Next Week is Direct Support Professionals Week. Please watch this video and then show your support by joining in a national effort to raise their wages. We in New York are not alone. This is a national crisis. DSPs are leaving the field in droves because they can’t live on what they are paid.
Rather than funding Medicaid and subsidies directly, that money would be put into a block grant that a state could use to develop any health-care system it wants.
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could strip thousands of New Yorkers of their health insurance.
New York has nearly 8,600 fewer active educators than it did five years ago, and the number of SUNY students majoring in education has dropped 50 percent since 2007.
As people with Down syndrome live longer, a new analysis suggests that this population is growing, but that may not hold true for long.
The upending of normalcy during the worst tropical weather system ever to hit Houston is particularly hard on those with disabilities.
NYS’s junior senator assured listeners in Western New York she will keep on fighting for improved access to affordable health care and a $15-an-hour minimum wage on the national level.
Like all Americans we have been watching with horror the awful destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana. Our hearts ache and our thoughts and prayers are with the people of the region. We know from experience that people with disabilities are more likely to feel a greater impact from the storm than other citizens. It will take longer and be more costly to repair or rebuild their homes and replace durable medical equipment and assistive technology devices many people reply upon. We know that people in New York State and across the country want to help those affected by the storm to recover and rebuild as quickly as possible. Just as with Hurricane Katrina, we continue to talk with people from our national organizations and will pass on any information we do receive if there are particular needs of the families and agencies for people with disabilities. We encourage anyone who can to help by donating to the American Red Cross, local food banks and organizations that provide support for people with disabilities and their families. – Susan Constantino, President & CEO, Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State
It has become increasingly difficult for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to secure the residential placements they need to live safe, secure, and independent lives in their communities. Families are doing more to make people aware of this crisis and they need YOUR help. Please read more about this problem and how you can help HERE.
