A few hundred people packed the auditorium at the Buffalo Museum of Science for a BFair2DirectCare rally
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Buffalo bFair2DirectCare Rally Draws Hundreds
A news conference and rally in Buffalo today drew more than 200 participants to highlight the #bFair2DirectCare “300 Days to Better Pay” campaign calling for a funding increase in the New York State budget for wages for underpaid staff. Attendees included people with disabilities, family members, staff and volunteers from non-profit agencies from western New York.
The event also included remarks by former Congressmember Tom Reynolds, the father of a son whith developmental disabilities, Assemblymembers Crystal Peoples Stokes, Sean Ryan, Robin Schimminger, Michael Kearns, MOA-elect Monica Wallace and State Senators Timothy Kennedy, Michael Ranzenhofer, Patrick Gallivan, Robert Ortt, and Senator-elect Chris Jacobs.
Click on the image below to watch a brief video from the event, provided by Tom Sy from Aspire of WNY.
Waiting For Services in Kansas
Advocates Say People With Disabilities in Kansas Face A 7-Year Wait for Services
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Soaring at the Mall
Anyone, no matter their disabilities, can soar.
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Happy Thanksgiving From CP of NYS and #bFair2DirectCare
Best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving from CP of NYS and #bFair2DirectCare. We are grateful for the caring and dedicated staff who work around the clock to provide opportunities for people with disabilities to live fulfilling and dignified lives.
NC Dentist Honored for Bringing Smiles to People with Disabilities
Dr. Michael Milano was recently named the 2016 recipient of the prestigious Golisano Health Leadership Award.
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Weisenberg Video Calls For Governor Cuomo to “Be a Hero”
#bFair2DirectCare is asking Governor Cuomo to be a hero, and include funding for a living wage for staff who care for people with special needs in the next NYS Budget. The short video below explains why this is such a critical issue.
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Minimum wage will cost State’s Medicaid system more than double what was previously forecast
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Supreme Court Asks What It Means To Have An Intellectual Disability
Researchers say that Texas has invented a nonscientific diagnosis based on a crude stereotype in order to execute people with an intellectual disability.
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“Governor, be our leader. Be our hero. Put the money in the budget. Be fair to Direct Care.”
The #bFair2DirectCare Coalition, in Push for Living Wage, Releases Cable and Digital Ad Featuring Former NYS Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg
The #bFair2DirectCare Coalition has released a powerful and passionate 60-second cable television and digital ad calling on Governor Andrew Cuomo to “be our hero” and provide funding to allow workers who care for New Yorkers with developmental disabilities to be paid a living wage.
The ad features former state Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg – who with his now-deceased wife, Ellen, raised their son Ricky, who has development disabilities. Weisenberg has dedicated his career to serving New Yorkers with developmental disabilities and created the Harvey and Ellen Weisenberg Foundation to support those efforts.
The ad is currently running on News12 Long Island. It can also be seen here, or on the #bFair2DirectCare Facebook page here.