WBFO Disabilities Beat

The month of July is Disability Pride Month and several events throughout the region, including the fourth annual flag raising, celebrate the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Former DEC engineer and Goodyear whistleblower is honored, SNAP cuts raise food insecurity concerns and Buffalo's Disability Pride Festival returns this July.

A nearly $40 million housing project lies on the horizon in Niagara Falls, representing a potential new source of affordable and market-price housing for residents.

As a Department of Justice memo challenges a disabled person's right to integration, activists, experts, and state officials respond in New York.

A former DEC engineer who brought to light a Niagara Falls factory's dangerous bladder carcinogen emissions was recognized as activists push for compliance with a state order.

On Thursday, Governor Kathy Hochul broke her silence on the U.S. Department of Justice memo challenging the integration mandate and the Olmstead decision.

Disability rights activists flooded public comment in a statewide government committee meeting emphasizing concern following a controversial memo released by the DOJ.

People Inc.'s new Amherst respite house doubles available beds for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, addressing long wait lists for short-term stays.

The Erie County Legislature will have to decide if it will act on a 700+ signature petition demanding lawmakers question the Erie County Sheriff's Office on Alam's death.

New York State's budget included funding for several important programs advocates had pushed for. However, one notable program didn't get a much-needed increase.