and training as well as participate in various activities in a classroom setting. Skills are learned to control and/or eliminate problem behaviors in order to optimize adaptive functioning.

Guardianship
Parents correctly assume that they are the legal guardians for their child, and barring any special circumstances, this is true until that child reaches his 18th birthday. Upon reaching the age of 18, every individual is legally considered to be emancipated, an adult capable of acting in his/her self-interest, regardless of any developmental disability. Parents who feel their child is not capable to provide informed consent are strongly advised to establish legal guardianship when their child reaches 18.

A few facts about Guardianship:

Guardianship cannot be established in a will.
A guardian must be appointed by the Court.
A court proceeding must be held in the County Surrogate Court.
Although not required by law, most parents or relatives use the services of an attorney to help them obtain guardianship.
Without a legal guardian, an individual with developmental disabilities may encounter difficulties obtaining medical treatment and /or accessing social services.
Additionally, a disabled individual without a guardian will be legally obligated for financial obligations he or she incurs regardless of their ability to pay them.
Parents, siblings, other family members, or any interested party can be an appropriate and effective guardian for an adult with disabilities.

The responsibility of a guardian is to ensure that the rights, interests and desires of the adult with developmental disabilities are protected in all aspects of his or her life. The powers, though not specifically enumerated are, at least as broad as those of parents of a minor child. The guardian does not assume any personal financial liability for the adult for whom they are the guardian.

Ulster-Greene Arc as a chapter of NYSARC, Inc. has the authority to act as guardian for an adult with developmental disabilities residing in Ulster and Greene counties.