- CDRNYS
- June 12, 2015
Senators Robach, Funke support the Disability Community by signing on to Advanced Home Health Aide bill June 12, 2015 (Albany, NY) – Shortly after meeting…Read More
- CDRNYS
- June 10, 2015
Disability Activists protest Senate in support of Advanced Home Health Aides June 10, 2015 (Albany, NY) – Disability Activists descended upon the Capitol this morning…Read More
- Leah Smith
- June 9, 2015
The smell is always the first thing you notice. It’s a mixture of urine masked with bleach. But urine can’t be masked. So it’s more…Read More
- CDRNYS
- June 8, 2015
Senator LaValle Holding up Advanced Home Health Aides June 8, 2015 (Albany, NY) – Disability Activists, as part of a broad coalition of stakeholders, met…Read More
- Adam Prizio
- June 1, 2015
Why you should care about Advanced Home Health Aides On Monday of this week, over a dozen people from CDR joined a broad coalition of…Read More
- Jensen A. Caraballo
- May 30, 2015
Losing My Freedom without Advanced Home Health Aides It may sound like breaking news to you, but to the disability community, it is no surprise…Read More
- Emily Ladau
- May 28, 2015
Have you ever noticed that talking about disability in the English language comes with an awful lot of “rules,” and that depending on who you…Read More
- CDRNYS
- May 25, 2015
CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) WITH US, ALL OF JUNE & JULY Open House & Cultural Art Exhibit Saturday,…Read More
- CDRNYS
- May 20, 2015
Center for Disability Rights will host our annual ADA Gala Fundraiser on Thursday, July 23rd from 6 – 10 pm at Artisanworks – 565 Blossom…Read More
- Leah Smith
- May 18, 2015
The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has recently announced that it will no longer be hosting its annual ‘Jerry Lewis Telethon’ to raise money towards finding…Read More
- Emily Ladau
- May 15, 2015
In the past week, the Internet has bombarded us with constant commentary on stories ranging from the earthquake in Nepal to the Amtrak crash to…Read More
- Leah Smith
- May 14, 2015
Disability3 I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what it means to be disabled, and, consequently, what it means to be a ‘good’ disabled person,…Read More
- Emily Ladau
- May 9, 2015
Sometimes I feel like a human traffic cone, sitting in my big old tank of a wheelchair, creating a roadblock that people have to navigate…Read More
- Leah Smith
- May 8, 2015
Women with disabilities are three times as likely to be raped, physically abused or sexually assaulted. 70-80% of people with psychiatric disabilities and 40-80% of…Read More
- Emily Ladau
- April 22, 2015
Bridging Generation Gaps in Disability Rights Activism If you want to seem relevant when discussing the importance of technology as a tool for younger generations…Read More