The #bFair2DirectCare Coalition, in Push for Living Wage, Releases Cable and Digital Ad Featuring Former NYS Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg The #bFair2DirectCare Coalition has released a powerful and passionate 60-second cable television and digital ad calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to “be our hero” and provide funding...
Downstate Democrat won't commit to keep conferencing with State Senate Republicans READ THE ARTICLE HERE The articles linked to this page are provided as a public service by CP of NYS, and do not necessarily reflect the views of CP of NYS, its Board of Directors and...
#bFair2DirectCare CAMPAIGN ASKS YOUR LEGISLATORS TO WRITE THE GOVERNOR The #bFair2DirectCare Campaign is encouraging legislators to send a letter to Governor Cuomo urging him to include $45 million in his Executive Budget Proposal as a first step towards providing a living wage for low wage workers...
Little is known about how the president-elect may shape policies vital to people with disabilities. READ THE ARTICLE HERE The articles linked to this page are provided as a public service by CP of NYS, and do not necessarily reflect the views of CP of NYS, its...
But the NFB’s approach could soon receive a boost -- at least when it comes to web accessibility. New rules that have long been in the works at the Justice Department would require all public universities (and indeed all public entities) to follow many of...
Here is one example of the support that is gathering for our proposal to raise the wages of direct care workers. READ THE LETTER HERE ...
All 213 seats in the state Legislature are on the ballot Tuesday, but about a third have already been decided. READ THE ARTICLE HERE The articles linked to this page are provided as a public service by CP of NYS, and do not necessarily reflect the views of...
“What Trump has done is give license to say that people with disabilities are not worth as much as the rest of us,” said Sue Constantino, the CEO of the Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State. “We have made such great strides in our...
The state Department of Labor, for now, wants fast food workers’ wages to rise faster than those of other workers, its commissioner said. READ THE ARTICLE HERE The articles linked to this page are provided as a public service by CP of NYS, and do not necessarily...
Provider groups representing more than 250 not-for-profit agencies supporting New Yorkers with disabilities have issued a report calling for a review and refocusing of the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (“Justice Center”). The report, “The Justice Center:...