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‘We Matter’: Disability Advocates Demand Government Action
On June 18, the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel issued a formal opinion gutting the legal foundation of disabled people's right to live in their own homes. With just one month before the midterm elections, more than 600 policymakers, service...
A Fall Home Guide to Accessible Equipment
Fall is upon us, and that means much more than leaves falling, sweater weather, and pumpkin spice drinks from Starbucks. Let’s spruce up our home with some accessories to ease everyday living for people with disabilities. This is a comprehensive list of accessibility...
The William Church Osborn Memorial
On an inconspicuous spot just north of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, there stands a memorial that includes, uniquely, a salute to an organization that changed the world for people with mobility disabilities. The memorial honors a patrician New Yorker who devoted...
When Disabled Veterans Joined the Fight for Everyone
The veterans’ hospital in the Bronx is called the James J. Peters Veterans Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center. The building, opened during the Carter Administration, is also a VA spinal cord injury center. Jim Peters, the wheelchair-using Executive Director...
A Job Is Not Economic Justice
October continues to perplex me. Every year, National Disability Employment Awareness Month arrives with familiar language about inclusion, opportunity, and celebrating the contributions of people with disabilities in the workforce. Those contributions deserve...
Serving Up Job Skills at the Queens CoSpire Café
It’s almost coffee time at a new Queens cafe run by young adults with disabilities. A spotlight disability employment report by City Comptroller Mark Levine released during Disability Pride Month, highlighted data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community...
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How the DEC is Making Public Lands More Accessible for Fall Activities
What kind of fall activities and events are taking place this year? Thanks to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), there are now several public lands offering outdoor activities that are more accessible to everyone. In addition to...
From Humbling Discovery to Historic Opportunity
It started with an embarrassing realization. “How did I not know about this?” I’d built a career of sorts introducing audiences to obscure but notable films about disabled people and disability communities. Spearheaded Turner Classic Movies’ first disability film...
Adapting Spooky Season Traditions
Happy fall, y’all! Sweater weather is here, leaves are crunching under our wheels and feet, and pumpkins, costumes, and candy are back in season. Of course, making the most of fall can take a little creativity and planning when you’re accommodating a range of needs....
We Should Stop Asking Patients to Adapt to Dental Care
What if we stopped expecting people with disabilities to adapt to dental care, and instead designed dental care to meet their needs? Securing a dental appointment for people with disabilities does not guarantee inclusive care. A recent community oral health survey...
I Used to Be an Athlete
It’s 6:00 a.m., and somehow, you’ve wound up on the racecourse once again. You watch the pink and orange sunrise, hear the stampede of runners (waiting to see if their hooves are going to be the thing that finally kills you), and shove a banana in your mouth, praying...
A Day in the Life of a Direct Care Counselor: Why I’ve Stayed in This Work for More Than 20 Years
My name is Marie Figaro and I am proud to be a Direct Care Counselor. My work is personal, physical, and something I approach with passion. It is my profession, but it is also my calling. This is not new work, I have made it a career for more than 20 years. Through it...
More than 2.3 Million Disabled New Yorkers Are Eligible to Vote. What Are the Candidates Asking Us to Vote For?
New York's governor's race is underway, and one enormous constituency still has reason to ask whether either candidate is paying attention: New Yorkers with disabilities. Approximately 2.33 million eligible New York voters have disabilities — 16.3% of the electorate,...
HVS Alumni Make a Fashionable Statement for Inclusion at NYFW
One of the biggest myths about disability inclusion is that people with disabilities don't care about how they look or don't spend money on clothing. Mindy Scheier, Founder of Runway of Dreams, contradicts these assumptions. Surreal. Incredible. Astonishing. and...
Pavar Snipe Adds Off-Broadway to Her Successful Career
Emmy-nominated producer, comedian and advocate Pavar Snipe has finished her Off-Broadway run in her revolutionary debut in The Whoopi Monologues. Her Off-Broadway debut took place at the Lincoln Center Theater’s Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater. Revived and re-envisioned by...
An Appreciation of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) who Make Community Inclusion a Reality for People with Disabilities
At a time when the right of people with disabilities to live in their own communities—and not in institutions—is under threat, the work Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) do is more important than ever. For decades, our country has moved toward greater independence,...
Disability Voting Rights Focuses on Inclusion at the Ballot Box
Voting is fundamental to American democracy, but for voters with disabilities, being able to exercise their right to vote independently and with dignity can still depend on whether a machine works, whether a polling location is accessible and on the training of poll...
Tina Friml to Host the Inaugural Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards
The inaugural Easterseals Disability Arts & Culture Awards (DARCYS) ceremony is just around the corner, scheduled for October 10 at the Historic Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. The DARCYS, formerly known as the Media Access Awards, recognizes and honors industry...
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