Disability Activism
Equal opportunity and independence for people with disabilities isn’t just a matter of skills and determination. It’s also about good practices, policies, and laws. NCCI helps people resolve their own advocacy issues. At the same time, we also pursue activism that can make life better for everyone with disabilities. NCCI works to improve accessibility, community integration, and equal opportunity in:
Accessibility
Education
Employment
Health Care and Long Term Care
Transportation
Businesses
Recreation
Voting and Citizenship
If you are interested in any of these issues, we want to hear from you. Call us at 518-563-9058, Ext. 107.
This list is just to get you started. NCCI does not approve or guarantee the information or services offered by any of these organizations or their websites. We do our best to keep these links up to date. Please let us know if any of the links don’t work, or if there are other websites that should be on the list.
Disability Advocacy Organizations
New York Association on Independent Living (NYAIL)
New York State Independent Living Council (NYSILC)
National Council on Independent Living (NCIL)
National Council on Disability
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (ADAPT)
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)
National Disability Rights Network
Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
The Arc
Alerts
2024
2023
12/16/23 - Action Alert: Update SSI's Asset Limits
12/16/23 - Action Alert: Addressing Disparities in Funding for Community Habilitation Services
11/17/23 - Action Alert: Call Governor Hochul to Support Access to Home
11/17/23 - Action Alert: Governor Hochul Can Increase Home Care Data Transparency Today
11/7/23 - Tell The Department of Labor to END Subminimum Wage
10/28/23 - Tell Congress to Pass the HCBS Relief Act!
10/28/23 - The Disaster Relief Medicaid Act (DRMA)
9/13/23 - Help us reach 500 Fair Pay for Home Care calls to the Governor!
6/6/23 - Take Action to Oppose A995 & S2445 Assisted Suicide in NY
6/2/23 - End Medical Debt
6/1/23 - Home Care Transparency
5/23/23 - Take Action On Sovereign Immunity
5/22/23 - Rally to Protect Medicaid: Tell Congress Medicaid Cuts and Work Requirements are OFF THE TABLE!
5/21/23 - #FairPay4HomeCare Fight In New York State Continues
4/27/23 - Final State Budget
4/18/23 - Time Running Short for Independent Living Center and Home Accessibility Funding
4/11/23 - #FairPay4HomeCare
3/29/23 - New York State Budget Update
3/28/23 - Final Push On The New York State Budget
3/24/23 - Support Access To Home in the New York State Budget
3/13/23 - Continue The Fight For Consumer Directed Home Care in New York State
3/8/23 - Home Accessibility
2/6/23 - Tell Gov. Hochul: #FairPay4HomeCare
1/11/23 - New York State Equal Rights Amendment
2022
12/15/22 - Visitability Tax Credit Bill
10/4/22 - Tell Governor Hochul It’s Time to End Medical Debt
10/3/22 - Stop the dangerous SCOTUS case that will Undermine Medicaid & other Safety Net Programs
9/23/22 - Ask Congress to Support Centers for Independent Living!
9/22/22 - Save The Home Care System!
7/12/22 - We Still Need Fair Pay for Home Care!
5/16/22 - The Home Care Transparency Act
5/3/22 - Support IL’s Appropriation Request!
4/1/22 - Join advocates in Albany Monday to fight for Fair Pay!
3/31/22 - Call today to ensure Access To Home is included in the final budget!
3/24/22 - Help Get Fair Pay For Home Care included In The Final Budget
3/15/22 - Progress On The New York State Budget
2/17/22 - Share your home care story today!
2/2/22 - February Disability Advocacy Events
1/28/22 - Call-In Day To Reinstate The New York State Advocate’s Office
1/21/22 - Sign The Petition, Protect The ADA
1/13/22 - Call Governor Hochul today in support of Fair Pay!
1/11/22 - End The Home Care Crisis with Fair Pay For Home Care
2021
12/28/21 - Center for Independence: Bill would support New Yorkers with disabilities
12/15/21 - Act today in support of re-establishing an Office of the Advocate for People with Disabilities!
12/6/21 - Fair Pay For Home Care Relaunch
11/1/21 - Take Action for HCBS Funding
10/6/21 - Keep Taking Action for Home Care
9/15/21 - Take Action To Ensure Full Funding Of HCBS In The Reconciliation Package
9/2/21 - Tell Gov. Hochul to Reinstate the Office of the Advocate for People With Disabilities!
5/5/21 - Online Survey: Help us make North Country community events more accessible
3/30/21 - Last Chance For #FairPayForHomeCare
3/25/21 - Traumatic Brain Injury and Nursing Home Transition and Diversion Waivers
3/24/21 - Independent Living Center Funding
3/15/21 - #FairPay4HomeCare
2/22/21 - Fund Home Care NOW!
2/18/21 - Urge Senators to Support Home and Community Based Services Now!
2/13/21 - Funding for Independent Living Centers in New York State
2020
8/3/20 - Call Senators Schumer, Gillibrand Today to Ensure Funding for NY
3/24/20 - Keep Telling Congress to Include People with Disabilities in Their COVID-19 Response!
3/21/20 - Congress: Include People with Disabilities in COVID-19 Relief!
3/21/20 - Support Funding for CILs in the Next COVID-19 Package!
3/20/2 - Families First Act
2/21/20 - Tell Your Senators to Reauthorize the Older Americans Act!
2019
11/14/19 - Visitability Tax Credit Bill
1/14/19 - Small Business Tax Credit Bill
10/8/19 - Long Term Care Ombudsman Program
9/20/19 - Small Business Tax Credit
9/3/19 - Comment to Save Crucial Protections Under The Fair Housing Act
1/11/19 - Act Now to Ensure All Voting Reforms Are Accessible!
2/24/19 - Act Now To #SaveCDPA.
2/26/19 - Independent Living Center Funding.
3/15/19 - Act Now to Save CDPA!
6/19/19 - Money Follows The Person
6/22/19 - County Transportation Meetings
2018
1/29/18 - Notes on Governor's Proposed Budget.
2/12/18 - Don't Let Congress Chip Away at the ADA!
4/9/18 - Call Today in Support of the EMPOWER Care Act!
5/29/18 - Urge your member of Congress to co-sponsor the TIME Act!
6/12/18 - Ombudsman Action Alert.
6/16/18 - Electronic Visit Verification and Source Of Income Bills.
8/10/18 - The Problem With Banning Plastic Straws.
8/29/18 - Plastic Straws
11/28/18 - Urge Governor Cuomo to Enact the Small Business Tax Credit!
12/13/18 - Support Money Follows The Person.
2017
1/17/17 - Tell Congress to Protect the Rights of PWD when Repealing the ACA!
2/16/17 - Wage Crisis in Consumer Direction
2/28/17 - Home Modification / Visitability Tax Credit.
3/7/17 - Gov. Cuomo: Don’t Turn the Clock Back on Disability Rights!
3/7/17 - Support Disability Rights Advocates Protesting at the Capitol!
3/8/17 - Albany Action Recap.
3/22/17 - Call Today to Oppose the American Health Care Act!
3/23/17 - Independent Living Center Funding.
3/27/17 - Visitability Tax Credit.
3/29/17 - Call for an ILC Funding Increase.
4/11/17 - The Harmful Health Care Bill is Coming Back - Call Congress Now!
4/24/17 - Pooled Trusts.
5/9/17 - The End Of Paratransit?
5/12/17 - Announcement and Public Meeting on Clinton County Paratransit.
5/26/17 - #SaveOurBusSystem.
6/6/17 - #SaveOurBusSystem ... Updates.
7/12/17 - Senate Healhcare Bill.
8/1/17 - Urge Your Member of Congress to Co-Sponsor the TIME Act!
9/15/17 - Call Now to Oppose Graham-Cassidy Repeal Proposal!
9/18/17 - Paratransit Vote Coming!
9/21/17 - Call Congressional Reps from NY to Oppose Graham-Cassidy Bill.
10/11/17 - Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign the Visitability Tax Credit Bill!
11/13/17 - Fully Fund Access To Home.
12/4/17 - Last Chance to Stop the Dangerous Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
12/8/17 - Call In Day on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
