CALL FOR ART! Please SHARE: Call for disabled artists who address disability in their work, all mediums, for the exhibition “Artists Undeterred” at the Pride Center of Staten Island, New… read more →
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Cuomo bill would ban “source of income” discrimination
Gov. Cuomo today introduced legislation to outlaw discrimination based on source of income, a situation renters with disabilities know well. (Click on “read more” to reach link to the governor’s news release.) BCID… read more →
Cuomo, legislature get failing marks in NYAIL report card
April 24, 2018 — Whether it was more funding for independent living centers or increasing funding for a home-repair tax credit, the state’s 2018-2019 budget didn’t come through for people… read more →
Accessible for-hire rules under attack
April 13, 2018 — The Taxi and Limousine’s rules to require for-hire-vehicle companies like Uber and Carmel to provide accessible service, passed in December, are under attack in the courts…. read more →
BCID joins campaign to end source of income discrimination in New York State
BCID joined 41 other groups today in a letter to Gov. Cuomo and the state legislature, calling on them to amend New York State Human Rights law so that income… read more →