
- CDRNYS
- February 24, 2021
It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the death of one of our longtime advocates, Rasheem Broughton, who died today. In addition…Read More
The Center for Disability Rights (CDR) has been notified by the state that it has been approved as a lead Fiscal Intermediary for the Consumer…Read More
Sometime during the night of January 5th-6th, vandals defaced three prominent Black Lives Matter banners at the Center for Disability Rights (CDR). The three 10-foot…Read More
Governor Cuomo has released a list of comorbidities and underlying conditions that will make people under the age of 65 eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. …Read More
The #BlackLivesMatter and #BlackDisabledLivesMatter movement exists 24hr, 365days a year with the focus of ending the killing and harm of Black bodies. In Rochester, NY…Read More
On February 3, 2021 Madam Vice President Kamala Harris performed the swearing in ceremony for Pete Buttigieg to become the 19th Secretary of the United…Read More
February 2, 2021 Disabled New Yorkers are the Acceptable Losses and Collateral Damage in Governor Cuomo’s War on COVID Governor Cuomo spent a considerable amount of…Read More
On January 20, 2021 the United States marked one year since the first death of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). On January 19, 2021 then President-elect Biden…Read More
A number of Monroe County’s Legislators have proposed the passage of a Language Access bill which would fund one full-time position dedicated to coordinating language…Read More
CDR wishes to highlight a few things that have stood out immediately in a preliminary analysis. In his budget address, much like his State of…Read More
We have a new President. And with him comes a new administration with a new set of goals and high expectations, from those who voted…Read More
Did you know that in addition to advocacy and program services, the Center for Disability Rights (CDR) sponsors an adaptive sports program for young individuals…Read More
Watching New York Governor Cuomo for the last ten years one gets the sense that he was one of those children who stared the first…Read More
On January 12, 2021, Governor Cuomo gave the second in a series of speeches that will constitute his 2021 State of the State Address. During…Read More