To submit an event to be posted: edith@disabledinaction.org
RECURRING EVENTS
1st Sun 1-2 PM, ASL Interpreted Living History tour (Tenement Museum, 97 Orchard St) Tickets: $17/adults, $13/students & seniors: ASL by reservation. Sarah Litvin 212-431-0233 ext. 240/ TTY 212-431-0714 or signlanguage@tenement.org www.tenement.org
1st Sun, Evaluation Review -Have you or your child been evaluated but you can't understand the eval? Professionals will explain it and its recommendations Reports must be submitted a week before the session Pre-registration is required: Diana 212-691-1930 ext. 12 or info@nybida.org
1st Mon 3-4 PM The Forgotten Constituency: How Voter Engagement Builds Power & Participation in PWDs Conference: 605-990-0700 (SD) Code: 1025647# Learn how non-partisan state-wide disability vote coalitions have succeeded in increasing PWDs voter turnout
1st Mon 5:55 PM, CHADD - Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (65 E 89 St WC acc) Harold Meyer, 212-724-9699 or addrc@mail.com
*On vacation - returns in 09/09 1st Mon 6:30 PM, disTHIS! Film Series (NYU, 19 University Place, just south of 8 St WC acc) Suggested donation $5. RSVP: disthis@dnnyc.net or 212-284-4160. http://disthis.org/
1st Mon noon-2PM, Rights for Imprisoned People w/ Psychiatric Disb (Urban Justice Ctr, 123 William St,16th Floor) lortega@rippd.org lortega@rippd.org 646-260-6575
2nd Mon, ASL interpreted tours (Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Ave, 92 S WC acc) pre-registration required access@thejm.org or 212.423.3225 (TTY 212.660.1515)
Every Mon 10-noon, Listen In Silence Deaf/Hard of Hearing Parenting Support Group (HILC, 289 St. Nicholas Ave Lower Level, 125-124 Sts WC acc) 212-222-7122, TTY/VP 212-222-7198
1st Tues 8-30-10 PM, ACB Women’s Concern - Support Group for woman w/ vision loss & breast cancer 866 633-8638, group identification # 7877678 (support) say your name & location
*NEW 2nd Tues 6:45 PM Monthly Adult Support Group Meetings (New York Branch International Dyslexia Association, Inc.71 W 23 St #1527, 6 Ave) Facilitated by Betsy Auricchio, Ph.D.
3rd Tues10 AM, B’klyn Consumer Council (25 Flatbush Ave 2 Fl) 718-642-8512 or brooklyncomsumercouncil@yahoo.com
4th Tues 2-3:30 PM, Man BP Disability Task Force (1 Centre St 19 floor south WC acc) Clarice Brown 212-669-8300
3rd Tue 1-3 PM, Queens Borough President’s Advisory Council for PWDs (Queens Borough Hall 120-55 Queens Blvd # 213, Kew Gardens WC acc) Seema Rambaran, 718-286-2680 Fax: 718-286-2698 srambaran@queensbp.org
Every Tue & Fri 7-8:30 PM Wheelchair Dancing (Chelsea Studios, 151 W. 26 St, 6-7Ave WC acc) www.wheelchairdancesportusa.org wdsportusa@hotmail.com 212 245 0004
1st Wed 6-8 PM Mutual Support Grp (HILC, 289 St. Nicholas Ave Lower Level, 125-124 WC acc) by & for people who are both physically & mentally disabled Mike 917-805-9139 or Steven 212-354-7900 Ext. 7146
2nd Wed, 2-3 PM, Women's Group (BCID, 27 Smith St Fl 2, B’klyn WC acc) 718-998-3000
3rd Wed 3-5 PM Bx Mental Health Council (Montefiore, Klau Pav Conf Rm 1, 111 E 210 St, Bx WC acc) 718-231-3400 x 202 or jdiblasi@astorservices.org
3rd Wed 2-3 PM, Men's Group (BCID, 27 Smith St Fl 2, B’Klyn WC acc) 718-998-3000
2nd & 4th Wed 1 PM, Discovery Series- Informative & engaging educational programming on topics related to computer & software accessibility target-center@usda.gov
Last Wed 1-2:30 OMH Office of Consumer Affairs webinars for recipients of MH service, friends & loved ones. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/274082098.
Every Wed 6-8 PM Music Lessons & Activities Program for Children & Adults WDs (Woodrow Methodist Church, 1075 Woodrow Rd SI) Julianna 718-356-4737 julianna@helpinghandsinitiative.org
2nd Thu 9-11 AM (most months), Man. Mental Health Council (NYS Office of MH-Reg Office, 330 Fifth Ave, fl-9, 33-34 St WC acc) Martha Seymour, Co-Cons chair 212-924-2797
2nd Thu B’klyn System Change Network BCID, 27 Smith St Fl 2, B’klyn WC acc) 718-998-3000
3rd Thu 11 AM, The Largest Minority Radio Program (WBAI 99.5 FM) show are archived at www.wbai.org
3rd Thu, ASL interpreted tours (Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Ave, 92 St) pre-registration required access@thejm.org or 212.423.3225 (TTY 212.660.1515)
Every Thu 1-3 PM, BCID Peer Support Group (BCID, 27 Smith St Fl 2, B’Klyn WC acc) 718-998-3000
Every Thu 6:30-8 PM, Women Vets Art Program: (SVA, 32 W 21 St, 3rd Floor, 6-7 Ave) Val Sereno 212-592-2419 or vsereno@sva.edu.
3rd Fri 7-10 PM, Fri ASL Tour (Rubin Museum of Art,150 W 17 St WC acc) learn about the culture, history, religions & sacred art of the Himalayas 212 620 5000 x328 lbrooks@rmanyc.org http://www.rmanyc.org/information/accessibility-tours.xml?context=information/ac\cessibility-tours.xml
Last Fri 3-5 PM, NYC Peer Network Group: Hearing Voices Group: (Comm Access, 666 Broadway, Fl 4 Bleecker-Bond Sts) Share your beliefs on what the voices are & learn how others experience theirs’. Your experience may be unique, but you’re not alone. 212-780-1400 Ext 7728 nycpeernetworkgroup@gmail.com
Every Fri1 PM, Orientation (registration required) Howie the Harp Peer Advocacy Center (2090 AC Powell Jr Blvd, floor 12 WC acc) 212-865-0775 x 0;STARR (Steps to a Renewed Reality; ACE (Assisted Competitive employment) & Peer Specialist training
Every Sat 10-noon, Writing Workshop (B’klyn Vet Center) creative ways to mitigate PTSD symptoms. Tim Brennan 718-624-2765
Every Sat 2-4 PM, Free Creative Writing Program/Writing Workshop for Gulf, Afghanistan & Iraq Vets (NYU WC acc) a free, small non-partisan program offers an opportunity to express yourself on paper, bear witness to experiences, & to explore the basics of the craft of writing Zachary Sussman, 212-992-9809 or zachary.sussman@nyu.edu.
Every Sat 5:30-7 PM, NAMI-NYC weekend social & support group. (NAMI-NYC Metro, 505 Eighth Ave #1103, 35 St WC acc) Food & refreshments 212-684-3264
MULTI SESSION EVENTS OR TIME LIMITED RECURRENT EVENTS
05/04-22 Online Course: Medicaid & New Comm Options Registration Deadline: 4/20, 4/30 basic structure of MAP: eligibility, state plan services, waivers; options available in the DRA of ‘05. $100/participant http://www.ilru.org/html/forms/online_registration.htm
05/7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 Thu, Fri & Sat 8 PM, VISIBLE THEATRE: True Story Project: FAITH (Parker at The Algonquin Theater, 123 E 24 St, Lexington) 11 perspectives on Faith spanning race, gender, age, sexuality &ability. Q & A sessions. 05/07 Opening Night, Talk back moderated by Lawrence Carter-Long (Disabilities Network) 5/16 4 PM, Disability & Faith presented by Todd Bauer. Suggested donation: $15 Reservations are required. 212-615-3199 http://www.visibletheatre.org/tsp/truestory.htm
SINGLE EVENTS
05/07 Thu 6-8 PM, Upper West Side & Clinton Town Hall (John Jay, 899 Tenth Ave, 59 St WC acc) CM Brewer, Cong Nadler, BP Scott Stringer, Council Speaker Christine Quinn
05/07 Thu 6:30 - 8 PM Learning Disabilities Series for Parents Advocacy: Special Educ - how to get correct services (71 West 23rd Street, Suite 1527, 6 Ave WC acc) ) Members Free / Non-Members $5 RSVP: Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
*RESCHULED 05/14 Thu 7 PM, Political Author series: Leslie R. Gelb- Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy
*NEW 05/07 Thu 6:30 PM, Commercialization of Parks in Manhattan: A Borough-Wide Review (Ramaz School, 125 E 85 St) An opportunity to ask about accessibility & commercial
05/08 Fri 6:15 PM. Met Tours in ASL (NO voice) Putting Ink onto Paper: Chinese & Japanese Sensibilities (1000 Fifth Ave WC acc) access@metmuseum.org
05/08-09, 35th Institute on Rehabilitation Issues (IRI): (Arlington, VA) Participants can attend either on-site or on-line.http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?eventid=717526
05/11 Assembly Disability Awareness Day (Albany)
*RESCHULED 05/12 Tues 9:30-11:30 AM, NYFAHC Roundtable, (MS Society, 733 Third Ave, 45-46 St) S 700 and HR 1708, legislation that would end the injustice of Medicare’s two year waiting period for PWDs 646-442-4147 212-254-5953 (fax) hsiegfried@cidny.org
05/12 Tue 2 PM, Accommodation Issues - Hidden Disabilities http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
05/12 Tue 6-9 PM, The Tower of Hope's Third Annual "Lighting The Path" Gala (Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, New York City) honoring our disabled heroes & their service dog http://www.thetowerofhope.org/
*NEW 05/12 Tue 6:15 pm – 7:45 pm Learning Disabilities Support Center of NY - Deliciously Different Healthy Living program (Owen Dolen Rec Center, 2551 Westchester Ave, Bx) 718-409-0851 JCERVANTES@ldscny.org
05/13 Wed 2-3 PM, Accessible Mobility Experience Part II http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ESPA_people_move
*NEW 5/14 Thu 9-11 AM, Manhattan Mental Health Council (OMH Field Office 330 Fifth Ave, 9th floor) Consumer participation is encouraged as wel as sharing their experiences in getting mental health services in New York, pointing out gaps in treatment where they exist.
05/14 Thu 2–4 PM, Met Free Prog for Adults who are Blind/Partially Sighted Picture This! Workshop Exploring the New American Wing, Part I (1000 Fifth Ave, 79 St WC acc) Reservations required: 212-879-5500 ext. 3561 access@metmuseum.org.
*NEW 5/14 Thu 6:15 pm – 7:45 pm Learning Disabilities Support Center of NY VIP Night /Keys to Success (Owen Dolen Rec Center, 2551 Westchester Ave, Bx) Psychiatrist Arthur Glick & Giannia Varvitsiotes 718-409-0851 JCERVANTES@ldscny.org
*RESCHULED 05/14 Thu 7 PM, Political Author series: Leslie R. Gelb- Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (Bennett Media Studios, 723 Washington St, Bank -W. 11) Leslie R. Gelb is President Emeritus, Council on Foreign Relations; Pulitzer Prize winning NYT columnist, & former senior Defense Department official. Cocktails & conversation at a spectacular venue, .Cosponsors: NY Alumni Assoc - Tufts’ Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, & Georgetown's School of Foreign Service FREE RSVP: http://dl21c.org/rsvp.php?event_id=310
05/15-17, The Wounded Warriors (from Walter Reed Army Medical Center) Weekend ( SI) http://post917.com/contact_4.html
05/17 Sun Noon Board & 1:30 -4 meeting, DIA (Selis Manor, 135 W 23 St, 6-7 Ave WC acc) 718-261-3737 Linda Andre, author - Doctors of Deception: What They Don't Want You to Know About Shock Treatment
05/18 Mon 9-2:30 PM, B’klyn DD Council's 20th Annual Family Support Fair (B’klyn College; Student Union Building - Campus Rd & E. 27 St) FREE to people w/ DD & family members / $12 / professionals Register::718-642-8512 (Christopher Grief)
05/18 Mon 2-3 PM, Transition Webinar Student Voice: Transition to College http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm/9
*NEW 05/18 Mon 2-6 PM, Children’s Museum of Manhattan special event for families of children with disabilities (212 W 83 St WC acc) Explore the interactive PlayWorksTM exhibition, meet other families & get a free copy of CMOM’s Guide for Families of Children with Disabilities. RSVP: 212-721-1223 X241 or email jkozel@cmom.org Free admission
05/19 Tue 10-2 PM, Queens BP’s Advisory Council for PWDs- Recreational & Cultural Resources Day (Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens) Get Information on: Cultural Programs; Linguistically & Culturally Sensitive Resources & Recreational Programs for all ages 718-286-2680
05/19 Tues, ADA Audio Conference Public Rights of Way: What are the rules? Public streets & sidewalks 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
05/19-20 Tue-Wed 9:30-3:30 PM, Building Stronger Communities for PWDs and the Staff & Families Who Support Them (New Song Community Church, 2230 Frederick Douglass Blvd. 120-121 St) How does a community start to move toward a wider circle of people working together to address problems and realize goals? $100.00 518-359-3006 http://www.parenttoparentnys.org/
05/21 Thu 11 AM. Gallery Talks with ASL & voice The Pictures Generation, 1974-1984 (1000 Fifth Ave WC acc) Meets at exhibition entrance access@metmuseum.org
05/21 Thu 1-4 PM, NYS OMH: We Can Work: Building Our Hope And Achieving Our Right To Good Jobs & Good Pay! (Bellevue Hospital/Rose Room: WC acc) promoting the efforts of NYers with psych disabilities to pursue their employment goals.
05/07 Th 6:30 - 8 PM Learning Disabilities Series for Parents Dyscalculia: Difficulty with Math (71 W 23 St, #1527, 6 Ave WC acc) ) Members Free / Non-Members $5 RSVP: Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
*NEW 05/26 Tue 7-10 PM, NYLHV Candidate Night (LGBT Center, 208 W.13 St.7-8 Aves) Mayoral, Public Advocate, Comptroller & Man DA invited Info http://www.nylhv.org / 212-889-0303
05/27 Wed 11 AM Hear at the Met - Assistive Listening Devices & Captioning (1000 Fifth Ave WC acc) The New American Wing free with Museum admission access@metmuseum.org
05/29 Fri 10-Noon, NYNAMSS (JASA, 200 E. 5 St, 3 Ave WC acc)
06/03 Wed 6-8 PM, Housing Clinics: Non-primary Residence (Goddard Riverside Comm Ctr, 647 Columbus Ave, 91-92 Sts WC acc)
*NEW 06/04 Thu 10 AM. Hear at the Met - Assistive Listening Devices & Captioning Artists and Their Models (1000 Fifth Ave WC acc) free with Museum admission access@metmuseum.org
06/05 Fri 6:15 PM Tours in ASL No voice El Greco: Master of Different Styles (1000 Fifth Ave WC acc) access@metmuseum.org
06/05-08 Fri-Mon, NCIL ‘09 Conf on Independent Living Reemerge, Reorganize & Re-Authorize (Wash DC WC acc) http://ncil.org/conference/conference2009.html scholarships: http://www.bianys.org/docs/ScholarshipApplication09.doc
06/05-06 Fri-Sat, Brain Injury of NYS (BIANYS) Annual Conference, "Navigating Life after Brain Injury: Opportunities & Challenges (Albany WC acc) http://www.bianys.org/pdfs/FullConfReg.pdf
06/06 Sat 10-4 PM, Met Free Programs for People who are Blind or Partially Sighted Photography Workshop (Met Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave, 79 St WC acc) Reservations are required: 212-879-5500 ext. 3561 access@metmuseum.org.
06/06 Sat Central Park Challenge: A Day of Hope to benefit the YAI/NIPD Network (Central Park) www.yai.org/cpc
06/08-10 Mon-Wed, National ADA 2009 Symposium: Revitalizing the ADA (Kansas City, MO WC acc) sponsored by the DBTAC-Network of ADA Centers
06/08-10 The Nat’l ADA Symposium "Revitalizing the ADA" (Kansas City, Mo WC acc) $475 Registration deadline 4/30 http://www.adasymposium.org/
06/09 Tue 2 PM, MS in the Workplace http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
06/11` Thu 11 AM Gallery Talks with ASL & voice Art of the Korean Renaissance (1000 Fifth Ave WC acc) Meets at exhibition entrance access@metmuseum.org
06/11 Thu 2–4 PM, Free Prog for Adults who are Blind/Partially Sighted Picture This! Workshop Exploring the New American Wing, Part II (1000 Fifth Ave, 79 St WC acc) Reservations required: 212-879-5500 ext. 3561 access@metmuseum.org.
06/12-16 Fri-Wed, Nat’l ADAPT Youth Summit (Chicago WC acc) 801-685-8214 http://www.adaptyouthsummit.org/Schedule.html
06/14 Sun Noon Board & 1:30 meeting, DIA (Selis Manor, 135 W 23 St, 6-7 Ave WC acc) 718-261-3737
06/15-16 Mon-Tue, ABA National Conference on Employment of Lawyers WDs ( Wash DC WC acc) encouraging legal employers, particularly corporations and law firms, to sign pledges to promote diversity and inclusion within the workplace with an emphasis on hiring and retaining lawyers with disabilities http://www.abanet.org/disability/conferences/09conference.shtml
*NEW 06/16 Tues 9:30-11:30 AM, NYFAHC Roundtable, (MS Society, 733 Third Ave, 45-46 St) 646-442-4147 212-254-5953 (fax) hsiegfried@cidny.org
06/16 Tues, ADA Audio Conference Series Prepare for the unexpected: Emergency Preparedness/Evacuation for PWDs 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
06/18 Thu 11 AM Hear at the Met - Assistive Listening Devices & Captioning Francis Bacon (1000 Fifth Ave WC acc) :A Centenary Retrospective Meets at exhibition entrance free with Museum admissionaccess@metmuseum.org
06/18-21, Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Convention 2009 (Nashville, Tenn) http://www.hearingloss.org/
06/23-27, Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of NA (RESNA) 2009 Conference (New Orleans LA) www.resna.org
06/27-28, 2009 Independence Expo - The Consumer Experience For PWDs & Aging Americans (Suffolk Comm College, Sports & Exhibition Complex Crooked Hill Rd, Brentwood, LI) http://www.independenceexpo.org/ pre-register for free admission
07/14 Tue 2 PM, ADA Tricky Issues http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
07/17 Fri 7 PM, Helping Hands Initiative Night – SI Yankees vs. State College Spikes (Richmond Co Bank Ballpark) hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken sandwiches, soda & water, limited edition SI Yankees cap & game programs, post game fireworks show / kids 12 & under can run the bases for FREE after the game / 20/ticket Juliana 718-356-4737
07/21 Tues, ADA Audio Conference ADA Update: 19 Years Later 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
*NEW 7/22-28 Wed-Tue, VISIONS 3rd Employment & Technology Institute minimum contribution $75 includes lodging, meals & transportation Registration http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
* NEW 07/24-26 Fri-Sun, VISIONS 3rd Employment & Technology - Intensive Weekend minimum contribution $50 includes lodging, meals & transportation http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
08/11 Tue 2 PM, Telework & Work from Home http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
08/18 Tues, ADA Audio Conference Ensuring Effective Communication: Whose responsibility is it? 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
08/21 Voter Registration deadline for Primary
09/01-04 Tue-Fri, 22nd Annual Nat’l Independent Living Conference: Growing Pains 2009 (Nashville)
09/15 Tues, ADA Audio Conf: Best Practices in Accommodating Students w/ Autism Spectrum Disorders, Intellectual Disability & other emerging groups in Post Secondary Educ 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
09/15 Tue Primary Election
09/15-18 Tu-Fri, USBLN Connecting the Dots: Business Solutions"(Wash, DC WC acc) http://www.newworkforceconference.org/registration.html
09/30-10/02, Responding to Crime Victims WDs Nat’l Prof. Training Conf (Hyatt Regency Denver) www.register123.com/event/profile/web/125952
10/09 Voter Registration deadline for Genera;l Election
10/16-17 Fri-Sat, Art Beyond Sight: Multimodal Approaches to Learning An Internat'l Conf (The Met, 1000 Fifth Ave) aeb@artbeyondsight.org
11/03 Tue General Election
11/11-14 Sa-Su, 60th Annual International Dylsexia Assoc Conference (Walt Disney Swan Dolphin Resort) www.interdys.org
www.heath.gwu.edu. Training modules for HS students WDs preparing for the transition to college & modules for parents and college/university professionals. Other resources remain available on the site, including the Guidance Counselor’s Toolkit as well as Seasonal Programs, FAQs, links, and File Repository.
