Events

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. Danielle Linzer, 212-431-0233 ext. 240/ TTY 212-431-0714 or signlanguage@tenement.org www.tenement.org

1st Mon 3-4 PM The Forgotten Constituency: How Voter Engagement Builds Power and Participation in PWDs Conference Dial-in Number: 605-990-0700 (South Dakota!) Access Code: 1025647# Learn about the ways in which non-partisan state-wide disability vote coalitions have succeeded in significantly increasing voter turnout of PWDs the largest identifiable bloc of non-voters

1st Mon 5:55 PM, CHADD - Children & Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (65 E 89 St) Harold Meyer, 212-724-9699 or addrc@mail.com

2nd Mon 6 PM 504 Dems (332 E 29th St)

2nd Mon, ASL interpreted tours (The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Ave, 92 St) pre-registration required access@thejm.org or 212.423.3225 (TTY 212.660.1515)

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) Clarice Brown 212-669-8300

Every Tues, Housing Advocates Training, (Legal Aid Society 111 Livingston St, 7th floor, B’klyn_ www.cwtfhc.org/training.html

1st Wed 6:30 PM, disThis Film Series (DCTV, The Firehouse, 3rd Floor Screening Room 87 Lafayette St, Walker-White) $5 donation / ASL interpretation & audio description available upon request. Space is WC accessible. Snacks are provided & cash bar RSVP: 212-284-4160 disthis@dnnyc.net http://disthis.org

2nd Wed, 2-3 PM, Women's Group (BCID, 27 Smith St Fl 2, B’Klyn) Call for information 718-998-3000

3rd Wed 3-5 PM Bx Mental Health Council (Montefiore, Klau Pav Conf Rm 1, 111 E 210 St, Bx) info 718-231-3400 x 202 or jdiblasi@astorservices.org

3rd Wed 6:30-7:45 PM, Late Deaf Support Group (HILC, 289 St. Nicholas Ave #21 Lower Level, 124-125 Sts) come together and support one another, to share our experience, strengthen, and hope. Light refreshments cexec@hilc.org or defdiva47@yahoo.com

3rd Wed 2-3 PM, Men's Group (BCID, 27 Smith St Fl 2, B’Klyn) 718-998-3000

3rd Thu, ASL interpreted tours (The 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) Call for information 718-998-3000

every Fri 6:30-8:30 PM Wheelchair Dancing (Chelsea Studios, 151 W. 26th St, 6th fl. (6th – 7th Ave) www.wheelchairdancesportusa.org wdsportusa@hotmail.com or 212 245 0004

3rd Fri 7-10 PM, Fri ASL Tour (Rubin Museum of Art,150 W 17 St, meet at the bottom of the Spiral Staircase) learn about the culture, history, religions and sacred art of the Himalayan region. Guide Juliet Gumbs & ASL interpreter, Andria Alefhi : http://www.rmanyc.org/information/accessibility-tours.xml?context=information/accessibility-tours.xml or Louise Brooks 212 620 5000 x328 lbrooks@rmanyc.org

last Fri 3-5 PM, NYC Peer Network Group: Hearing Voices Group: (Community Access, 666 Broadway, 4FL Conf Rm, Bleecker-Bond Sts) Share your beliefs on what “the voices” are & learn how others experience their “auditory hallucinations.” Your experience may be unique, but you are not alone..212-780-1400 Ext 7728 nycpeernetworkgroup@gmail.com

last Sat Free Legal Clinic: 2-2:30 for appts -5 PM, Free Legal Clinic (PSGDC, 1 Prospect Park W & President, enter on President ramp at green awning) Riley MacLeod 718-499-7701 x137 / AAR: drop off: 1 Prospect Park W.)
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MULTI PARTED EVENTS

6/9-27 Olmstead and Community Registration Deadline: 7/21 Teleconference Orientation 6/5 Fee: $100 /participant Register: http://www.ilru.org/html/forms/online_registration.htm

08/04-11 Emergency Preparedness / Registration Deadline: 5/26 Teleconference Orientation 7/31 Fee: $100 /participant Register: http://www.ilru.org/html/forms/online_registration.htm

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SINGLE EVENTS

*NEW 05/22 Thu 1:40-3:30 PM, web cast, "Unidentified TBI: The Importance of Finding Those Who "Get Lost" and Those "Not Found"." focus on the link between a previous brain injury and problems later in life. This will provide an excellent opportunity to collect information to describe the importance of identifying TBI and to illustrate the long-term cost to society. Internet. Register: http://www.mchcom.com It will also be archived copy on the site after 6/01

05/27 Tue 10-3 PM ‘08 Forums & Dialogues Statewide Comprehensive Plan for Children’s Mental Health Plan (Bohn's Restaurant, 5256 Clinton St, Batavia) improving the mental health and well-being of children, youth and families in NYS accommodations Patti Sugg 716-885-4219 Ext. 221 owsupas@omh.state.ny.us

05/27-29 International Conference on Self-Determination (Detroit MI) panel discussions & roundtables organized by topic with a diversity of moderators & cross-disability panels. 810-231-6364, www.self-determination.com

*NEW 05/28 Wed 10-11 AM "Access to Home" Info Program (Independence Community Foundation, 45 Main St, #409 in DUMBO) funding through NYS DHCR, allows UCP to make modifications to a home to remove architectural barriers or make a home environment more accessible for eligible individuals in B’lyn, Bx & SI. Applicant must have a disability, limited income & property owner must agree to the work. RSVP & info: Amy Bittinger, UCP 212-979-9700 ext 708 abittinger@ucpnyc.org

*NEW 09/28 Wed.11 AM, People’s Public Hearing for Health Care for All (Legislative Office Albany) Health Care for All NY speak-out www.hcfany.org Bus from NYC: 212-925-1829

*NEW 09/28 Wed 8 AM, Can’t Afford to Get Sick? ” Harvard Club, 35 W. 44 St, 5-6 Aves); “Marketplace of Ideas” forums sponsored by the Drum Major Institute; Panel: Sara Flocks (Young Workers United), Rep. Carolyn Maloney , Councilmember Gale Brewer & David Jones (CSS) RSVP & info: dmi@drummajorinstitute.org .CALL FOR ACCESSIBILITY

*NEW 05/30 Fri 10 AM, NYS Assembly Standing Committee On Mental Health, MR & DD Public Hearing: Workforce Issues And The Disabled Population.(Assembly Hearing Room, 250 Broadway 19th floor) To determine if current laws, regulations and programs adequately protect and support persons with disabilities in regard to employment. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?sh=he Bill Eggler egglerw@assembly.state.ny.us 5180455-4371 Fax518-455-4693

*UPDATED 05/30 Fri 10 AM, NY Network for Action on Medicare and Soc Sec (Cooper Sq Housing, 200 E 5 St) guest speaker Dina Wizmur (Medicare Rights Center) on efforts in Congress to reform/fix Medicare Part D Mark your calendar: 09/26 & 11/21. Molly 212-273-5260

05/31 UWS Sts Renaissance Campaign (Location TBA) help bring Broadway & Amsterdam Ave up to date with a 21st Century design for a complete street. This is your chance to reclaim the streets of the UWS RSVP is required: www.nycstreets.org/rsvp. www.nycstreets.org/uws.

06/01 My Time Inc Parent Supporting Parent Walkathon http:///www.nyautismwalk.org

*NEW 06/01 Sun 1:15-3:15 PM, ASL Interpreted Tour: Piecing It Together and Kitchen Conversations 1:15 PM-3:15 PM (Tenement Museum, 97 Orchard St) See how the Levine family operated a garment factory in their apartment & the Rogarshevsky family confronted the “tailors’ disease.” After the tour, join a facilitated conversation to share your perspective on immigration-related issues. Ages 8 and up. Tickets: $17/adults, $13/students & seniors: ASL by reservation. Danielle Linzer, 212-431-0233 ext. 240/ TTY 212-431-0714 or signlanguage@tenement.org www.tenement.org

*NEW 06/02 Mon, Attorney Gen Cuomo’s Chinatown Community Forum (Project Open Door Senior Citizens Center, 168 Grand St) focusing on priority issues: immigration fraud; consumer protection; workers rights; & civil rights. We look forward to discussing these and other topics, but most importantly we are looking forward to hearing directly from you. Simultaneous translations Light refreshments. Questions, 212- 416-8839 http://www.oag.state.ny.us

CORRECTED 06/02 Mon 6-8:30 PM, 504 Dems (332 E 29th St, 212-781-8309 president@the504dems.org

06/02 Mon 6 PM, DL21C's Political Author Series: David Sirota - The Uprising: An Unauthorized Tour of the Populist Revolt Scaring Wall Street and Washington (Red Sky, 47 E. 29th St, Park-Madison) Books available for purchase and signing http://dl21c.org/rsvp.php?event_id=260

06/02 Mon 6:30-8 PM, Women for President: Media Bias in Eight Campaigns (Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Citigroup Center, 50th Floor 153 E 53 St.) races the campaigns of eight women who ran for president through 2004. Dr. Erika Falk, Johns Hopkins University the former research director - Washington office of the Annenberg Public Policy Center & author of Women for President. RSVP REQUIRED liz@strausbaker.com (212) 868-4080

06/02-03 Mon-Tue, Using All Transportation Options: ADA & Beyond (Wash DC) to increase accessible transportation in your community http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ESPA_people_move

06/04 Wed 9-11 AM, Pre-Booking Jail Diversion/Crisis Intervention Teams (Fordham Univ, 140 W 62 St, Columbus) Register www.rippd.org / Lisa Ortega lortega@rippd.org or 646-260-6575

*NEW 06/04 Wed 4-7 PM, ‘08–12 OMRDD Comprehensive Plan:(Sheraton LI Hotel on 110 Motor Pky, Hauppauge) OMRDD: intends to utilize the ideas, suggestions, and comments received through the public forums to develop a Draft Comprehensive Plan; urges self-advocates, parents of people with developmental disabilities, other family members, non-profit providers, professionals, advocates, and other interested parties to participate; Dr. Richard Evangelista 631-434-6111)

06/04 Wed 2-4 PM, DNNYC Community Forum, Comptroller Thompson (Selis Manor, 135 W 23 St, 6-7 Aves) The NYC Budget as it relates to individuals with disabilities RSVP: 212-284-4160 or ernesto@dnnyc.net & for ASL interpretation, real-time captioning, materials in alternative format

06/04 6:30 PM, Wed Member Appreciation disThis Film: QUID PRO QUO (DCTV, The Firehouse, 3rd Floor Screening Room 87 Lafayette St, Walker-White) /Free to paid DNNYC members/ $5 public / ASL interpretation & audio description upon request / WC accessible Snacks are provided & cash bar RSVP: 212-284-4160 / disthis@dnnyc.net http://disthis.org Want to see QUID PRO QUO for free? Join/ renew your DNNYC membership: https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=2592

06/05-06 Brain Injury Assoc of NYS, 26th Annual Conference (Albany) jsandman@bianys.org http://www.bianys.org/events.html

06/05-08 Fri-Sun VISIONS: The Future is Now! (Rockland Co NY) Blind / low vision teens preparing for college, enrolled in college or recent grads $25 (lodging, transportation & meals) Assess your strengths, Build experience for a powerful resume, Interview with confidence, Budget for success, Understand the 21st century job market & Explore the latest in assistive tech Nancy eSight.org 212.683.4950 registrations: http://www.esight.org/link.cfm?n=1317

06/10 Tue 2-2:45 PM: Webcast: Creative Employment Strategies - customizing jobs, supports & the outcomes that can be achieved. Practical strategies, accessing nontraditional resources, & addressing local service delivery issues http://www.crp-rcep.org/registration/webcast/index.cfm?webcastID=114

06/10 Tue 3:30-5:30 PM NYC OEM -Special Needs Advisory Group (165 Cadman Plaza East, B’kln) update on Notify NYC (a system of delivering emergency information to the public) / cooling centers for summer heat / ReadyNY & public education on emergency preparedness for seniors &PWDs

06/10-14 Tues-Sat, 20th Annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute (Portland, Maine) meet the unique needs of college students WDs. www.cped.uconn.edu Carrol Waite carrol.waite@uconn.edu 860-486-3321, fax:860-486-5799

06/11 Wed 4-10 PM, Rent Guidelines Board - Final Vote Public Hearing, (NYC College of Tech, 285 Jay St, B’klyn Met Council on Housing, 212-979-6238 x204; active@metcouncil.net; www.metcouncil.net

06/12 Thu 1:15-2:15 PM, Verbal Imaging Open Tour Action/Abstraction: Pollock, de Kooning, and American Art, 1940-1976. (The Jewish Museum 1109 Fifth Ave, 92 St) pre-registration required access@thejm.org or 212.423.3225 (TTY 212.660.1515)

06/13 Fri 7:30 PM, Ping Chong (Main Stage, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, 31-10 Thomson Ave LIC) Ping Chong & Company is not afraid to talk about disabilities. PWDs & health care workers tell their stories ASL interpretation upon request wheelchair accessible.I sabelle Marsico 718 482-5151 fax:718-609-2061 imarsico@lagcc.cuny.edu

06/13-17, Fri-Tues, League of Women Voters 48th Nat’l Convention: Reaching New Heights Together (Portland, OR) Daily workshops, briefings, caucuses, plenary sessions, exhibits, receptions, elections of national officers, etc. Scholarships www.lwvnyc.org

*NEW 06/14 Sat 7-9 PM, Summer Has Begun Event To Benefit Helping Hands Initiative (Ricky's Candy, 280 Marsh Ave, SI) $10/ Children, $15/Adults, Pizza, Soda, Juice, Cake, Ice Cream, Coffee & Games 718-356-4737 or julianna@helpinghandsinitiative.org

06/16 Mon 10-6 PM, Rent Guidelines Board Final Vote Public Hearing (Cooper Union, 7 E 7th St) Met Council on Housing, 212-979-6238 x204; active@metcouncil.net; www.metcouncil.net

06/18 Wed 7 PM. disThis Film Series (DCTV, The Firehouse, 3rd Floor Screening Room 87 Lafayette St, Walker-White) Heavy Load! Band & the critically acclaimed documentary /$5 donation / ASL interpretation & audio description upon request / WC accessible Snacks are provided & cash bar RSVP: 212-284-4160 / disthis@dnnyc.net http://disthis.org

06/18-21 Wed-Sat Society for Disability Studies, 2008 Conference (Baruch, 55 Lexington Ave, 24 St) info: http://www.disstudies.org/conference/2008/program /
Registration: http://www.disstudies.org/conference/2008/registration

06/19 Thu 10-3 PM JASA Volunteer Expo (UJA, 130 E 59 St, Park-Lex) 212-273-5291

06/19 Thursday 11-1 PM, Close Encounters with THOSE People: Different Perspectives on Diversity & Disability (BCID, 27 Smith St Suite 200, Livingston - Fulton Sts, B’klyn) Exciting activity based workshop designed to provide everyone with resources, strategies & valuable information to better relate to one and other & celebrate differences. Ms Jo Fenton, Training Coordinator NYS Commission on Quality of Care & Advocacy for PWDs. Hosted by Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled (BCID) & My Time.Inc Register: Lucina Clarke 718 251 0527/ info@mytimeinc.org or Sandrina Kingston: BCID 718-998-3000

06/19 Thu 5:30-9:30 PM Rent Guidelines Board Final Vote (Cooper Union, 7 E 7th St, ) Met Council on Housing, 212-979-6238 x204; active@metcouncil.net; www.metcouncil.net

06/20-23, ADAPT Youth (18-30) Summit (Chicago) Veteran ADAPT members will facilitate & provide training in direct & grassroots action! Rahnee Patrick 312-663-1292 or rahneek@hotmail.com

*NEW 06/22 Sun Noon-1 Board, 1:30-4 Meeting, Disabled in Action (DIA) (135 W 23 St 6-7 Ave) www.disabledinaction.org or 718-261-3737

06/24 Tue 8:30-2:30 PM, B’klyn Dev Disabilities Council’s 19th Annual Family Support Fair: A Vision for New Possibilities (B’klyn College, Student Union, Campus Rd. & E 27 St) Resource Fair & Workshops: Managing Medicaid & Medicaid Managed Care, Sleep Problems & Children with Autism & Autism Spectrum Disorders, Obesity & Nutrition, Transition to Adult Services & Entitlements 718- 642-8512, NY Families for Autistic Children-Joseph Baird 718 422-3227 Free to Consumers & Family / Breakfast Provided

06/25-26 Wed –Thu, Using All Transportation Options: ADA & Beyond (Bloomington, IN) increase accessible transportation in your community http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ESPA_people_move

*NEW 06/26 Thu 3:340 – 5:30 & 6-8:30 PM OMRDD Comprehensive Plan: ‘08 – 12 (75 Morton St) OMRDD: intends to utilize the ideas, suggestions, and comments received through the public forums to develop a Draft Comprehensive Plan; urges self-advocates, parents of people with developmental disabilities, other family members, non-profit providers, professionals, advocates, and other interested parties to participate; Yvonne Anglero 212-229-3081

*new 07/06-09 Annual Convention of the Council of Citizens with Low Vision International (The Gault House, Louisville, KY) 1-800-733-2258 [1 800 SEE-CCLV] or cclvi@yahoo.com

*NEW 07/06 Sun 1-2 PM, ASL Interpreted Tour Getting By Tour (Tenement Museum, 97 Orchard St)) Discover how immigrants weathered hard times at 97 Orchard Street between 1863-1935. Visit the German-Jewish Gumpertz apartment during the Panic of 1873, and the Italian- Catholic Baldizzi family during the Great Depression. Ages 8 and up. Tickets: $17/adults, $13/students & seniors: ASL by reservation. Danielle Linzer, 212-431-0233 ext. 240/ TTY 212-431-0714 or signlanguage@tenement.org www.tenement.org

07/08 2-2:45 PM, Webcast: Autism Spectrum Disorder & Employment - effective communication, understanding social challenges & the hidden curriculum, behavior support, production competence & interdependence. http://www.crp-rcep.org/registration/webcast/index.cfm?webcastID=115

07/09-10 Wed –Thu, Using All Transportation Options: ADA & Beyond (Eugene, OR) A free “train-the-trainer” initiative to increase accessible transportation in your community Deadline 05/22 http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ESPA_people_move

07/13-17, Workforce Innovations 2008: Success Decoded (New Orleans) workforce development, business, economic development, education, community-based organizations & philanthropy http://www.workforceinnovations.org/About.cfm

08/11 Mon 2 PM, ADA and Website Accessibility: recent legal developments and their potential implications. jpete@uic.edu

09/8-10, NYAIL: Taking Action for Independence: Confrontation & Controversy Desmond, Albany) http://www.ilny.org

09/09 Sun 10-4 PM Adapt Forum: Disability Rights in Housing: Affordable, Accessible,& Integrated Housing (Chicago IL) National Advocacy Commitment For Systems Change In Housing. Hotel rooms: Tisha 303/733-9324 http://www.adapt.org/forum.htm http://www.adapt.org/aaahousing.htm http://www.adapt.org/housingcomm.htm

09/09 2-2:45 PM, Webcast: Substance Abuse & Employment - substance abuse & employment with a focus on how it impacts disability services & how substance use qualifies as a disability. http://www.crp-rcep.org/registration/webcast/index.cfm?webcastID=116

09/24-25 Wed –Thu, NYAPRS 26th Annual Conference (Nevele Grande, Ellenville NY) http://www.nyaprs.org/

09/29 Mon 2 PM, E-Learning & Accessibility - strategies for businesses to improve their knowledge & implementation of accessible e-Learning jpete@uic.edu

10/15 Wed, MOPD - Disability Mentoring Day: Career Development for the 21st Century / Job Shadowing, Career Exploration & Promoting an Inclusive Work Place) DMD@cityhall.nyc.gov www.nyc.gov/mopd

11/07-09 Fri-Sun, ACBNY Convention (MacArthur Holiday Inn, Ronkonkoma, LI) Lori Scharff 516-887-1336

Duane Reade Accessibility Problems - 888-342-3428.or

jadler54-subscribe@yahoogroups.com - Empire State Voting Watch Dogs – NY Disabled Getting Equal Voting Access (NYDGEVA)a coalition seeking to resolve barriers impeding equal voting access for NYers WDs . Our goal is to bring all aspects of the disability community together to become educated and mobilized to work on voting access issues.

http://whitman.syr.edu/ebv/ Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) with Disabilities is recruiting vets & transitioning service members from NYS for their program at Syracuse University this summer. Applicants must have served on active duty during any period after 09/01, and have a 'service-connected disability. This program is absolutely free and a wonderful opportunity for qualified vets who want start their own business.

Seeking a PDD agency / organization in NY Christine Bruno Alliance for Inclusion in the Arts 212.730.4750

Tenement Touch Tours are available by reservation for group of 5+. They allow visitors who are blind or partially sighted to touch history as they learn about the former residents of 97 Orchard Street through verbal description and touching opportunities. A tactile model & Talking Tactile Tablet provide an orientation to the tenement’s façade and floor plan, while trained educators guide visitors through recreated historic apartments, Danielle Linzer 212-431-0233 ext. 240, dlinzer@tenement.org.

http://www.healthyminds.org/docs/CSTSHelpingYourLovedOnes.pdf fact sheet for families and friends of returning services members from a combat zone.

JOBS
http://www.esight.org/view.cfm?x=2002 Job descriptions and registration for Hire Disability Solutions at NYC banking and finance companies (Administrative Assistant, Bilingual Customer Service, Telephone Agents, Collector , Credit Specialist , Customer Service Representatives, Clerical, Data Entry, Executive Administrative Assistant, Staff Accountant)