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WILC Receives Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Quality of Life Grant
The Westchester Independent Living Center (WILC) has been awarded a Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation 2013 Quality of Life grant in the amount of $6,000 in the Adaptive Sports category […]
Educational Advocacy
Resources and support for families making informed educational decisions
Nursing Home Transition and Diversion
Transition/diversion of long term care residents to the community
Traumatic Brain Injury Regional Resource Development Center
Supports transition from care facility to community living
Trainings & Workshops
On independent living, advocacy, accessibility and more
Open Doors Transition Center
Support for transition from care facility to community living
Medical Indemnity Fund Family Support
October 22, 2016 Amelia Brown Luke Skau Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo Ava Fiacco Governor of New York State NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 RE: S.7873-B / A.9835-B; NYS […]
NHTD TBI Support for Assembly Bill
SUPPORT S.5535/A.7598 Dear Senator Flanagan: I am writing to request that you support Assembly Bill 7598/Senate Bill 5535. This bill addresses the transition of the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and […]
Lack of Accessible Housing Op-Ed
Journal News Submission November 8, 2015 Are you looking for accessible housing in Westchester and Putnam Counties? Good luck. Fortunately, pending bills in the New York State Senate and Assembly […]
Voter Inclusion
Mr. Philip Zegarelli Village Manager Village of Briarcliff Manor 1111 Pleasantville Road Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510 April 26, 2014 Re: New Voting Machines Dear Mr. Zegarelli: As an advocate for […]
Letter to the Editor the Journal News
Re: “Woman born with dwarfism teaches life lesson in acceptance,” May 22, 2012 article: Unfortunately, Ms. Ramaswamy’s story did little to enlighten Journal News readers about the importance of embracing […]
Voters with disabilities still not being served
By Lisa Tarricone (Original Publication the Journal News: February 4, 2006) Last November, the state Board of Elections approved prelim inary regulations for the purchase of new voting machines in […]
Kendra’s Law: Fear, politics and mental illness
By LISA TARRICONE (Original Publication: Journal News June 12, 2005) We have a propensity to create feel-good acts of justice when things go wrong. In order to appease public unease […]