- CDRNYS
- March 18, 2025
Rochester, NY – [March 18, 2025] – An arbitrary deadline that will leave tens of thousands of Disabled people across the state without personal assistance…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- March 12, 2025
Last week, CDR participated in a press conference in Albany urging Governor Hochul and the state legislature to delay the deadline for transitioning folks to…Read More
- CDRNYS
- March 5, 2025
Andrew Cuomo’s record – at best – makes him a deeply inappropriate choice for Mayor of New York City or any governmental office. As the…Read More
- CDRNYS
- January 30, 2025
First, the Center for Disability expresses our condolences to everyone who has been impacted by the crash of American Eagle Flight 5342. The plane was…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- January 30, 2025
Whatever your opinion on it, President Trump’s “Return to In-Person Work” order is a great example of how Donald Trump is reorganizing American society along…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- January 30, 2025
Last night, an American Airlines Regional jet collided with a Black Hawk helicopter in Washington DC over the Potomac. As a long-time and frequent American…Read More
- Bruce Darling
- November 7, 2024
Over the weekend, Diane Coleman of Not Dead Yet passed away. She was an icon in our movement and – personally – my mentor and…Read More
- stratejus
- September 25, 2024
On behalf of CDR & RCIL, THANK YOU to our members who participated in the 2024 Annual Membership Meeting…by MAIL. NOTE: The completion of the…Read More
- Samson Weinberg
- September 16, 2024
The Center for Disability Rights (CDR) is deeply disappointed in Governor Hochul for advancing an SEIU proposal to defund and devastate the Disability-led organizations that created the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, leaving some Disabled people without services and forcing them into institutions.
- Samson Weinberg
- September 9, 2024
The Center for Disability Rights (CDR) commends Senator Gustavo Rivera (D-Bronx) for his support of the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) and for introducing S.9901, which would establish a licensing system for CDPAP fiscal intermediaries and provide a viable alternative to Governor Kathy Hochul’s attack on CDPAP and the Disability Community.
- stratejus
- August 21, 2024
The CDR/RCIL Board Governance Committee is launching a SWOT Analysis for the Strategic Plan. We are looking for YOUR input. Our stakeholders, consumers, consumer family…Read More
- Samson Weinberg
- August 19, 2024
Center for Disability Rights (CDR) & Regional Center for Independent Living (RCIL) will hold the 2024 annual membership meeting via mail. Members, keep an eye on your mailbox for the annual meeting notice. Results will be posted on the CDR website, under the NEWS tab in late September.
- Samson Weinberg
- August 16, 2024
The Center for Disability Rights is outraged by the Democratic National Committee’s decision to invite Governor Kathy Hochul to speak at the DNC Convention. “The DNC’s decision to elevate someone who is attacking Disabled people and the services that allow us to live in freedom is a slap in our face,” said CDR’s Chair of the Board of Directors.
- Samson Weinberg
- July 29, 2024
Since her comments calling the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program a “racket,” Governor Hochul has continued to demonstrate ableist behavior by ignoring multiple communications from leaders within the Disability community. In response, ILCs and Disability activists will be protesting the Governor’s Disability Pride event today.
- Samson Weinberg
- July 24, 2024
In response to her calling CDPAP a “racket,” CDR President/CEO Bruce Darling requests a meeting with Governor Hochul to discuss the future of independent living centers and Consumer Directed Personal Assistant Services. We call on Disabled New Yorkers to demand better from Governor Hochul.