Events

RECURRING EVENTS

1st Sun 1-2 PM, ASL Interpreted Living History tour (Tenement Museum, 97 Orchard S) 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) president@the504dems.org

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 (through Sept) 5:30 PM, Wheelchair Softball (Bulova Field, 25th Ave, 75-76 St Jackson Heights, Oueens) Played on a hard surface, Some player use their own sports chairs but they are available to borrow. Bats & balls provided / Victor Calise 212-360-3310 Victor.calise@parks.nyc.gov

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) 718-998-3000

3rd Wed 3-5 PM Bx Mental Health Council (Montefiore, Klau Pav Conf Rm 1, 111 E 210 St, Bx) 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

Every Wed Starting 7/2 6-8 PM Music Program for Children & Adults WDs (Woodrow Methodist Church, 1075 Woodrow Rd, SI Lessons include: Piano, Recorder, Choir, Rhythm & Other Musical Activities $50 a month (other payment options available). Credit Cards Accepted. Contact Julianna at 718-356-4737 or julianna@helpinghandsinitiative.org

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. http://www.rmanyc.org/information/accessibility-tours.xml?context=information/accessibilit y-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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06/19 through 12/08 Non-Fri 8-1 PM, ICD - Art Exhibit: The Joy of Art in Many Ways (ICD, 340 E 24 St Floor 2, 1-2 Aves) 212-585-6070.

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

9/12-11/20 Mon & Thu 10 AM-3 PM, Piper Peer Advocacy Training (Pilgrim State Hospital, W Brentwood ) meets the OMH Requirements for Peer Advocacy Training (PC 1500) You are responsible for your lunch & transportation (there is a bus from the Brentwood LIRR). You must be registered & interviewed before 8/29l Deb Damone 631-747-4197 Deb_Damone@yahoo.com

11/01-23 Funny As A Crutch (Abingdon Theatre's Dorothy Strelsin Theater 312 W 36 St, 8-9 Aves) a collection of 9 short comedies exploring perceptions & projections about disability

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*NEW 07/31 Thu 10 AM, Stimulus Rebate / School Tax Credit Workshop (VISIONS at Selis Manor, 135 W. 23rd St., 6-7 Aves) To fill out tax forms, please bring photo ID, social security card, and all tax documents including:1099s, W-2s, and social security benefits statements. To register, call 646-486-4444 x12 or e-mail selis@visionsvcb.org

07/31 Thu 4-7 PM Gov Paterson’s Economic Security Cabinet Town Hall (York College/CUNY) To reduce New York’s high cost of living; establish education and workforce development opportunities for a highly competitive economy; strengthen the social safety net for low-income New Yorkers; & bring jobs into our communities. Written submissions and/or 3 minutes of in-person testimony. http://economicsecurity.us.

*NEW 07/31 Thu 6-9 PM, 504 Dems Bronx Candidate Screening (Efraim Gonzalez, 1780 Grand Concourse, 174-175 Sts) Kenny Agosto 917-378-5577 & Jamin Sewell 646-919-4953

07/31 Thu 11 AM, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights: Restoring the "Emancipation Proclamation" for PWDs The ADA Amendments Act speakers include: Sen Harkin, D. IA Sponsor of the ADA Amendments Act, Andrew J. Imparato President & CEO, AAPD Moderated by: Nancy Zirkin Exec VP, of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights RSVP Now!

08/03 Sun VISIONS VCB Lions Family Day (111 Summit Park Rd, Spring Valley NY)
all Natalia S. Young: 212-625-1616 x 120. nsy@visionsvcb.org.

*NEW 08/04 Mon 6-9 PM, 504 Dems Queens Candidate Screening (Jewish Ctr of Jackson Hts, 37-06 77 St, 37th Ave next to Big Met) Maureen Green 718-779-2126

*NEW 08/05 Tu 6-9 PM, 504 Dems Upper Manhattan Candidate Screening (North General Hospital - 1879 Madison Ave, 120-121 St) Chris Noel 646-789-7962

08/06 Wed 10:30-12:30, AARP New York - Health and Financial Security (Brooklyn Borough Hall) RSVP Christine Deska 212-407-3782 cdeska@aarp.com.

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

*08/11 Mon 3-4:30 PM, SILC-NET National Teleconference & Webcast Expanding the Availability of Accessible Housing ( ) $75 per site / Are you interested in learning what your Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) can do to increase the stock and availability of accessible, affordable, integrated housing? Info: Eleanor Canter 202-207-0334 (voice) 202-207-0340 (TTY) 202-207-0341 (fax) or eleanor@ncil.org.

08/11 Mon Paving the Road Home: The Nat’l Behavioral Health Conference & Policy Academy on Returning Vets & Their Families (Bethesda, MD) to help Federal, State, and local partners improve and enhance mental health and substance abuse services for returning vets and their families. http://www.returningveteransconference.com/information.php

08/11 Mon 6-8 PM Mind's Eye: (Guggenheim Museum, 1071 Fifth Ave, 89 St) verbal Imaging & touch monthly program for partially sighted, blind, & deaf visitors. Tour, discussion & private reception Vasily Kandinsky: Beginnings./ Programs for deaf visitors are presented in ASL FREE! RSVP 212 360 4355 or access@guggenheim.org Please indicate ASL or Verbal Imaging program

08/12-13 Tue-Wed, 9-5 PM 2008 FEMA Urban Hazards Forum V: Conference on Emergency Preparedness for Special Needs Populations (Graduate Center – CUNY, 365 Fifth Ave, 34 St) Register: http://www.trainex.org/UrbanHazards/ Large Print, Braille, ASL Interpretation, Assistive Listening Devices, CART (Open Captioning) will be made available upon request. Make requests during the registration process please. Sean Waters sean.waters@dhs.gov (212) 680-3688

08/16 Craigslist Foundation Nonprofit Boot Camp http://www.craigslistfoundation.org/index.php?page=ny2008

*NEW 08/16-17 Sat 9 AM –Sun 10 AM, First Annual Veterans Conference (SOB 163 W 125 St, AC Powell Blvd) 212-491-4516 www.784th.com

08/23 Sat, Noon-5, North Star Chess in the City (Minton’s Playhouse, 206 W 118th St) Chris Noel 646-789-7962

08/26-27 L NET: Financial Management for CIL (Albuquerque) for ED’s, managers, fiscal staff & board members. http://www.ncil.org/training/FinancialManagement.html\

09/04 Thu 7 PM, DL21C kicks off the fall election season with Ted Sorensen Special Counsel and Adviser, President John F. Kennedy RSVP: http://dl21c.org/rsvp.php?event_id=272

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

09/09 Tue 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

09/09 Tue 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

9/14 Sun 5th Nat’l Wedding March for Marriage Equality NY (NYC) http://www.firstgiving.com/default.asp?did=2201

09/16 Tue 10 AM Brooklyn Consumer Council (25 Flatbush Ave) 718-642-8512 brooklynconsumercouncil@yahoo.com

09/17-19, Operationalizing Effective SILC Alexandria, VA) fundamentals of SILC duties, roles, & responsibilities; SPIL development and monitoring of implementation; community needs assessment; strengthening partnerships with DSUs and other agencies; and membership appointment and orientation; as well as provide examples of how to implement these for SILC staff & members, including representatives of DSU

09/23 Tue 2-3:30 PM Man BP Disabilities Task Force (1 Centre St, 9 Floor South) Accommodations: Clarice Brown 212-669-8335 / Fax:212-669-3840 / cbrown@manhattanbp.org

09/24 Wed 8:30-4 PM, Medicare workshop for benefits administrators. (NY Reg Office-CMS, 26 Federal Plaza) Dayle Berke, J.D. 212-616-2313 (voice) / 212-264-2665 (FAX)

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

09/27 Sat 9-3 PM Session I (Crowne Plaza JFK, 151-20 Baisley Blvd) Early Intervention Partners Training Project for parents of NYC infants/toddlers WDs currently receiving services Parents from NYC will be selected to attend. A limited amount of funding is available to assist parents in need of support for child care and travel expenses. Prior approval by the Family Initiative Coordinator is required for those needing assistance.

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

10/06 Mon 10:30 AM Brooklyn Consumer Council-Transportation Council (B’klyn Dev Ctr, 888 Fountain Ave, Large Conference Room) brooklynconsumercouncil@yahoo.com

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

10/21-24 Mini-Conference on Transition & Housing (Milwaukee, WI) offers CIL/SILC tracks to provide resources and strategies to support local advocates assisting consumers to plan their transition and find housing as well as systems advocates protecting and expanding the funding and programs that provide community supports and accessible, affordable, integrated housing

10/24 Fri 4-9 PM Session II: (Crowne Plaza JFK, 151-20 Baisley Blvd) Early Intervention Partners Training Project for parents of NYC infants/toddlers WDs currently receiving services Parents from NYC will be selected to attend. A limited amount of funding is available to assist parents in need of support for child care and travel expenses. Prior approval by the Family Initiative Coordinator is required for those needing assistance.

10/25 Sat 9-3 P.M. Session II:(Crowne Plaza JFK, 151-20 Baisley Blvd) Early Intervention Partners Training Project for parents of NYC infants/toddlers WDs currently receiving services Parents from NYC will be selected to attend. A limited amount of funding is available to assist parents in need of support for child care and travel expenses. Prior approval by the Family Initiative Coordinator is required for those needing assistance.

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

11/21 Fri 4-9 PM Session III (Crowne Plaza JFK, 151-20 Baisley Blvd) Early Intervention Partners Training Project for parents of NYC infants/toddlers WDs currently receiving services Parents from NYC will be selected to attend. A limited amount of funding is available to assist parents in need of support for child care and travel expenses. Prior approval by the Family Initiative Coordinator is required for those needing assistance.

11/22 Sat 9-3 P.M. Session III (Crowne Plaza JFK, 151-20 Baisley Blvd) Early Intervention Partners Training Project for parents of NYC infants/toddlers WDs currently receiving services Parents from NYC will be selected to attend. A limited amount of funding is available to assist parents in need of support for child care and travel expenses. Prior approval by the Family Initiative Coordinator is required for those needing assistance.

3/16-17 Mon-Tue, 36th Annual Conference on Dyslexia and related Learning Disabilities (New York City) www.nybida.org outreach@nybida.org

Duane Reade Accessibility Problems - 888-342-3428

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://www.vote.nyc.ny.us/pollworkers.html If you’re a US citizen over 18 yrs old, able & willing to work 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. or to the close of the polls. Salary is $200 for working an Election Day, $25 for attending class and passing exam. However, if you do not work Election Day, you will not receive the $25 for attending class, $35 bonus to those who attend class, pass the exam, and work two Election Days.