Two weeks after it closed Niskayuna's O.D. Heck center for the developmentally disabled, New York state has agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a lawsuit stemming from the 2011 death of a...

(O. D. Heck Dev. Center) Balltown and Consaul Roads Schenectady, NY 12304 (518) 370-7547 Training rooms & videoconference rooms are in Building #3. From the parking lot, go up stairs (or ramp) and enter at Bldg. 3 – See arrow on the map at top of page.

Mar 31, 2015 · The Oswald D. Heck developmental center in Niskayuna closed its doors on Tuesday, as planned, as part of a larger downsizing of the state's institutions for the developmentally disabled.

Jul 23, 2012 · This morning, the family of K.C. filed a lawsuit in federal court in Albany against staff at OD Heck Developmental Center, a New York State residential treatment center for the disabled. The lawsuit alleges serious abuse and mistreatment of K.C., a young, severely disabled man entrusted to their care.

Mar 31, 2015 · The Oswald D. Heck developmental center in Niskayuna closed its doors on Tuesday, as planned, as part of a larger downsizing of the state’s institutions for the developmentally disabled.

Jul 26, 2013 · The troubled Oswald D. Heck Developmental Center in Schenectady will close down by April 2015, one of four closures announced Friday by OPWDD.

Oswald David Heck [1] (February 13, 1902 – May 21, 1959) was an American lawyer and politician. To date he has been the longest-serving Speaker of the New York State Assembly, and he was the last Speaker from Upstate New York.

Jul 27, 2013 · Who the heck was O.D. Heck? When Oswald D. Heck died in 1959, four New York governors attended his funeral, joining friends, family and fellow politicians who packed Union College’s Memorial...

Apr 16, 2015 · The suit charged six workers at the New York State Oswald D. Heck Developmental Center with torturing and starving a 22-year-old man.

Jun 18, 2008 · Four O.D. Heck Aides Arrested as Inpector General's Investigation Continues. On June 5, 2008 at approximately 12:30PM a van from Office of Mental Retardation and Development Disabilities (OMRDD) carrying 5 "clients" and 4 staff members stopped at a local McDonald's restaurant to get lunch.