Pandemic-related shutdowns have forced many institutions to pivot to the digital space, increasing accessibility. But will it last?
Center for Disability Rights
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Urban Action 8/22
This week’s calls to action include the following events and activities. (All are free and open to the public, unless otherwise noted.) State candidate speaking here Jumaane Williams, one of four candidates for New York lieutenant governor, will speak at a townhall-style meeting in Rochester on Wednesday, August 22. His topic: “Schools and Not Jails.” […]
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Waiting for Uber dreams to come true
Uber and Lyft are most likely on their way to Upstate, but they’re stuck in traffic.
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Disabled still fighting for equal access
When Rasheem Broughton goes to shake hands, it’s a bit like lifting a broken wing. His hand floats in midair and his grip is soft and loose. Broughton has spent much of his adult life in a wheelchair. A gunshot wound when he was in his teens left him a quadriplegic with multiple disabilities. But […]
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Union, disabilities rights advocates at odds over developmental center closing
This afternoon, Public Employees Federation representatives will lead a press conference to push back against what union officials say is the rapid closure by the state of some psychiatric centers, juvenile justice facilities, and residential centers for people with developmental disabilities. The local union represents doctors, nurses, therapists, psychologists, and social workers at the facilities, […]
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News Briefs 12.11.02
Buried Treasures Collaborators Richard Reisem and Frank Gillespie felt sympathy whenever they saw people trying to use their oversized picture book, Mount Hope: America’s First Municipal Victorian Cemetery, as a walking guide. To help visitors enjoy and understand the cemetery better, the author and photographer have teamed up again to produce Buried Treasures, a brand-new […]
