advocacy

Dear All: With the Governor’s support of $15/hour for an across the board state minimum wage, and the budget being developed as you read this message, we need to make […]

From: Jennifer Monthie [mailto:Jennifer.Monthie@drny.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 9:35 PM PLEASE HELP DISTRIBUTE: Disability Rights New York is the statewide Protection & Advocacy [...]

From: “Barbara V. Crosier” <bcrosier@CPOFNYS.ORG> Date: October 12, 2015 at 5:34:44 PM EDT To: “Barbara V. Crosier” <bcrosier@CPOFNYS.ORG> Subject: Assembly [...]

AN Insightful OP-ED Applicable To ALL Click HERE: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/06/opinion/sunday/adult-autistic-and-ignored.html?ref=opinion&_r=0

WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER! The goal of transforming our system of support is to improve the lives of the people we serve. The Transformation Panel was created […]

From Wini @ IAC: (Letters Referenced are available on MDDC’s website) Dear All, Please reply with any “papers” you have sent letters to.  I’d like to include the locals now […]

COALITION OF FAMILIES FOR DIRECT SUPPORT WORKERS in services for people with developmental disabilities c/o Margaret Puddington, 562 West End Avenue, 2A, New York, N.Y. 10024, (212) 799-2042 [...]

ACTION ALERT!!! CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TODAY!!!!! From NYSARC & IAC Even though the state has a $6 billion surplus from the bank settlements and both Houses of the […]

Services for People with Developmental Disabilities February 27, 2015 We are families, friends, self-advocates, and professionals working together on behalf of people with developmental [...]

Manhattan Family Advocacy Day Friday, February 27, 2015 9:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. InterAgency Council 150 West 30th St. (near 7th Ave.), 15th floor, NY., NY 1001 Join us as […]