Reminder! The in-person SPIL feedback session is this Friday, May 17th.

For more information on how to participate in-person or remotely, visit our link here: bit.ly/3WcW42B

Scholarship and volunteer opportunities for NCIL’s 2024 Annual Conference on Independent Living have been posted to NCIL’s conference website!

Check them out at: members.ncil.org/ncil2024/

Last Friday NYS Budget Director Blake Washington was on Capital Tonight discussing the budget. Susan Arbetter asked him about the drastic changes to the CDPAP. Our #advocacy is making a difference! spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny… #FairPay4Homecare #disabilityrights

NYSILC’s next Full Council Meeting will take place on Friday, May 17th, 2024 from 9:30 am – 1:30 pm.

For more information about NYSILC’s Full Council Meeting and how to join or attend, visit the link here: nysilc.org/news/current-n…

Investing in services for older and disabled New Yorkers benefits everyone! Aging is a lifelong process. People are either born with or acquired disabilities during their lifetime. It just makes sense!

Reminder! NYSILC is seeking feedback for the NY State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) Goals and Objectives for 2025-2027.
Submissions will remain open until the end of business day May 23rd, 2024.
To learn more and submit feedback, visit our link here: bit.ly/3WcW42B

Public Comment Opportunity: NCD requests your views on accessibility of public facilities or public transportation at our May 9 virtual Council meeting. ncd.gov/2024/04/29/ncd…

The New York State Independent Living Council is announcing the 30-day public comment period for the NY State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) Goals and Objectives for 2025-2027.

To learn more and submit feedback, visit our link here: bit.ly/3WcW42B

The Election Assistance Commission has a new report exploring how the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) impacted the voting experiences of voters with disabilities since it was passed in 2002.
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It's been a very long time coming, but the ADA now officially defines technical standards for web and mobile content - federalregister.gov/documents/2024…

The scope is currently public entities with enforcement starting in June 2026.

NCIL Presents: Systems Change Coffee Chats!

NCIL will be hosting 2 one-hour monthly “Coffee Chats” for Independent Living advocates working on systems change.

Read more and register: bit.ly/43ZTwHb

Today at 3 p.m. EDT The White House and U.S. Department of Justice hold a webinar on #ADA Title II web and mobile app accessibility. Register in advance for this webinar: pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…

And rather than directing the (state) Department of Health to do that, they have decided to completely eradicate all of the providers and just wipe the slate clean and start over. And that’s incredibly frustrating for us.” - Lindsay Miller, New York Association on Independent Living #SaveCDPA

👀 keep up the pressure to #SaveCDPA - lawmakers aren’t going along with Governor Kathy Hochul’s irresponsible plan to hand the consumer-directed program to one out-of-state corporation

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“The issues in this program now are a result of the system that the state created, and they currently today have the administrative authority to make changes that would take out some of the bad actors,” said NYAIL's Lindsay Miller. Thanks Raga Justin bit.ly/3xNHe8v

NYAIL Exec. Director Lindsay Miller giving an update that Carl E. Heastie said Independent Living Centers will be part of the CDPAP. Beyond that we don't know anything at this point. #SaveCDPA Nothing about us without us Governor Kathy Hochul

🚨URGENT CALL TO ACTION FOR NEW YORK STATE🚨
Instead of taking on private insurance profiteers, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a disastrous plan without ANY input from directly impacted people.
Call her now to let her know how you feel about it☎️

New York Association on Independent Living Governor Kathy Hochul It’s called commodities trading and we are the commodity being sold.

Your advocacy is helping! Carl E. Heastie just said in a press conference Independent Living Centers will be part of the CDPAP. How that looks is still a mystery! Keep fighting! Nothing about us without us! #SaveCDPA

Advocates are back in the War Room at the Capitol to tell Governor Kathy Hochul Independent Living Centers know the CDPAP program because we helped create it by and for pwd. #SaveCDPA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs NY Caring Majority 🍎 Capital Tonight Times Union POLITICO New York