Your voice makes a difference. With the state budget still outstanding, we still have time to make a change for New Yorkers with disabilities! Click on the images below to send messages to Governor Kathy Hochul and your local representatives. It only takes a few moments. ...
The Office of Mental Health is requesting your help promoting its upcoming 988 Newsletter which will help New Yorkers stay up to date on the July 16 transition to the FCC-designated mental health crisis number. The first edition of the newsletter is due out at the...
The Community Health Outreach Project is a grant program funded by the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation and administered by the Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State (CP State) to provide financial assistance for the purchase of equipment, services, supplies, and other supports needed by...
On Valentine's Day, Governor Kathy Hochul announced the establishment of the Office of the Chief Disability Officer to advocate on behalf of persons with disabilities and appointed Kimberly T. Hill as the State's first Chief Disability Officer. ...
50 years ago, ABC investigative reporter Geraldo Rivera responded to a call from doctors and social workers at the Willowbrook State School to report on the appalling conditions under which its residents lived. Rivera and his crew captured footage in that clandestine visit to the School that...
Mike Alvaro to assume position effective Feb. 1 It’s the end of an era for Cerebral Palsy Associations of NYS. Susan Constantino, a stalwart advocate who has dedicated her life to fighting for disability rights and helping individuals achieve independence, has retired as President and CEO of...
Senator John Mannion recently honored CP of NYS CEO Susan Constantino with a resolution marking her many contributions to the I/DD field. ...
On Tuesday, January 18, 2022, Governor Kathy Hochul presented her first New York State Executive Budget proposal. The $216.3 billion budget is in the context of a "post-pandemic future" that she said is "socially responsible and fiscally prudent." The State Budget Director, Robert F. Mujica, provided...
It’s a new day! After more than a decade of neglect, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), the nonprofits and workforce that provide supports are getting the investment they deserve. During her State of the State address, Governor Kathy Hochul announced plans for a significant investment in our...
Legislators and Speakers Shared Assessments of the 2022 Legislative Session, the I/DD Sector’s Role, and Discussed New Data from Provider Agencies Albany, NY— New York Disability Advocates (NYDA) hosted a roundtable with New York State Senators and Assembly Members to discuss the 2022 legislative priorities of...