Free Tax Return Preparation by Volunteers
Trained community volunteers can help you prepare your taxes to make sure you take advantage of special credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Credit for the Elderly for which you may qualify. Learn more from IRS Publication 907. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p907
To locate the AARP Tax-Aide site near you call 1-888-227-7669. You may also download Schedule R, http://ftp.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sr.pdf,
the Credit for the Elderly or the Disabled. If you are experiencing a hardship, you may call or write your local Taxpayer Advocate Office for your state http://www.irs.gov/advocate/content/0,,id=150972,00.html,
or call the Taxpayer Advocate Service Toll-free Case Intake Line at 1-877-777-4778 or TTY/TTD 1-800-829-4059.
New IRS Rules for Tax Reporting by NonprofitsYou may already be aware that the Internal Revenue Service substantially changed the Form 990 tax return that is required to be filed by nonprofit organizations. The new Form 990 is applicable for returns covering tax years beginning in 2008 or later. What you may not know, is that the new form is being phased in over three years.For the 2008 tax year (e.g. fiscal years that began in 2008), you must use the new Form 990 if you have gross receipts of $1 million or higher or total assets of $2.5 million or higher. If you fall below this threshold and your gross receipts were more than $25,000 but less than $1 million, your assets were less than $2.5 million and you do not manage any donor advised funds, you may use the shorter, simpler Form 990 EZ. If your annual receipts are below $25,000 you must instead file the Form 990 N, a new electronic postcard required for all small nonprofits. Before using the shorter Form 990 EZ you should double check your state's requirements for registration as a charitable organization. Some states may still be requiring the long form.
Even if you don't have to file the new Form 990 for your 2008 tax year, you may need to do so in the future. The threshold for using the new form will be lower for tax year 2009 and even lower for tax year 2010. Visit the IRS website at http://www.irs.gov/charities/article/0,,id=184445,00.html for a table that shows which form you need to use each year.
If you have questions, feel free to email berns@thearc.org.
Empowering More than 9,000 Students at CUNY!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
CAREER and ABILITIES EXPOS
NEW YORK CITY CAREER EXPO FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES: APRIL24TH, 10AM TO 3PM, AT THE NEW YORKER HOTEL, 481 8TH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 10001.
JOHN MILLER, PUBLISHER, CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine, Career Expo host.
The ADA Career Fair will feature companies looking for qualified candidates with disabilities to enhance their workforce. Whether your expertise is in accounting, sales, engineering, management, finance, IT, marketing, human resources or healthcare, this on-site career event is for you. For your convenience, people with disabilities, their families and caregivers should complete form (see website below). This will save you considerable time and allow us to fast-track your admittance into the expo. We appreciate your participation in this important event and look forward to meeting you there!
Come dressed to impress and bring your resume for your chance to meet face-to-face with hiring managers from these progressive businesses with ADA initiatives. Check back one month before the event for a list of companies participating in the ADA Career Fair. It’s the sound of opportunity knocking (On April 17 only, 1:00 - 5:00 pm)
http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/newyork/vjobfair.htmlAbilities Expo New York Metro 2009, April 17-19 has Even More to Offer the Community of People with Disabilities. Register Today!
Admission is FREE!
Abilities Expo New York Metro 2009, April 17-19 has Even More to Offer the Community of People with Disabilities. Register Today!
Admission is FREE!
DIA bus: 04/18 Sat 8 AM, leaving Renwick Garden (332 E 29 St, 1-2 Ave). Cost: $10/person including home care workers/Marty Sesmer 917-204-8770NJ Transit: the train from NY Penn to Edison is about 52 minutes. At Edison there will be a complementary accessible shuttle. As of 3/07/09 the web site's shuttle link is not yet live. Last year, the half fare rate was $7.25 round trip, free for homecare workers with agency identification. NJ Transit trains have varying level of accessibility & comfort! Some are great, some are terrible! NJ Transit: 973-275-5555 / 800-772-2287 Text Telephone TT
http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/newyork/vregister.html
JOHN MILLER, PUBLISHER, CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine, Career Expo host.
The ADA Career Fair will feature companies looking for qualified candidates with disabilities to enhance their workforce. Whether your expertise is in accounting, sales, engineering, management, finance, IT, marketing, human resources or healthcare, this on-site career event is for you. For your convenience, people with disabilities, their families and caregivers should complete form (see website below). This will save you considerable time and allow us to fast-track your admittance into the expo. We appreciate your participation in this important event and look forward to meeting you there!
Come dressed to impress and bring your resume for your chance to meet face-to-face with hiring managers from these progressive businesses with ADA initiatives. Check back one month before the event for a list of companies participating in the ADA Career Fair. It’s the sound of opportunity knocking (On April 17 only, 1:00 - 5:00 pm)
http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/newyork/vjobfair.htmlAbilities Expo New York Metro 2009, April 17-19 has Even More to Offer the Community of People with Disabilities. Register Today!
Admission is FREE!
Abilities Expo New York Metro 2009, April 17-19 has Even More to Offer the Community of People with Disabilities. Register Today!
Admission is FREE!
DIA bus: 04/18 Sat 8 AM, leaving Renwick Garden (332 E 29 St, 1-2 Ave). Cost: $10/person including home care workers/Marty Sesmer 917-204-8770NJ Transit: the train from NY Penn to Edison is about 52 minutes. At Edison there will be a complementary accessible shuttle. As of 3/07/09 the web site's shuttle link is not yet live. Last year, the half fare rate was $7.25 round trip, free for homecare workers with agency identification. NJ Transit trains have varying level of accessibility & comfort! Some are great, some are terrible! NJ Transit: 973-275-5555 / 800-772-2287 Text Telephone TT
http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/newyork/vregister.html
Thursday, March 26, 2009
SIGN ON: Letter to exempt $250 stimulus payment from state benefits
As you know, the federal stimulus package includes a $250 payment to everyone receiving Social Security benefits (SSI, SSDI, retirement), and veterans' disability benefits/pensions. The stimulus package specifically says that this $250 can't be counted when calculating eligibility for any benefits that use federal funds. However, this does not apply to benefit funded entirely by state or local goverments.
Attached is a letter (SEE BELOW) asking the New York State leaders to enactlegislation that will exempt the $250 Social Security/SSI/VA stimuluspayment from state-only funded benefits and state income taxes. Thefederal law exempts it from all federally-funded benefits, but there arestate benefits, some of which are listed in the letter, that someindividuals might lose based on this payment. This will cost the statenothing. It won't expand eligibility for any benefit, it will justallow people who were already eligible for a benefit to continuereceiving it. Otherwise, people whose income is right at the upperlimit of the particular program, like SCRIE, DRIE, or EPIC, could loseit. This would ensure that no New Yorkers will forfeit any benefit orpart of this $250.
The payments will be sent out in May, so there's just time to getlegislation going and get word out so people won't panic, and government offices that process these benefits can be advised of the exemption.Also, the letter asks that the payment be exempt from state incometaxes, as it is from federal taxes.
PLEASE E-MAIL SUSAN DOOHA at sdooha@cidny.org if your organization will sign on, giving the full name of the organization.
Thank you.
Linda Ostreicher, Director of Public Policy Center for Independence of the Disabled of New York
841 Broadway, Room 301,
New York, NY 10003646-442-4153
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Governor David A. Paterson
State CapitolAlbany, NY 12224
Senate Majority Leader Malcolm A. Smith
909 Legislative Office BuildingAlbany, NY 12247
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
932 Legislative Office BuildingAlbany, NY 12248
Dear Governor Paterson, Senator Majority Leader Smith, and Assembly Speaker Silver:
New York State has an important opportunity to improve the lives of people with severe disabilities and the frail elderly. In May 2009, a $250 federal stimulus payment will be sent to most Social Security and SSI recipients.
We urgently request legislative action to ensure that these modest payments do not disrupt participation in programs that are critical to community integration for individual beneficiaries. The proposal would not require any commitment of state funds—it would be budget neutral.
Federal law provides a good guide to policy makers. It states that the one-time payment will not count as income for any state or federal program during the month it is received and any other federal or state program with federal financing. In addition, it will not count as a resource in the month it is received or the following nine months. Additionally, it is not subject to federal income tax, and should not be subject to state income tax.
Unless lawmakers enact a parallel provision in state law exempting the payment from consideration as income or as a resource, low income people whose income is near the limit for a state-funded benefit could lose the benefit for a whole year -- if this payment puts their income over the limit for 2009. State-only funded benefits that could be affected would include, but not be limited to:
1. Senior Citizens & Disability Rent Increase Exemptions (SCRIE and DRIE) -- N. Y. Real Property Tax Law § 467-b(1)(c);
2. Real Property Tax Circuit Breaker Credit -- NYS Tax Law § 606(e)(1)(C);
3. EPIC (prescription drugs for people 65+) -- N. Y. Elder Law § 241(3)
4. Any program provided under the authority of the Social Services Law. SSL § 1, 131-n. Apart from programs exempt under federal law described above, this includes, for example:
a. Safety net assistance (formerly known as “Home Relief”) and Safety Net Medicaid
b. Homeless housing and assistance
c. Family Health Plus
The action that we are recommending is not without precedent. For example, the State enacted similar legislation extending the federal protection of German restitution to Nazi victims to all the state benefits listed above.
Please act swiftly to see that the lives of people with severe disabilities and the frail elderly are not disrupted needlessly. We would welcome the opportunity to speak with you about this urgent request.
Sincerely,
Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York
Selfhelp Community Services, Inc.
Persons NOT eligible to receive the stimulus payments are: SSI beneficiaries who receive benefits at a reduced rate of $55 (rate in NYS) because they live in a nursing home or hospital; anyone living outside the United States or territories; persons who are not legal residents of the United States (but does not necessarily have to be a PERMANENT resident); persons whose benefits have been suspended for making false or misleading statements; Social Security beneficiaries who are minor children (under 18), though children receiving SSI are eligible. Also Disabled Adult Children receiving Social Security are eligible.
For example, the one time payment will not count towards income limits for SSI, Medicaid, Medicare Savings Programs, the Medicare Part D low income or "Extra Help" subsidy, HEAP, Food Stamps or any other federally funded program (including State programs with federal financing).
For example, if the one-time payment is received in May 2009, an individual does not spend it during that month, and it brings the beneficiary’s bank account over the SSI limit ($2000 for a single person), or over the resource limit for Medicaid or another federal program, it will not count as a resource from May 2009 through February 2010. If an individual still has this money in March 2010, it will count as a resource starting that month and may affect eligibility for SSI, Medicaid, or the other federally funded programs.
Attached is a letter (SEE BELOW) asking the New York State leaders to enactlegislation that will exempt the $250 Social Security/SSI/VA stimuluspayment from state-only funded benefits and state income taxes. Thefederal law exempts it from all federally-funded benefits, but there arestate benefits, some of which are listed in the letter, that someindividuals might lose based on this payment. This will cost the statenothing. It won't expand eligibility for any benefit, it will justallow people who were already eligible for a benefit to continuereceiving it. Otherwise, people whose income is right at the upperlimit of the particular program, like SCRIE, DRIE, or EPIC, could loseit. This would ensure that no New Yorkers will forfeit any benefit orpart of this $250.
The payments will be sent out in May, so there's just time to getlegislation going and get word out so people won't panic, and government offices that process these benefits can be advised of the exemption.Also, the letter asks that the payment be exempt from state incometaxes, as it is from federal taxes.
PLEASE E-MAIL SUSAN DOOHA at sdooha@cidny.org if your organization will sign on, giving the full name of the organization.
Thank you.
Linda Ostreicher, Director of Public Policy Center for Independence of the Disabled of New York
841 Broadway, Room 301,
New York, NY 10003646-442-4153
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Governor David A. Paterson
State CapitolAlbany, NY 12224
Senate Majority Leader Malcolm A. Smith
909 Legislative Office BuildingAlbany, NY 12247
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver
932 Legislative Office BuildingAlbany, NY 12248
Dear Governor Paterson, Senator Majority Leader Smith, and Assembly Speaker Silver:
New York State has an important opportunity to improve the lives of people with severe disabilities and the frail elderly. In May 2009, a $250 federal stimulus payment will be sent to most Social Security and SSI recipients.
We urgently request legislative action to ensure that these modest payments do not disrupt participation in programs that are critical to community integration for individual beneficiaries. The proposal would not require any commitment of state funds—it would be budget neutral.
Federal law provides a good guide to policy makers. It states that the one-time payment will not count as income for any state or federal program during the month it is received and any other federal or state program with federal financing. In addition, it will not count as a resource in the month it is received or the following nine months. Additionally, it is not subject to federal income tax, and should not be subject to state income tax.
Unless lawmakers enact a parallel provision in state law exempting the payment from consideration as income or as a resource, low income people whose income is near the limit for a state-funded benefit could lose the benefit for a whole year -- if this payment puts their income over the limit for 2009. State-only funded benefits that could be affected would include, but not be limited to:
1. Senior Citizens & Disability Rent Increase Exemptions (SCRIE and DRIE) -- N. Y. Real Property Tax Law § 467-b(1)(c);
2. Real Property Tax Circuit Breaker Credit -- NYS Tax Law § 606(e)(1)(C);
3. EPIC (prescription drugs for people 65+) -- N. Y. Elder Law § 241(3)
4. Any program provided under the authority of the Social Services Law. SSL § 1, 131-n. Apart from programs exempt under federal law described above, this includes, for example:
a. Safety net assistance (formerly known as “Home Relief”) and Safety Net Medicaid
b. Homeless housing and assistance
c. Family Health Plus
The action that we are recommending is not without precedent. For example, the State enacted similar legislation extending the federal protection of German restitution to Nazi victims to all the state benefits listed above.
Please act swiftly to see that the lives of people with severe disabilities and the frail elderly are not disrupted needlessly. We would welcome the opportunity to speak with you about this urgent request.
Sincerely,
Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York
Selfhelp Community Services, Inc.
Persons NOT eligible to receive the stimulus payments are: SSI beneficiaries who receive benefits at a reduced rate of $55 (rate in NYS) because they live in a nursing home or hospital; anyone living outside the United States or territories; persons who are not legal residents of the United States (but does not necessarily have to be a PERMANENT resident); persons whose benefits have been suspended for making false or misleading statements; Social Security beneficiaries who are minor children (under 18), though children receiving SSI are eligible. Also Disabled Adult Children receiving Social Security are eligible.
For example, the one time payment will not count towards income limits for SSI, Medicaid, Medicare Savings Programs, the Medicare Part D low income or "Extra Help" subsidy, HEAP, Food Stamps or any other federally funded program (including State programs with federal financing).
For example, if the one-time payment is received in May 2009, an individual does not spend it during that month, and it brings the beneficiary’s bank account over the SSI limit ($2000 for a single person), or over the resource limit for Medicaid or another federal program, it will not count as a resource from May 2009 through February 2010. If an individual still has this money in March 2010, it will count as a resource starting that month and may affect eligibility for SSI, Medicaid, or the other federally funded programs.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Community Choice Act National Kick-Off Draws Thousands
Just minutes ago in Washington, DC, ADAPT's National Kickoff for the Community Choice Act concluded with a rally call to "Pass CCA Now!
With thousands of advocates in DC and at more than 120 conference call-in sites across the country, Community Choice Act (CCA) cosponsors Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Arlen Specter and Congressman Danny Davis made crystal clear their commitment to passing the Community Choice Act in the 111th Congress. The event was an upbeat event at times filled with thunderous applause and the chanting of "Pass CCA Now!"
[ Editor's Note: You can start or join a discussion about this event by adding your comments at the bottom of this page: http://adawatch.org/?p=331 ]
Sen. Tom Harkin led off this important event on Capitol Hill and declared that CCA will pass in this Congress and be on the President's desk either as a part of the healthcare reform bill or on its own. He noted that it has been 10 years since the Supreme Court's Olmstead decision which affirmed the Constitutional rights of people with disabilities to live in the least restrictive environment and he told the critics who say CCA will cost too much that by allowing individuals with disabilities to live and work in their own homes and communities rather than institutions, the costs will be offset by new taxpayers.
Senator Harkin declared: "We can't afford not to do this!"
ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights (NCDR) are longtime supporters of CCA, formally known as MiCASSA, the legislation that gives people real choice in long term care options. This legislation ends the institutional bias in the Medicaid program by giving individuals who are eligible for nursing facility services or other institutional "care" equal access to community-based services and supports, like attendant services.
The event was moderated by Kansas ADAPT member, Mike Oxford and the other speakers included Dawn Russell, ADAPT, Andy Imparato, American Association of Persons with Disabilities (AAPD), Marty Ford, Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), John Lancaster, National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), Victor Robinson, Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE), and Mitch LaPlante, University of California, San Francisco.
Congressman Danny Davis received huge applause when, after promising to do everything in his power in the House this session, he quoted the lyrics to a Sam Cooke song:
I was born by the river in a little tentAnd just like that river I've been running ever sinceIt's been a long time comingBut I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
With a progressive president in the White House, powerful co-sponsors in a more receptive Congress and more than 700 disability organizations signed-on in support of the Community Choice Act, the chant of "Pass CCA Now!" at the conclusion of this rally had an empowered and celebratory tone rather than a pleading one. All of the speakers, however, acknowledged that there is hard work ahead for all as the community works to attract Congressional sponsors to the bill, educate the media and mobilize public support for CCA.
Today, everybody seemed ready to take on that hard work.
For more information about the Community Choice Act, go to www.adapt.org
With thousands of advocates in DC and at more than 120 conference call-in sites across the country, Community Choice Act (CCA) cosponsors Senator Tom Harkin, Senator Arlen Specter and Congressman Danny Davis made crystal clear their commitment to passing the Community Choice Act in the 111th Congress. The event was an upbeat event at times filled with thunderous applause and the chanting of "Pass CCA Now!"
[ Editor's Note: You can start or join a discussion about this event by adding your comments at the bottom of this page: http://adawatch.org/?p=331 ]
Sen. Tom Harkin led off this important event on Capitol Hill and declared that CCA will pass in this Congress and be on the President's desk either as a part of the healthcare reform bill or on its own. He noted that it has been 10 years since the Supreme Court's Olmstead decision which affirmed the Constitutional rights of people with disabilities to live in the least restrictive environment and he told the critics who say CCA will cost too much that by allowing individuals with disabilities to live and work in their own homes and communities rather than institutions, the costs will be offset by new taxpayers.
Senator Harkin declared: "We can't afford not to do this!"
ADA Watch and the National Coalition for Disability Rights (NCDR) are longtime supporters of CCA, formally known as MiCASSA, the legislation that gives people real choice in long term care options. This legislation ends the institutional bias in the Medicaid program by giving individuals who are eligible for nursing facility services or other institutional "care" equal access to community-based services and supports, like attendant services.
The event was moderated by Kansas ADAPT member, Mike Oxford and the other speakers included Dawn Russell, ADAPT, Andy Imparato, American Association of Persons with Disabilities (AAPD), Marty Ford, Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), John Lancaster, National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), Victor Robinson, Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE), and Mitch LaPlante, University of California, San Francisco.
Congressman Danny Davis received huge applause when, after promising to do everything in his power in the House this session, he quoted the lyrics to a Sam Cooke song:
I was born by the river in a little tentAnd just like that river I've been running ever sinceIt's been a long time comingBut I know a change is gonna come, oh yes it will
With a progressive president in the White House, powerful co-sponsors in a more receptive Congress and more than 700 disability organizations signed-on in support of the Community Choice Act, the chant of "Pass CCA Now!" at the conclusion of this rally had an empowered and celebratory tone rather than a pleading one. All of the speakers, however, acknowledged that there is hard work ahead for all as the community works to attract Congressional sponsors to the bill, educate the media and mobilize public support for CCA.
Today, everybody seemed ready to take on that hard work.
For more information about the Community Choice Act, go to www.adapt.org
Monday, March 23, 2009
Engage in Storytelling for the Social Good: Caregiving
The people of Deepwell need you to Tell it to Someone Who Cares. United Cerebral Palsy and Life Without Limits will be carefully noting and reflecting on your stories told, your advice given, your innovative ideas offered, and thinking about the implications for improving care giving in our communities. Look for highlights soon. But first, we need you to share your perspectives.
Here is your 7 minute mission to engage with collaborative storytelling for the social good of care giving. It only takes 7 minutes and will make yours one of the first stories posted when Ruby's Bequest launches next Monday, March 16th!
Here's what to do:
Go to www.rubysbequest.org
Click on "Become a Friend of Deepwell" and follow the steps.
Tell a Story about Caring to help the people of Deepwell through two ways:
By phone. 1-888-64-RUBYS. Leave a voicemail with a short, 2 minute or so, piece of wisdom. Think of it as your 2 cents.
By email. readmystory@rubysbequest.org. Write about your experiences, share a photo and caption describing how it speaks to you about caring and/or link to a video or news story about any part of the ecosystem of caring.
Either by phone or email, please share a personal experience of caring or care giving, give advice to the town of Deepwell, who need to learn how to take better care of their people.
If you have questions, please email the folks in Deepwell at info@rubysbequest.org.
Thank you,
Sally Sachar
Executive Director
Life Without Limits
United Cerebral Palsy
Don't search for Deepwell on any map: you won't find it. The town, its residents and Ruby's unusual bequest are all part of a unique immersive experience in which thousands of people are helping forecast the future of caring in the United States. The Institute For The Future is conducting this innovative narrative on behalf of United Cerebral Palsy and AARP. Anyone can participate simply by applying their own wisdom and knowledge to Deepwell's dilemmas via email or phone.
Here is your 7 minute mission to engage with collaborative storytelling for the social good of care giving. It only takes 7 minutes and will make yours one of the first stories posted when Ruby's Bequest launches next Monday, March 16th!
Here's what to do:
Go to www.rubysbequest.org
Click on "Become a Friend of Deepwell" and follow the steps.
Tell a Story about Caring to help the people of Deepwell through two ways:
By phone. 1-888-64-RUBYS. Leave a voicemail with a short, 2 minute or so, piece of wisdom. Think of it as your 2 cents.
By email. readmystory@rubysbequest.org. Write about your experiences, share a photo and caption describing how it speaks to you about caring and/or link to a video or news story about any part of the ecosystem of caring.
Either by phone or email, please share a personal experience of caring or care giving, give advice to the town of Deepwell, who need to learn how to take better care of their people.
If you have questions, please email the folks in Deepwell at info@rubysbequest.org.
Thank you,
Sally Sachar
Executive Director
Life Without Limits
United Cerebral Palsy
Don't search for Deepwell on any map: you won't find it. The town, its residents and Ruby's unusual bequest are all part of a unique immersive experience in which thousands of people are helping forecast the future of caring in the United States. The Institute For The Future is conducting this innovative narrative on behalf of United Cerebral Palsy and AARP. Anyone can participate simply by applying their own wisdom and knowledge to Deepwell's dilemmas via email or phone.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
HAVE YOU FILED YOUR TAXES THIS YEAR
BCID will be hosting a mobile tax day
On March 24th
We have invited a team of tax preparers into our office to work with consumers to file their 2008 tax return. For people earning under $40,000 the preparation is free of charge. For those receiving social security benefits, you too are eligible for tax credits and even tax refunds. Come to BCID and have your 2008 taxes prepared.
When: Tuesday March 24, 2009, 10am to 4pm
Where: BCID
27 Smith Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Call to reserve your space:
718-998-3000
For more information or to RSVP contact BCID at 718-998-3000. When RSVP please states your needs ASL interpreter etc…
On March 24th
We have invited a team of tax preparers into our office to work with consumers to file their 2008 tax return. For people earning under $40,000 the preparation is free of charge. For those receiving social security benefits, you too are eligible for tax credits and even tax refunds. Come to BCID and have your 2008 taxes prepared.
When: Tuesday March 24, 2009, 10am to 4pm
Where: BCID
27 Smith Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Call to reserve your space:
718-998-3000
For more information or to RSVP contact BCID at 718-998-3000. When RSVP please states your needs ASL interpreter etc…
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Accessible Transportation Survey!
In conjunction with a grant received from the Federal TransitAdministration, Meeting the Challenge, Inc. is conducting a survey designedto collect information from people with disabilities regarding theirexperiences with public transportation. We would like to invite all peoplewith disabilities to participate. Information gathered will be used todetermine what barriers still exist in public transportation for people withdisabilities and will be used to create Americans with Disabilities Act(ADA) technical assistance materials directed toward alleviating thosebarriers.This is an on-line survey which can be accessed from this link: http://mtcinc.transit.sgizmo.com <http://mtcinc.transit.sgizmo.com/> . It is estimated that it will take from 5 to 15 minutes to complete the survey. If you do not have internet access, you can participate by calling Meeting the Challenge at 1-800-864-4264 (select menu choice #2), Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM (MT), and a staff member will assist you with the survey by telephone. If you prefer a paper copy of the survey, one can be obtained by calling the same phone number. Responses to the survey will be collected through March 31, 2009.Cristi L. HarrisSpecial Projects DirectorMeeting the Challenge, Inc(800) 949-4232 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY)(719) 444-0252 ext. 108
Friday, March 20, 2009
Upcoming events at BCID - Celebrate Brain Injury Awareness Month 2009
Celebrate Brain Injury Awareness Month 2009 with BCID and BIANYS
at our 1st Annual Spring Fling (& Sing!)
Tuesday, March 31st, 4 – 6 pm
at the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Inc. (BCID), 27 Smith Street, 2nd Floor
(Downtown Brooklyn - fully ADA accessible – see back for directions)
Enjoy light refreshments and good company as we share the time and talents of Ken and Daniel Trush as they introduce us to their love of music and their belief in the use of musical instruments, voice and the mind as rehabilitation “tools” on a path to balanced living and growing through the challenges of disability.
Visit www.DanielsMusic.org to hear the Trushes in their own words. Ken, Daniel and a professional music instructor from Daniel’s Music Foundation will lead and entertain us with activities designed to reach and bring us joy, peace and a renewed sense of self-esteem…
Please join BIANYS and BCID as we work together to educate, enlighten, and support survivors of Brain Injury and others living with disabilities in our community.
***********************************************************
It’s a Must! Please R.S.V.P. by March 24th
Jan Wollney/BIANYS at 718.356.2851 and jwollney@bianys.org
and/or Sandrina Kingston at BCID at 718.998.3000 รจ TTY: 718.998.7406
at our 1st Annual Spring Fling (& Sing!)
Tuesday, March 31st, 4 – 6 pm
at the Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Inc. (BCID), 27 Smith Street, 2nd Floor
(Downtown Brooklyn - fully ADA accessible – see back for directions)
Enjoy light refreshments and good company as we share the time and talents of Ken and Daniel Trush as they introduce us to their love of music and their belief in the use of musical instruments, voice and the mind as rehabilitation “tools” on a path to balanced living and growing through the challenges of disability.
Visit www.DanielsMusic.org to hear the Trushes in their own words. Ken, Daniel and a professional music instructor from Daniel’s Music Foundation will lead and entertain us with activities designed to reach and bring us joy, peace and a renewed sense of self-esteem…
Please join BIANYS and BCID as we work together to educate, enlighten, and support survivors of Brain Injury and others living with disabilities in our community.
***********************************************************
It’s a Must! Please R.S.V.P. by March 24th
Jan Wollney/BIANYS at 718.356.2851 and jwollney@bianys.org
and/or Sandrina Kingston at BCID at 718.998.3000 รจ TTY: 718.998.7406
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Invitation: CUNY Students and the Financial Crisis
CUNY/IVE Leadership Program invites you to its second CUNY / IVE Leadership Roundtable of the spring semester:
CUNY Students and the Financial Crisis.
How to navigate the current economic climate as a CUNY student
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Baruch College
Lawrence N. Field Center for Entrepreneurship, Suite 2-140
55 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10010
RSVP by March 28, 2009
About the Roundtable
The roundtable discussion will be led by Dr. Steven R. Malin, VP and Sr. Portfolio Manager at Alliance Bernstein and former Assistant VP -- Public Information, Media Spokesperson, and Corporate Secretary at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Dr. Malin will be talking about the current economic climate, what it means to be a CUNY student during this time of uncertainty, and how to prepare for a life and career beyond graduation.
Participants will have the invaluable opportunity to ask questions and engage in a discussion about what it means to navigate the current economic climate as a CUNY student.
IMPORTANT: Please confirm your attendance (RSVP) by sending an email to atorrentes@gmail.com or call 718.368.6702 by March 28, 2009
Women's History Event featuring disabled women
The Raymond Naftali Ambulatory Center for Rehabilitation invites you to:
Women with Disabilities Tell Their Stories
A Reading and Open Mike in Honor of Women’s History Month
Readings by memoir writers/disability activists Katinka Neuhof and Nadina LaSpina.
Followed by an “open microphone.” Women with disabilities who have written or are currently writing stories about their lives will read brief excerpts (5 minutes) from their work.
Everyone is invited. Refreshments will be served.
Date: Monday, March 30th Time: 4:30 to 6:30 PMLocation: The Raymond Naftali Center for Rehabilitation508 West 26th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenue), 10th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Wheelchair accessible
RSVP by Monday, March 23rd to Lisa at 646-230-9292, or Harilyn at hrousso@naftalicenter.com.
If you want to read at the “open mic,” ask Lisa or Harilyn to put your name on the reader’s list so you’ll be sure to have a turn.
Women with Disabilities Tell Their Stories
A Reading and Open Mike in Honor of Women’s History Month
Readings by memoir writers/disability activists Katinka Neuhof and Nadina LaSpina.
Followed by an “open microphone.” Women with disabilities who have written or are currently writing stories about their lives will read brief excerpts (5 minutes) from their work.
Everyone is invited. Refreshments will be served.
Date: Monday, March 30th Time: 4:30 to 6:30 PMLocation: The Raymond Naftali Center for Rehabilitation508 West 26th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenue), 10th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Wheelchair accessible
RSVP by Monday, March 23rd to Lisa at 646-230-9292, or Harilyn at hrousso@naftalicenter.com.
If you want to read at the “open mic,” ask Lisa or Harilyn to put your name on the reader’s list so you’ll be sure to have a turn.
Special Needs Advisory Group Meeting on March 24
Good morning,
As a reminder, the next OEM Special Needs Advisory Group Meeting is on Tuesday at 3:30 at OEM.
Special Needs Advisory Group Meeting
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
OEM North Conference Room
Please RSVP if you plan to attend so that I can provide your name to the security desk. I have arranged for two ASL interpreters to be present at the meeting. If you need an accommodation for the meeting or have any questions about getting to OEM, please let me know.
Thank you,
Aaron BelisleSpecial Needs Outreach Coordinator - Human ServicesNew York City Office of Emergency Management165 Cadman Plaza EastBrooklyn, NY 11201
O - 718-422-8431C - 347-865-0173F - 718-422-8454
As a reminder, the next OEM Special Needs Advisory Group Meeting is on Tuesday at 3:30 at OEM.
Special Needs Advisory Group Meeting
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
OEM North Conference Room
Please RSVP if you plan to attend so that I can provide your name to the security desk. I have arranged for two ASL interpreters to be present at the meeting. If you need an accommodation for the meeting or have any questions about getting to OEM, please let me know.
Thank you,
Aaron BelisleSpecial Needs Outreach Coordinator - Human ServicesNew York City Office of Emergency Management165 Cadman Plaza EastBrooklyn, NY 11201
O - 718-422-8431C - 347-865-0173F - 718-422-8454
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Women with Disabilities; Women's History Event at the Naftali Center Monday, March 30th--"open mic"--join us!
The Raymond Naftali Ambulatory Center for Rehabilitation invites you to:
Women with Disabilities Tell Their Stories A Reading and Open Mike in Honor of Women’s History Month
Readings by memoir writers/disability activists Katinka Neuhof and Nadina LaSpina.
Followed by an “open microphone.” Women with disabilities who have written or are currently writing stories about their lives will read brief excerpts (5 minutes) from their work.
Everyone is invited. Refreshments will be served.
Date: Monday, March 30th
Time: 4:30 to 6:30 PM
Location: The Raymond Naftali Center for Rehabilitation
508 West 26th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenue)
Women with Disabilities Tell Their Stories A Reading and Open Mike in Honor of Women’s History Month
Readings by memoir writers/disability activists Katinka Neuhof and Nadina LaSpina.
Followed by an “open microphone.” Women with disabilities who have written or are currently writing stories about their lives will read brief excerpts (5 minutes) from their work.
Everyone is invited. Refreshments will be served.
Date: Monday, March 30th
Time: 4:30 to 6:30 PM
Location: The Raymond Naftali Center for Rehabilitation
508 West 26th Street (between 10th and 11th Avenue)
10th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Wheelchair accessible
RSVP by Monday, March 23rd to Lisa at 212-646-230-9292, or Harilyn at hrousso@naftalicenter.com.
If you want to read at the “open mic,” ask Lisa or Harilyn to put your name on the reader’s list so you’ll be sure to have a turn.
RSVP by Monday, March 23rd to Lisa at 212-646-230-9292, or Harilyn at hrousso@naftalicenter.com.
If you want to read at the “open mic,” ask Lisa or Harilyn to put your name on the reader’s list so you’ll be sure to have a turn.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Paralympic Sport New York City
PARALYMPIC SPORT NYC
A PROGRAM OF CITY OF NEW YORK
PARKS AND RECREATION
Join us for an eight week Paralympic soccer and
track & field program!
The City of New York Parks & Recreation Department is partnering with U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee to offer a new sports program for individuals with physical disabilities*.
Activities are provided FREE of charge!
WHO: Teens & Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy*, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke Survivors and others with Physical Disabilities.
WHAT: Paralympic soccer and track & field program
WHEN: Every Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.,
April 4th – May 23rd
WHERE: Forest Park, Queens at Victory Field Track
For more information, or to register, contact
311 or visit, www.nyc.gov/parks
or email accessibility@parks.nyc.gov
*Participants should be able to walk independently, with crutches or with a walker.
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