Set to premiere Wednesday at 8:30 pm on ABC, Speechless is the network’s newest family sitcom, and the only one of its kind on the air. It follows a family with a child who has a disability. READ MORE HERE ...
Direct Support Professionals Week Spotlight on - Myra Fearon Myra Fearon lives in Brooklyn and has been a direct support professional for CP of NYS Metro Services for 10 years.Read her story HERE....
The Federation of Multicultural Programs (FMCP) is facing, according to court papers, a $9.1 million deficit and numerous six-figure bills. READ THE ARTICLE HERE ...
The weakness I see is the socially unjust salaries paid to caregivers working for nonprofit agencies. READ THE LETTER HERE ...
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Our society should tell people with disabilities they can work and live equally 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...
"It’s time for the provider community, families, advocates, self- advocates and others to articulate the safeguards, options and choices that must be part of any system, regardless of who the payer is or who’s making policy." - Ed Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of UCP of...