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- January 7, 2019
On January 3rd, in her first speech after being elected Speaker of the House, Speaker Pelosi began the first day of the 116th Congress by…Read More
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- November 28, 2018
Each year in preparation for the coming year’s New York State Budget, the Center for Disability Rights produces a document detailing our budget priorities for…Read More
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- June 5, 2018
The Center for Disability Rights (CDR), a disability-led, not-for-profit corporation that provides services to people with disabilities to promote independence and self-determination, has convened its…Read More
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- April 12, 2018
The State passed its budget last week. Much of the media attention focused on the Centene-Fidelis merger, the opioid plan, and the exemption of Yeshivas…Read More
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- April 9, 2018
On April 5th, 2018, Abraham Cardenas, a 7-year-old Autistic boy from Sweden, NY, was murdered when his mother stabbed and decapitated him in their home….Read More
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- February 26, 2018
[Rochester, NY] – As part of a nation-wide Day of Mourning, disability rights advocates in the Rochester area will be holding a memorial on Thursday,…Read More
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- February 23, 2018
Rochester, NY — The Center for Disability Rights (CDR), a disability led, not for profit corporation that provides services to people with disabilities to promote…Read More
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- February 16, 2018
Today the House passed H.R. 620, which guts the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and strips away the rights of disabled people. The legislation was…Read More
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- February 8, 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephanie Woodward – 585-269-9184 Rochester, NY — On Wednesday, February 7, 2018, the political action committee Disability Action for America released…Read More
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- January 25, 2018
Response to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s FY 2019 Budget Following a year in which the Disability Community led the fight to save Medicaid, saving New York…Read More
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- January 5, 2018
CDR’s Analysis of Governor Cuomo’s 2018 State of the State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 2018 State of the State speech had an optimistic tone for what…Read More
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- January 3, 2018
Center for Disability Rights Supports Governor Cuomo’s Call for Inclusion in New York State January 3, 2018 – Today, near the close of his 2018…Read More
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- December 19, 2017
The Center for Disability Rights is thrilled by the announcement that Governor Cuomo has signed Assembly Bill 5175A which will require the state to notify…Read More
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- November 21, 2017
Throughout 2017 Governor Cuomo has reassured New Yorkers that all are welcome and safe in our State. At the same time that the Governor has…Read More
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- October 17, 2017
The disability community has long advocated for New York to increase the accessible housing stock across the State by incentivizing the use of “visitability” design…Read More