The #EqualRightsAmendment is on the ballot in November, but some worry the #BallotLanguage is confusing. #PlainLanguage is essential for #accessibility. Both #Disabled & non-Disabled people deserve to know exactly what they’re voting for! #VotingRights #EqualRights #Prop1

For the first time, the Opening Ceremony for the Paralympic Games will be held outside of a stadium. Organizers hope that this move will improve #accessibility for both athletes and attendees. Stream the Paralympics Opening Ceremony starting at 2:00pm EDT: bit.ly/4dEAY3a

We want to hear from you! The The Center for Disability Rights / RCIL Board Governance Committee is launching a #SWOTAnalysis for our Strategic Plan, and we're looking for YOUR input. Fill out our #survey by September 28 for a chance to win a $50 gift card! bit.ly/3T5hJre

After taking to social media and waiting for 16 minutes, multiple-time gold medalist Tanni Grey-Thompson had to crawl off her train at London’s King’s Cross station. “Other people would have been left in a much worse situation than me, and it’s got to change.” #Paralympics2024

Congratulations to #Paralympian Lionel Moralez Gonzalez and Jes Jeccola on your engagement! We love to see a happy couple celebrated during the Paralympic Games. Wishing you both many wonderful years together! #Congrats #SheSaidYes #DisabledJoy

Happy Labor Day! We'll be closed today, September 2nd. We'll reopen again tomorrow for our usual business hours. See you then! In the meantime, check our website for more information and resources: cdrnys.org

Spotted Rabbit Studio is hosting a free weekly #SupportGroup for #LGBTQ adults ages 18-35 every Tuesday! The first will begin tonight at 6:00pm. For more information, email [email protected] or call (585) 430-9877. Drop-ins welcome! #Resources #RochesterNY

Events like the The Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are impossible to remove from their social contexts and current events. We must continue discussing #DisabilityIssues both during the 2024 #Paralympics and after the closing ceremony. bit.ly/3yW5aHX Ade Adepitan The Guardian

The U.S. will offer households 4 free #COVID19 tests at COVIDTests.gov starting later this month. The COVID-19 tests will detect current COVID-19 variants and can be used through the end of the year. Visit bit.ly/4dMmKgH for more information. #CovidTests

The numbers are in: Governor Kathy Hochul's planned changes to #CDPAP are unpopular with #NewYork voters. Polling shows that 76% of New Yorkers and 70% of NY Democratic Likely Voters oppose Gov. Hochul's plans to move CDPAP to a single fiscal intermediary. bit.ly/3z4lmXI

Congratulations to everyone who competed in the Paralympic Games this year! Enjoy the #ClosingCeremony today - it's time to celebrate all your hard work. If you tuned into the Games this year, what was your favorite #Paralympics2024 moment? #Paris2024

It's #NationalDisabilityVotingRightsWeek! We'll be hosting a #DisabilityVotingRights event with RCIL on Sept. 24-26 from 10am-4pm at 497 State Street. RSVP on Facebook to let us know you're interested! bit.ly/3zcEl2a #DisabilityRights #VotingRights #RochesterNY

NEW #BLOG: The Center for Disability Rights commends Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) for legislation supporting #CDPAP and the Disability Community. S. 9901 offers an alternative to Governor Kathy Hochul's disastrous plans for #CDPAP and would keep #Disabled people out of #institutions. bit.ly/4dMLwNH

We're halfway through AAPD's #NationalDisabilityVotingRightsWeek! Do you have a plan to #vote yet? Still need to register? Want to test out your #accessibility plan? Join us for our Disability Voting Rights Event on September 24-26: bit.ly/3zcEl2a

Happening tomorrow for #Fridaythe13th - Trillium Health and The Community Clothesline are hosting a clothing giveaway at 259 Monroe Ave! Stop by between 12:30-3:30pm. #CommunityResource #RochesterNY #NewYork #FreeClothes #LocalResources

It's #Fridaythe13th - what are your odds of getting unlucky at the voting booth as a #Disabled voter? 1 in 7 Disabled #voters (about 14%) had trouble voting in 2022. That's up from 1 in 9 in 2020. Test your #ElectionDay voting plan with us on 9/24-26: bit.ly/3zcEl2a

There's so much more to #ElectionDay than who gets to be #President. 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election, plus 303 seats on appellate courts! #VotingDownBallot matters! Join us for our #DisabilityVotingRights event 9/24-26: bit.ly/3zcEl2a

NEW PRESS RELEASE: The Center for Disability Rights is deeply disappointed in Governor Kathy Hochul for advancing an SEIU proposal to defund the Disability-led organizations that created CDPAP, leaving some Disabled people without services and forcing them into institutions. Read more: bit.ly/3BfDYVa

We want to hear from you! How have #ConsumerDirectedServices helped you and your loved ones? Reply to us with some of your stories about CDPAP! Help us show elected officials exactly what this program means to their #Disabled constituents. #CDPAP #CDPAS #ShareYourStory

As Governor Kathy Hochul continues to push for a single FI for #CDPAP, #NewYork advocates point to how a similar change harmed #Disabled Pennsylvanians. "This is what you don't want to happen with your transition," said Pennsylvania Health Law Project's Amy Lowenstein. Read more: bit.ly/4dacptL