- Andrew Pulrang
- January 19, 2016
It kind of snuck up on me, but the sixth Republican Presidential Debate had more in it about disability than any of the debates of…Read More
- Kate Corbett Pollack
- January 15, 2016
As a Deaf person who relies on closed-captioning to be able to understand television, film, or any other type of media using spoken language, I…Read More
- Leah Smith
- January 13, 2016
I just recently came across an article titled, “If I Knew my Daughter had Down Syndrome, I would have Aborted Her- All Women Should Have…Read More
- CDRNYS
- January 12, 2016
The Disability Integration Act (S.2427), introduced by Senator Schumer (D-NY), is federal legislation intended to ensure that people with disabilities can live in the community…Read More
- Andrew Pulrang
- January 4, 2016
A boy attending a recent Town Hall Meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire asked Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton a question about disability. On a scale of…Read More
- Emily Munson
- January 4, 2016
From the mouths of babes. It took a boy at a town hall meeting in Portsmouth, New Hampshire to inject disability into the political conversation….Read More
- Leah Smith
- December 30, 2015
The year 2015 was important for many reasons. One of those reasons was the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the American’s with Disabilities Act…Read More
- Stephanie Woodward
- December 28, 2015
December 28, 2015 – On December 24, 2015 ADAPT and the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) filed an Amicus Brief with the Supreme Court…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- December 24, 2015
Dear Governor Cuomo, Since you took office in 2011, we have worked diligently to recommend policy and funding changes that would assure people with disabilities…Read More
- Emily Ladau
- December 23, 2015
A Call to End the Insurance Coverage Olympics for Durable Medical Equipment Getting my first power wheelchair back in high school remains one of the…Read More
- CDRNYS
- December 22, 2015
A Response to WHEC’s Bret Davidsen Mr. Davidsen, I read your piece “NYS Exposed: Sex Offenders” and I found it full of bias and lacking…Read More
- CDRNYS
- December 22, 2015
Center for Disability Rights Celebrates Schumer’s Introduction of Civil Rights Legislation: The Disability Integration Act December 21, 2015 – Rochester, NY. Disability advocates at the…Read More
- Andrew Pulrang
- December 21, 2015
The Full Plate and The Missing Topic The Presidential candidates’ plates must be full, because it looks like disability issues have fallen off onto the…Read More
- Emily Munson
- December 21, 2015
Three for Three: All the Candidates Disappointed I wasn’t sure what to expect from Saturday night’s Democratic debate on foreign policy; traditionally, national defense is…Read More
- Andrew Pulrang
- December 17, 2015
Safety At All Costs Republican Presidential Debate: December, 15 2015 What could disability policy and national security possibly have in common? You might be surprised. I…Read More