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Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy HochulLast week, sheriff candidates spoke with the disability community, older adult organizations asked for a resident assistant pilot, and the Governor announced a not-quite-ready budget. -
Halfpoint/Getty Images/iStockphotoAdvocates want New York to invest $2 million in senior housing resident assistants to help older adults age in place and reduce hospitalizations.
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The admission to the Associated Press comes a week after New York sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services telling them their estimate was inaccurate. -
As the state negotiates an overdue budget, advocates seek funding for Daniel's Law, a fee-for-service payments under long term care plans, and protections for adult homes. -
Seventy-five percent of all lifetime mental health conditions begin by age 24. Still, in New York, many young people with mental health conditions face barriers to accessing care. -
The disability community continues push for change after blind Rohingya refugee Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death was ruled a homicide. -
A Buffalo-area provider of early intervention services shares what's at stake for New York's youngest in this year's state budget. -
New York’s Family Care program, which gives people with disabilities the choice to live with a family instead of in group homes, could expand if funding increases. -
Buffalo’s Funny Bones comedy night brings disabled performers together to build community, challenge stigma, and connect through humor. -
A Buffalo exhibit showcases the stories of women institutionalized in the Buffalo State Asylum, meanwhile, families and advocates push for access to more records. -
Buffalo Public Schools face discipline reforms after AG findings, highlighting a national pattern of harsher punishment for students of color and disabled students. -
Medicaid cuts fuel ECMC layoffs, NYS specialized disability schools seek more funding and autistic advocates raise concerns over new HHS autism committee appointees.
