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NYC Says it Will Make All Sidewalk Curbs Accessible

Yhe de Blasio administration has agreed to survey and ensure that all of the city’s roughly 162,000 sidewalk curbs are accessible for New Yorkers with mobility and vision-impairment issues.

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Assemblymembers Voice Support for #bFair2DirectCare Funding

Assembly members on both sides of the aisle rallied in the Capitol on Wednesday morning to highlight their support for increased human services funding in the final budget deal due at the end of the month.

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Fired a year ago by OPWDD and still getting paid by Justice Center

The Times-Union is reporting that a former top OPWDD official fired last year is still making $136,000 a year while doing no work at another state agency, according to payroll records obtained by The Associated Press.

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US Military Looks to Follow Israel’s Model of Inclusion

US officials visited a military base in Israel recently to observe and learn how that nation has successfully incorporated young men and women with assorted disabilities into military life on base.

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Feds Order NYC MTA to Install Elevators in Subway Stations

Judge tells the MTA it must install elevators in any New York City subway station that undergoes renovation.

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