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How to Get an Accessible Absentee Ballot

June 8, 2020 By Regina DiOrio

The Presidential Primary has been postponed until June 23, 2020.  Voting is expected to go forward in person on June 23.  People with disabilities are permitted to vote by absentee ballot.  In addition, Gov. Cuomo signed an executive order in April allowingAccessible Absentee Ballot flyer 2020.06.04 any voter wishing to vote via absentee ballot to […]

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Mental Health Awareness Month – May 2020

May 22, 2020 By Regina DiOrio

May is Mental Health Awareness Month.  It comes at a time when many people are experiencing anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.  The upside is that we are experiencing a shift in public perception of mental health.  Resources are readily available and people are encouraged to seek support. The National Institutes of Health define […]

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Mask-Wearing/Social Distancing for People who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Deaf-Blind

May 8, 2020 By Regina DiOrio

Systematically, people with disabilities have been put to the side with little to no consideration of their need for equal access.  During this time of COVID-19, new guidelines on how we interact with one another have once again failed to take people with disabilities into account.  Social distancing and mask-wearing have become the norm.  This […]

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CDPA Program Personal Assistants are Essential Healthcare Workers

April 14, 2020 By Regina DiOrio

The Governor’s PAUSE Act, which shut down non-essential businesses on March 22, does not apply to Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (CDPA). Fiscal Intermediaries and Personal Assistants are considered essential healthcare workers. The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (CDPA) Program is a Medicaid-funded service that improves the quality of life for people who require personal assistance at […]

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