February Disability Advocacy Events
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Governor Houchul’s budget proposal for 2022 is out.
Now it’s time for the disability community to tell New York State legislators about what we need and hope to see in the final budget and lawmaking this year. The New York Association on Independent Living is working with two other organizations, the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York, and New York Caring Majority, on two upcoming online events. Their purpose is to inform disability advocates about current disability issues in New York State, and how we can achieve key goals for New York’s disability community.
You can register now for these events, which will be broadcast on Zoom …
February 10, 2022, 1:00 PM Eastern
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State 2022 Budget & Legislative Briefing
Our briefing, held virtually, will provide some of the most up-to-date information about the budget process, CDPAANYS' priorities, and more. We will get you up to date on advocacy surrounding #FairPay4HomeCare and other issues that impact the consumer directed home care community statewide, including:
why we need Fair Pay for Home Care - not one-time bonuses;
how we can fight to improve home care by ensuring transparency and data sharing;
why allowing increases to eligibility for Medicaid and other low-income health programs are not effective if we do not address the workforce shortage; and
why we need to repeal former-Governor Cuomo's harmful Medicaid eligibility cuts.
February 14, 2022, starting at 10:00 AM Eastern
New York Association on Independent Living Virtual Budget Advocacy Day
A morning program from 10 to 11 AM with speakers from NYAIL, CDPAANYS, Caring Majority, and invited guests from the state legislature.
For a list of the kinds of disability issues we are working on, click the link below:
NYAIL’s state disability advocacy priorities
Click below for a video tutorial on how to use Zoom to attend these events:
How to Use Zoom - Free Video Conferencing & Virtual Meetings
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If you are interested these or other disability advocacy issues, contact Colleen Downs, Systems Advocate at:
colleen@ncci-online.com
518-563-9058 Ext. 110
The Mission of the North Country Center for Independence is to help people with disabilities to live more independent and productive lives, and promote better policies and community understanding of disability issues. NCCI serves people with disabilities, families, and the community on issues related to physical and mental disabilities. NCCI is led and staffed mostly by people with disabilities. It is one of the 41 Independent Living Centers in New York State. There are also hundreds of similar centers throughout the United States. NCCI serves Clinton and Essex Counties, New York.
