We're going on tour to deliver 4k+ letters to key officials starting 10/1, the day Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to sign a controversial contract that would result in a purported $500m cut to a key home care program and hand over CDPAP to a single out-of-state corporation.

TODAY'S ACTION: Call Thomas P. DiNapoli at 518-474-4044 to express your concern about Governor Kathy Hochul allowing NYSDOH to contract CDPAP to one single fiscal intermediary without Comptroller oversight! Thomas P. DiNapoli can help #ProtectHomeCare.

We will be holding a press conference this Sunday at 1:30 p.m. at the new elevator at 14th St. and 6th Ave. in Manhattan. We will celebrate the elevator opening and make a major transit accessibility legal announcement. More info at our events page: cidny.org/calendar/

Thank you Gustavo Rivera for standing up for the 250,000+ NYers who rely on CDPAP to live and calling out Governor Kathy Hochul's decision to give control of the program to PPL. x.com/NYSenatorRiver…

"People, not PPL!" Consumer advocates protested while NYSDOH Commissioner McDonald read remarks celebrating Governor Kathy Hochul's plan to give control of CDPAP over to PPL. Eventually, many people left the room. #ProtectHomeCare #SaveCDPA #CareNotCuts

"Nothing about us without us," disability advocates repeated at a summit with state health leadership. Consumer Directed Action of NY NY Caring Majority 🍎 Caring Majority Rising New York Association on Independent Living news10.com/news/ny-news/h…

The Latonya Reeves Freedom Act ensures #Disability #Freedom by making sure pwd receiving Long Term Services and Supports are not placed in nursing homes against their will. Take #Action & contact your Congress rep. members.ncil.org/action/?vvsrc=…

We were devastated by the passing of fierce advocate for independent living and against assisted suicide, founder of Not Dead Yet, Diane Coleman. Tomorrow, Monday 11/25 at 3PM ET, join us for a memorial to honor her work and legacy. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Diane was influential in shaping our healthcare priorities. The virtual gathering is today at 3 pm today.

🚨 Late Monday night the Trump administration paused funding for various programs, including ILCs. Please take #action to help ensure continued funding for ILCs! Together we can #StopTheHarm ncil.org/advocacy-actio… #Disability #access #accessibility

The comments made by the chief citizen of the U.S. underscore how difficult our work will be over the next several years to protect, preserve, and strengthen disability rights. ilny.us/latestnews/610… AAPD Medicaid Matters New York #Disability #Employment New York State Independent Living Council

As Chair of the Senate Disabilities Committee, it was great to see some familiar faces like Cliff and meet with the New York Association on Independent Living today to get an update on the 41 independent living centers they represent.

We're still waiting on the Assembly and Senate budgets to come out. It's not too late to use our advocacy alert tool and make two calls. Show your love for Independent Living Centers today! votervoice.net/NYAIL/Campaign…

🧵CDPAP workers & consumers flooded Albany yesterday to say: Governor Kathy Hochul’s “grace period” is a sham that will harm more NYers than it helps. Their message came through. Again & again, media coverage underlined that a grace period won't fix a fundamentally broken transition::

“After weeks of insisting that NY was on track to hit a 4/1 deadline for CDPAP transition, Dr. James McDonald all but admitted on Mon that those assertions were bunk… According to both McDonald & Public Partnerships | PPL—the blame for issues with the transition lay w/ everyone but them.”

(2/3) "What caused the issues that require this extra grace period & add'l time to complete registration? It’s not DOH or PPL, acc. to McDonald & PPL Pres @mariaperrin. Nor is it the unheard of 3-mo time period to transition.” It’s just everyone else pushing misinformation."

(3/3) “System never crashed, was never down,” [PPL Prez] @mariaperrin insisted, explaining that the system had only experienced a slowdown on a single day.” We all saw it, Maria! And it’s happened again and again since.

Powerful Op-Ed from New York Association on Independent Living! "Although we were told that PPL was on track to meet the transition deadline and that the problems they experienced in other states were in the past, history is repeating itself in New York." @CarlHeastie Sen. Stewart-Cousins NYSDOH Governor Kathy Hochul

BREAKING: NYSDOH Health Commissioner IGNORES people w disabilities fighting for their lives! TAKE ACTION: We must end the PPL contract before it ends us! Call your State Legislators to say they MUST intervene. Link below.

Take action to #ProtectMedicaid now because the Senate voted to cut Medicaid, which is essential for people with disabilities. Contact your Congressional rep. and urge them to vote NO! votervoice.net/NYAIL/campaign… #DisabilityRights #DisabledNotDisposabl #Olmstead