The Department of Environment and Planning is a part of Government of Erie County that provides a range of technical and educational assistance services. It offers hazardous waste collection, rechargeable battery recycling and composting services. The department also provides electronic and computer recycling and pollution prevention services. The Department of Environment and Planning offers a business retention and expansion program that enhances communication between clients in the private and public sectors. In addition, it provides a geographic information system that produces and distributes geographic data, creates maps and provides technical support services. The Department of Environment and Planning operates through Buffalo. N.Y.
Disability Determination Services, also known as DDS, is a network of state agencies and is funded by the federal government. The agencies are responsible for developing medical evidence and making initial determination about the disability of claimants under laws. Its agencies also obtain evidence from claimants own medical sources. The agencies arrange for consultative examinations to obtain additional information. Disability Determination Services is a part of the Social Security Administration, which provides services through a nationwide network of more than 1,400 locations. The parent agency is responsible for verifying nonmedical eligibility requirements that include age, employment, marital status and social security coverage information.
