Melvyn Tanzman, Executive Director Reform regarding how people with disabilities are disenfranchised and marginalized in our nation is long overdue, despite the historic passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. The ADA will be 25 years old in July 2015 and disability activists in Westchester County and...
By Meghan Schoeffling Director of Advocacy Voting is a civil right that all citizens of the United States enjoy. People with disabilities however, have a long history of being denied this right by voting systems which were not accessible. This was supposed to change with the Help America Vote Act...
By Mel Tanzman, Executive Director On Wednesday March 19, 2014, members of Rochester ADAPT, a national disability rights group fighting for the rights of all people with disabilities to live in the community, initiated an occupation of the offices of the New York State Nurses Association in Albany NY. The...
Submitted by Claudia Slater Director of Development and Public Affairs During my short journey called “life” I developed a disability early on in the adult stage of life. I have come to accept that every day will be fraught with change(s) and challenge(s) with respect to my disability. In...
Submitted by Meghan Schoeffling, Director of Advocacy With all the changes to Medicaid, there has been a sharp focus on changes to how health care will be delivered throughout New York State to people with disabilities. Back in 2011, Governor Cuomo formed a Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) to address the...
1. PT is a 54 year old female with Multiple Sclerosis who was residing with her spouse who had a TBI and terminal cancer. Spouse passed away in February leaving PT with reduced income and lack of informal support. Could no longer afford housing. Worked with County Protective Services for...
The Staff and Board at WDOMI just completed a fabulous four month cross-cultural experience with a international disability leader from Uganda. Alex Lawoko, who is deaf, shared with us his vision for empowering people with disabilities in Uganda by training them for self-employment and giving them small Capital investments to...
By, Mel Tanzman Executive Director One Tuesday November 6th I came home at 6PM after voting at 7AM and spending much of the day surveying polling sites to verify whether they were accessible as claimed by the Board of Elections. The good news was as I pulled up outside my...
By Mel Tanzman, Executive Director Have you or a loved one ever received home skilled services or outpatient Therapy under Medicare only to have services terminated because you have, according to your provider, reached your maximum rehabilitation potential? Well if this has happened to you a recently settled law suit...
I watched as did most reasonable Americans in complete horrendous disbelief as the reports of the death of a 17 year old African- American young man or shall I say more pointedly most reasonable white suburban Americans were shocked ; while most African- American males probably said “business as usual. ...
