The disability community represents an important and potentially influential voting bloc. But we can only be effective if we participate and and vote! Candidates that support the equality and full […]
Voter Rights and Accommodations
Where to call if your voter rights are being violated
• 866 OUR VOTE at www.866ourvote.org or 1-866-OUR-VOTE (1-866-687-8683) • 888-Ve-Y-Vota (888-839-8682) for Bilingual English and Spanish assistance • The Election Assistance Commission https://www.eac.gov/, 1-866-747-1471 • The Department of Justice […]
Affidavit and Provisional Ballots
It is always your right to vote on a paper affidavit ballot. Affidavit ballots, also known as provisional ballots, are used when you believe yourself eligible to vote but cannot […]
Where do you vote?
If you are not sure where your polling site is located use the links below. Click for the online polling site locater for Putnam County residents Click for the online […]
What Happens When I’m Gone?
10.18.2018 Understanding new service and support systems for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in housing and services and understanding the relevance of Intentional Communities: Support systems for people with […]
Absentee Ballots
Who may apply for an absentee ballot? In the 2020 general election, to be held November 3, every registered voter in New York State is eligible to an absentee ballot […]
Are you Registered to Vote?
The last day to register to vote changes with every election but you can register throughout the year to be ready for the next election. For upcoming elections check the […]
The EMPOWER Care Act Would Give People with Disabilities the Freedom They Deserve
9.6.2018 – On Wednesday, the House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee will consider the EMPOWER Care Act, bipartisan legislation to re-authorize the Money Follows the Person program, which helps people with disabilities […]
With thanks to The Harlem Independent Living Center, with support from the AIDS Institute, for the production of five brief videos on HIV developed in sign language by and for […]
Role of Deaf Educators
Role of Deaf Educators from HIV Training NY on Vimeo.
More About HIV
More information (captioned) from HIV Training NY on Vimeo.
Understanding HIV Testing
Understanding HIV Testing from HIV Training NY on Vimeo.
Know Your Rights
Know Your Rights from HIV Training NY on Vimeo.
What is HIV?
What is HIV from HIV Training NY on Vimeo.
2016 Class Action Lawsuit and SUNY Purchase Campus Access
8.9.18 – The recent refusal and later, accommodation, received by an incoming freshman student, with a disability, at SUNY Purchase highlights the issue on campus of accessibility and ADA access. […]
Its Your Move Michael Hellmann
The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law in 1990, yet , to date, numerous businesses have still made no effort to remove access barriers. Michael Hellmann, the ADA […]
Its Your Move Joe Bravo
Joe Bravo, the long term executive director of Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC) and Putnam Independent Living Services (PILS), will discuss the growth of the Independent Living Movement, and talk […]
Its Your Move David CJ
David C. Johnson will discuss his personal experience living with Autism and how it is perceived by the general public and by individuals at different intersections of marginalized identity. Autism […]
Its Your Move Fran Wishnick
Fran Wishnick has written a profoundly moving book about her son Craig, who at the age of 27 ended his own life after a lifetime struggle with Asperger’s Syndrome and […]
HHS Releases a New Resource to Help Individuals Access and Use Their Health Information
The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today released the ONC Guide to Getting and Using your Health Records, […]