- 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
- Emma Woodward
- April 22, 2015
CDR Partners to Promote Inclusive Fitness In my last blog we talked about next steps for the CDR’s Inclusive Fitness Initiative. Well, the time for…Read More
- Leah Smith
- April 16, 2015
Fix Cracks Not Crips I sometimes feel like I’m a broken record, repeating over and over that just because a body is disabled, it does…Read More
- Dominick Evans
- April 15, 2015
Why the DOL Changes to Home Healthcare Provide the Perfect Opportunity for the Disability and LGBT Communities to Work Together Fighting for your rights when…Read More
- Emily Ladau
- April 7, 2015
Can We Break the Cycle of Broken Elevators? Four minutes. She could feel the seconds ticking away – or was that the rhythm of her…Read More
- CDRNYS
- April 6, 2015
April 6, 2015 – Today ADAPT and the National Council on Independent Living (NCIL) filed an Amicus Brief in Home Care Association, et al v….Read More
- Susan Stahl
- April 1, 2015
MFP Reimagined The idea of the Money Follows the Person began in the minds of people in the grass roots organization ADAPT as a way…Read More
- Leah Smith
- March 30, 2015
Why I’m Not Buying Death with “Dignity” This blog is in response to the March 18th New York Times Op Ed by Barbara Coombs Lee,…Read More
- Adam Prizio
- March 26, 2015
New York Senate Turning Its Back on People with Disabilities People with disabilities and seniors from across New York State have been calling key Senators…Read More
- Emily Ladau
- March 18, 2015
Is Anybody Listening to Disability Advocates? Disabled writers pour their hearts and souls out every day – blogs, Tweets, Facebook statuses, Tumblr posts, and on…Read More
- Leah Smith
- March 15, 2015
Picture This I was recently sitting with a group of disabled people in a crowded mall. We were all squeezed tightly around a food-court table…Read More
- Emily Ladau
- March 13, 2015
Reality Shows Need a Little More Diversity I watch The Little Couple on TLC like it’s my job. I once hung out with Matt Roloff…Read More