Recently, the Center for Disability Rights embarked on a new initiative – reaching out to, and partnering with our local LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and…Read More

“Unnecessary institutionalization of people with disabilities is discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act”. These few words summarized the opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court…Read More

RGRTA CEO Mark Aesch Gets 15% Raise The Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority Board of Commissioners decided last Wednesday that its Chief Executive Officer, Mark…Read More

Advocates and staff with the Center for Disability Rights have been working hard to get support for the Community Choice Act. Upon hearing that several…Read More

Disabled Activists Travel to Albany to Protest Proposed Budget Cap on Personal Care 38 activists from the Center for Disability Rights joined over 50 other…Read More

March 1-5, 2010 is Medicaid Matters Week. This is a project of Medicaid Matters New York (MMNY), a coalition of over 130 organizations that advocate…Read More

So there we were in front to the Democratic National Committee headquarters after we’d been physically removed from the premises. I’m sure DNC staff thought…Read More

On Friday, June 19, I went to Brooklyn, NY, to attend a rally and candlelight vigil in the memory of Esmin Green. Ms. Green’s story…Read More

My dad, Rick, is a stunning example of a life that was stolen. In August, 1999, he had a heart attack, which led to global…Read More

For the past few days, the Obama Transition Team has asked for community discussions on health care reform. There have been several in Upstate New…Read More

“May I help you?” I have come to dread, indeed, almost to hate those four little words! They are, nearly always, the first words to…Read More

Most folks who know me know that I have strong feelings when it comes to voting. I feel that as an African American, it is…Read More

With the clamor and outrage over the movie, “Tropic Thunder” just dying down, you’d think that Hollywood would carefully scrutinize any movie that it wants…Read More

Two busloads of Rochester ADAPT members traveled to Albany bright and early Tuesday morning to send a strong message to Governor Paterson to stop the…Read More

Almost 60 people from Rochester ADAPT crowded into Room Monroe B, at Monroe Community College (MCC), where the Rochester Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) was…Read More