Preferred Source Modernization Bill passed Senate and Assembly Unanimously Organizations representing New Yorkers with developmental, intellectual and physical disabilities, including those who are blind, sent a letter (below) to Gov. Kathy Hochul urging her to sign S.7578C/A.8549C, also known as the Preferred Source Modernization Bill. The bill unanimously passed...
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New York City Ballet (NYCB) artists will conduct a dance a workshop for children with disabilities on Saturday, July 16, from at 11 a.m. at the SPAC School for the Arts. This one-hour workshop will be co-led by a pair of NYCB Dancers and will include a...
New Yorkers with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) often experience stigma, discrimination, and receive inferior quality service when seeking healthcare. Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State (CP State), in consultation with its 24 Affiliates throughout the state, has developed recommendations to prioritize health equity for...
CP State monitors hundreds of bills every year, some of which we support and advocate for, some of which we oppose and advocate against, and others we simply watch. This year we were very successful in getting our priority bills passed by both Houses...
School age students at Upstate Cerebral Palsy’s Tradewinds Education Center in Utica, Rome, and Chadwicks celebrated its annual prom on Friday, June 10, 2022. More than 75 students celebrated on the Armory campus in Utica. Tradewinds students 18 years of age and older look forward to...
CP State recently submitted comments on the Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) research and demonstration waiver #11-W-00114/2. "We agree with the intent and appreciate the acknowledgement stated at the beginning of the waiver document noting the impact that COVID-19 has had on the intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD) community....
First woman to lead the organization in the disability-service-provider’s 68-year history [caption id="attachment_9844" align="alignright" width="176"] Diane Baehre[/caption] The Empower Board of Directors has selected Diane Baehre as the next Executive Director of Empower, making her the first woman to lead the disability service provider since its incorporation as United Cerebral Palsy...
The Racker Board of Directors has selected Cris Donovan to lead Racker as the next Executive Director effective July 1, 2022. [caption id="attachment_9833" align="alignright" width="293"] Cris Donovan[/caption] Employed by Racker since 1998, Donovan brings a wealth of programmatic experience to the position. She started her career with...
Please join us for “Inside the Cages”: Jane Kurtin and The Staten Island Advance Break the Willowbrook story 6 PM Wednesday, May 18th, 2022, live via Zoom Please pre-register for this event via bit.ly/YOW2022cages From the late 1940s through the 1970s, the Willowbrook State School operated as the world's largest institution for...