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...
CP State is happy to announce that registration is now open for the 5th Annual Human Resources Professionals Conference for the Disability Provider Community on June 28-29, 2022 at the Embassy Suites in Saratoga Springs! This two-day conference will feature HR subject matter experts who will discuss trending topics ranging from diversity and equity...
Racker, One of the County’s Largest Employers Certifies as Living Wage with Tompkins Workers’ Ctr Racker and Tompkins County Workers’ Center are excited to report that Racker was recently certified as a Living Wage Employer. The Tompkins County Living Wage is calculated bi-annually by Alternatives Federal Credit...
NEW YORK STATE 2022-2023 FINAL Budget Highlights The New York State Legislature passed the final 2022-2023 budget bills early on Saturday, April 9, 2022. The final $220 billion budget was $4 billion more than Governor Hochul had proposed in January with many controversial and policy/non-budget measures...