By: NY1 News
Among the cuts approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Wednesday were those to a key program for disabled New Yorkers. NY1’s Anthony Pascale filed the following report.
Along with her will to work, advances in technology have allowed Marilyn Saviola to thrive at her job as an advocate for the disabled.
Polio left Saviola paralyzed more than 50 years ago, but she is a fighter. Her latest battle is with the MTA over its plan to cut transportation services for the disabled.
“The system is so flawed now what other cuts could they possibly make?” asked Saviola.
The MTA's latest budget passed Wednesday calls for a $40 million cut to Access-a-Ride service in 2010 and an $80 million cut the following year. Access-a-Ride provides those who qualify with van service to and from where they need to go, for the same price of a bus or subway ride.
Officials are not saying just where the cuts would be made or how they would affect passengers, but people like Saviola fear what any cuts would mean.
“It’s hard enough to get a job, even if you're able-bodied,” she said. “If you're disabled, the unemployment rate is much higher, complicated by how someone can get to work, on time. By not offering accessible transportation with Access-a-Ride, you're putting more people out of work.”
Assemblyman Micah Kellner says the lack of details being given by the MTA worries him. He says he's frustrated that a plan he proposed last fall has yet to be enacted. It would allow disabled passengers who can ride in a taxi or black car to do just that, using an MTA-issued debit or credit card.
"We call it Access-a-Card,” Kellner explained. “The MTA wants to do it. We need to get the [Taxi and Limousine Commission] on board. The livery industry is so excited that it went to Visa to work out the details and we believe it will save $50 million a year and get people to where they need to go."
The MTA says it is just one of the options on the table. It is also looking into saving money through improved eligibility screening, more efficient scheduling, and the elimination of the most expensive carriers.
One of the more controversial ideas is having Access-a-Ride vans take more mobile passengers to the nearest bus stop or subway station with a working elevator.
The MTA is legally required to provide transportation to those with disabilities. Advocates for the disabled say if drastic changes are made to Access-a-Ride, they believe numerous lawsuits would follow.
Empowering More than 9,000 Students at CUNY!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Sunday, November 08, 2009
Do you need a wheelchair?
Goodwill Industries and the Wheelchair Foundation are partnering to distribute wheelchairs for People in Need on November, 10, 2009. Also, when you call at 718.777.6344 or e-mail Clara Castillo at ccastillo@goodwillny.org, please mentioned that you learned of the event through the Disability Mentoring Day Program. Thank you!
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Job Opportunities
EMPLOYMENT OPEN HOUSE
November 10, 8 AM - 7 PM
November 11, 8 AM - 7 PM
November 12, 8 AM - 5 PM
On-the-spot interviews for our soon-to-open BJ's Wholesale Club in Flushing, NY.
There are few companies right now with the stability and strength that BJ's is offering. This is reason enough to come check us out, but add to that a career with ample room for growth, flexibility, and a supportive, welcoming environment. You can't afford to miss this opportunity.
Open House will be held at Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, 135-20 39 Avenue, Flushing NY.
We are hiring for the following positions:
Bakers
Bakery Clerks
Cart Retrievers
Cash Office
Cashiers
Deli/Seafood Clerks
Food Court
Inventory Control
Loss Prevention
Maintenance Crew
Meat Cutters/Wrappers/Clerks
Membership/Service Desk
Merchandise Demonstrators
Overnight Forklift Operators
Produce
Overnight Stockers
Receivers
Recovery
Sales Reps
Supervisors
Full and Part Time Positions are Available
Days, Evenings, and Overnights are Available
Management Positions are Available:
Asst Manager Member Services and Operations
Asst Manager Merchandising
Meat Manager
Customer Service Manager
Bakery Manager
Overnight Merchandise Managers
Inventory Managers
LP Manager
Membership Manager
Recovery Manager
If you are unable to attend, please visit our Temp Office at BJ's Wholesale Club, 137-05 Ave Nortel, College Point, NY 11356 during our hours of operation, M-F 9a-7p and Sat 9a-1p. You may also email your resume to jobs@bjs.com indicating job code: QQ/F206/EOH. See our website: www.bjs.com/about/careers
November 10, 8 AM - 7 PM
November 11, 8 AM - 7 PM
November 12, 8 AM - 5 PM
On-the-spot interviews for our soon-to-open BJ's Wholesale Club in Flushing, NY.
There are few companies right now with the stability and strength that BJ's is offering. This is reason enough to come check us out, but add to that a career with ample room for growth, flexibility, and a supportive, welcoming environment. You can't afford to miss this opportunity.
Open House will be held at Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, 135-20 39 Avenue, Flushing NY.
We are hiring for the following positions:
Bakers
Bakery Clerks
Cart Retrievers
Cash Office
Cashiers
Deli/Seafood Clerks
Food Court
Inventory Control
Loss Prevention
Maintenance Crew
Meat Cutters/Wrappers/Clerks
Membership/Service Desk
Merchandise Demonstrators
Overnight Forklift Operators
Produce
Overnight Stockers
Receivers
Recovery
Sales Reps
Supervisors
Full and Part Time Positions are Available
Days, Evenings, and Overnights are Available
Management Positions are Available:
Asst Manager Member Services and Operations
Asst Manager Merchandising
Meat Manager
Customer Service Manager
Bakery Manager
Overnight Merchandise Managers
Inventory Managers
LP Manager
Membership Manager
Recovery Manager
If you are unable to attend, please visit our Temp Office at BJ's Wholesale Club, 137-05 Ave Nortel, College Point, NY 11356 during our hours of operation, M-F 9a-7p and Sat 9a-1p. You may also email your resume to jobs@bjs.com indicating job code: QQ/F206/EOH. See our website: www.bjs.com/about/careers
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
NEWLY CONSTRUCTED APARTMENTS FOR RENT IN THE CROTONA PARK EAST SECTION OF THE BRONX
Jennings Street Apartments is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for approximately 83 affordable housing rental apartments under construction at 870 Jennings Street in the Crotona Park East section of the Bronx. This building is being constructed through financing from the New Housing Opportunities Program (NEW HOP) of the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC) and the Multifamily New Construction Participation Loan Program of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/apartment/lotteries.shtml
http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/apartment/lotteries.shtml
Monday, October 26, 2009
ACLU Scholarship: HS Seniors can win $7,000 for college!
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is offering 15 of the nation’s most committed, young civil liberties activists $7,000 each toward their first year in college. You must be a current high school senior to quality to be an ACLU Youth Activist Scholar.
Deadline to apply is Nov. 16, 2009. For complete info, visit: www.nyclu.org/scholarship.
Winners will also be invited to participate in ongoing activities with the ACLU, including the Youth Activist Institute training program at the ACLU's national office in New York City.
We are looking for students who have stood up for civil liberties, tolerance, free speech and equality!
To qualify for the scholarship you must:
Have demonstrated a strong commitment to civil liberties through some form of activism. Be a high school senior planning on entering an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking student. Have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of graduation. Not be a current ACLU plaintiff or witness in a legal case.
Please contact the Youth Scholarship Coordinator at the NYCLU, Danny Sternberg at dsternberg@nyclu.org for details about the scholarship.
Past scholarship winners were recognized for a wide variety of civil liberties activism, including:
Creating and teaching a class for middle school students that aimed to lower the risk that they would enter into the School to Prison Pipeline
Challenging a principal’s policy of punishing students for writing “gay pride” on their arms and notebooks.
Advocating on behalf of American Indian youth in the juvenile justice system
Producing and hosting a youth radio program focusing on LGBTQ rights and issues
Working with school officials to ensure that intelligent design would no longer be taught in the public schools.
Starting an organization to get teen girls involved in the decisions that affect them, such as policies on sexual harassment and access to comprehensive reproductive health care.
Activists who complete the application forms will be judged on the following standards (in order of importance):
The strength and depth of the candidate’s contributions to civil liberties
Demonstrated leadership
The likelihood of the applicant continuing commitment to civil liberties in the future
Commitment to academic excellence
Demonstrated financial need
Deadline for submissions is Nov. 16, 2009. The application is attached.
Deadline to apply is Nov. 16, 2009. For complete info, visit: www.nyclu.org/scholarship.
Winners will also be invited to participate in ongoing activities with the ACLU, including the Youth Activist Institute training program at the ACLU's national office in New York City.
We are looking for students who have stood up for civil liberties, tolerance, free speech and equality!
To qualify for the scholarship you must:
Have demonstrated a strong commitment to civil liberties through some form of activism. Be a high school senior planning on entering an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking student. Have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of graduation. Not be a current ACLU plaintiff or witness in a legal case.
Please contact the Youth Scholarship Coordinator at the NYCLU, Danny Sternberg at dsternberg@nyclu.org for details about the scholarship.
Past scholarship winners were recognized for a wide variety of civil liberties activism, including:
Creating and teaching a class for middle school students that aimed to lower the risk that they would enter into the School to Prison Pipeline
Challenging a principal’s policy of punishing students for writing “gay pride” on their arms and notebooks.
Advocating on behalf of American Indian youth in the juvenile justice system
Producing and hosting a youth radio program focusing on LGBTQ rights and issues
Working with school officials to ensure that intelligent design would no longer be taught in the public schools.
Starting an organization to get teen girls involved in the decisions that affect them, such as policies on sexual harassment and access to comprehensive reproductive health care.
Activists who complete the application forms will be judged on the following standards (in order of importance):
The strength and depth of the candidate’s contributions to civil liberties
Demonstrated leadership
The likelihood of the applicant continuing commitment to civil liberties in the future
Commitment to academic excellence
Demonstrated financial need
Deadline for submissions is Nov. 16, 2009. The application is attached.
Next @ disTHIS! November 18: GABY: A TRUE STORY!
By popular demand, we’ve unearthed another “lost classic” that hasn't been seen in over 20 years. Never released on DVD -- we're pleased to bring the disTHIS! faithful a one-time screening of a seldom seen film much beloved by disability scholars, advocates and cinemaphiles alike, GABY: A TRUE STORY.
Two years before MY LEFT FOOT garnered critical international acclaim there was GABY -- a film which covers much the same ground as the Daniel Day Lewis film but from a disabled woman’s perspective.
GABY chronicles the early life story of Gabriela Brimmer, the daughter of rich European holocaust survivors transplanted to Mexico. The movie chronicles Brimmer’s life with cerebral palsy and how she battled prejudice to become an acclaimed author and advocate. GABY excels on many levels especially its candid examination of Brimmer’s cheeky humor and budding sexuality. Rachel Levin won acclaim in the title role and Norma Aleandro received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress in 1987.
See it while you can - on the big screen like it was intended. disTHIS! print features an additional 5 minutes not shown in theatres!
Date: Wednesday, November 18th. Doors open at 6:30pm. Screening begins promptly at 7. Refreshments will be served.
NEW location: 5 Washington Place, Room 101 (Ground Floor). East of Washington Square Park on the North side of the street. West of Broadway.
Suggested donation: $5
Screenings are regularly filled to capacity. To RSVP and secure YOUR seat, please email: disTHIS@dnnyc.net
ABOUT US: The disTHIS! Film Series: disability through a whole new lens, a program of the Disabilities Network of New York City in partnership with the NYU Council for the Study of Disability, began in April 2006 to showcase festival quality, cutting edge short, documentary, feature and experimental films that offer ground-breaking interpretations of the disability experience beyond "movie of the week" cliches. disTHIS! moved to the NYU campus in February 2009.
Acclaimed by film lovers with and without disabilities, disTHIS! has been featured in Disability Studies Quarterly, the Tribeca Trib, the New York Nonprofit Press, Able News and the New York Times Sunday Style section (above the fold!) for presenting quality disability cinema with the promise of "No handkerchief necessary, no heroism required!" disTHIS! films are frequently funny (and meant to be), remarkably sexy (just like our audiences), often controversial (because we like that sort of thing).
Always provocative; never quite what audiences expect. Monthly screenings are followed by audience “talk-backs” and regular appearances by filmmakers, actors and other guests.
Throughout our history, we've teamed with Film Comment, the BBC, IFC, and MTV, among others, to bring audiences the cutting edge of disability-themed cinema and television.
disTHIS! is made possible by our partners at NYU's Council for the Study of Disability and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, and the generous support of the Fund for the City of New York, the Screen Actors Guild, the NYU Community Fund and our members.
Thursday, July 09, 2009
Events
To submit an event to be posted: edith@disabledinaction.org
RECURRING EVENTS
1st Sun 1-2 PM, Living History tour (Tenement Museum, 97 Orchard St) Tickets: $17/adults, $13/students & seniors: ASL on request 212-431-0233 x 240/ TTY 212-431-0714 or signlanguage@tenement.org www.tenement.org
1st Sun, Evaluation Review: Has someone been evaluated but you can't understand the report? Professionals will explain it and its recommendations Reports must be submitted a week before the session: 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 Disorde) (65 E 89 St WC acc) Harold Meyer, 212-724-9699 or addrc@mail.com
1st Mon 6:30 PM, disTHIS! Film Series (NYU, 19 University Place, just south of 8 St WC acc) $5. RSVP: disthis@dnnyc.net or 212-284-4160. http://disthis.org/ *On vacation – till 09/09
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, 504 Dems, North Star monthly meeting (North General, 1879 Madison Ave, 4th floor Conf Rm B & C, 121-122 Sts) Chris Noel 646-789-7962 or Pat Walls 646-963-5988
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
2nd Tues 6:45 PM Monthly Adult Support Group Meetings (New York Branch International Dyslexia Association, Inc.71 W 23 St #1527, 6 Ave) Does not meet in August
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 BP’s Advisory Council for PWDs (Queens Boro Hall 120-55 Queens Blvd 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 call to make there a meeting week
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 Fri 1 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
07/13-08/17 Overview of Self-Employment for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
Through 9/10.18-3rd Eye In Paint exhibition of paintings by members of the HAI Saturday Art Studio (The Gallery at HAI, 548 Broadway, 3rd Floor WC acc from Crosby St) (212) 575-7696 www.hainyc.org/gallery/hai.htm
SINGLE EVENTS
07/09 Thu 8-10 AM, Public Advocate Debate (CUNY Grad Ctr, 365 Fifth Ave, 34-35 Sts, WC acc) Breakfast will be served. RSVP, by 7/08, to RSVP@manhattanmedia.com or 212-268-0441
07/09 Thu 3-4:30 PM, IL Conversations: Planning Ahead for 2009 Taxes--How to Save on Your Tax Bill (TOLL FREE 866-606-4717 access code 7047693) vluable insight, tools and resources on how to manage your financial situation during tough economic times.
07/09 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
07/11 Sat 4th Annual Gender Equality Festival (Culyer Gore Park, 392 Carlton Ave, Greene & Fulton, Ft Greene) This has been a great community outreach in past yrs. organizing@ggenyc.org
07/12 Sun Noon DIA Board meeting (Selis 135 W 23rd St 6-7 Ave WC acc)
07/12 Sun 1:30 – 3:30 PM ADA Celebration Meeting (Selis 135 W 23rd St 6-7 Ave WC acc)
07/14 Tue 2 PM, ADA Tricky Issues http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
07/14 Tue 3, 5, 6 & 8 PM, Regional Transportation Plan Public Review Meetings (Westchester Co Ctr, 198 Central Ave White Plains) (download plan at www.NYMTC.org RSVP: Lisa Daglian 212-383-7241, or ldaglian@dot.state.ny.us
7/14-16 Tue–Thu, NCIL: Building an Effective Peer Support Program (Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, MD) Register: http://secure.xo.com/ncil.org/store/index.php
07/15 Wed 3, 5, 6 & 8 PM Regional Transportation Plan Public Review Meetings (Babylon Town Hall, 200 E Sunrise Hgwy, Lindenhurst) download plan at www.NYMTC.org RSVP: Lisa Daglian 212-383-7241, or ldaglian@dot.state.ny.us
*NEW 07/15 Wed 6:30PM, The Future of the MTA (Museum of the City of NY, 1220 Fifth Ave, 103- 104 Sts. WC acc entry 104 St) Panelists: CM Gale Brewer, AM Richard Brodsky, Paul White Transportation Alternatives & Nicole Gelinas. NY Post RSVP 212-534-1672 ext. 3395,
07/16 1-3 PM, All About Digital Books - sort through an increasing number of options for accessing digital books Register https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/510137315>
07/16 Thu 3, 5, 6 & 8 PM Regional Transportation Plan Public Review Meetings (NYMTC,199 Water St, 22nd Fl) download plan at www.NYMTC.org RSVP: Lisa Daglian 212-383-7241, or ldaglian@dot.state.ny.us
*NEW 07/16 Thu 6-8 PM, Ask the Lawyer (Kramer Levin - 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 45 St, WC acc) Government Benefits, including Social Security benefits, Medicare, and Medicaid; Trusts; Guardianships, & ;Advance Directives. RSVP: helpline@naminyc.org or 212.684.3264
07/17 Fri 7 PM, Helping Hands Initiative Night, SI Yankees vs. State College Spikes (Richmond Co Bank Ballpark) refreshments, limited edition SI Yankees cap, game programs, post game fireworks show / kids 12 & under run the bases for FREE after the game / 20/ticket Juliana 718-356-4737
07/20-21 A Global Collaborative Exploration of Accessibility in the Next Decade (Boston) https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=pg4
07/20-25, 2009 Assoc Higher Education & Disability ‘09 Conf Global Access: Opening a World of Opportunity (Louisville, KY)
07/21 Tues, ADA Audio Conference ADA Update: 19 Years Later 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
07/22 Wed 2-4:30 PM, Verbal Imaging Tea Time Tour: Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker. (Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave, 92 St, WC acc). Register 212.423.3225, TTY 212.660.1515 or access@thejm.org.
07/22-28 Wed-Tue, VISIONS Employment & Technology Institute minimum contribution $75 includes lodging, meals & transportation Registration http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/24-26 Fri-Sun, VISIONS Employment & Technology - Intensive Weekend minimum contribution $50 includes lodging, meals & transportation http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/25 1-2:30 PM, Webinar: Understanding the Air Carrier Access Act for Flyers with Disabilities Info & registration info@flyfriendlyskies.com
07/26 Sun SAVE THE DATE DIA Happy 19th Birthday ADA (North west corner 69th St & Central Park W)
07/30 Thu 10 AM, What can VESID do to become More Responsive to the Vocational Goals/Needs Of People With Psych Disabilities (St. Francis College, 182 Remsen St, Brooklyn) RSVP to Carla at 212-780-1400 x7726
07/30 Thu 8 – 5 PM, Wrightslaw: Special Education Law & Advocacy Training Conference (Mercy College, Rotunda, 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry) Register: Melissa Willis 646-438-7858 or childrenshearing.org
08/03-21 Financial Management for Independent Living Centers Deadline: by 07/15 Orientation Teleconference 07/30 http://www.ilru.org/html/training/online/index.html
08/05 Mental Health Empowerment Project (Buffalo) 518-434-1393 or mhepinc@aol.com
08/08 Rochester Peer Collaborative Annual Conf: "Wellness Through Creativity" (School of the A4rts, 45 Prince St, Rochester) http://www.mhcrochester.org/Articles/2009%20registration%20brochure.pdf
08/08-09, 2009 Nemaline Myopathy Conf (White Plains) NM is an extremely rare neuromuscular disorder. The conf will bring together people with NM (and their families) from across the world.
08/10- 11th Annual Autism Summer Institute: Autism Spectrum Difference (Durham, NH) to improve the quality of education in inclusive settings. http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5252
08/11 Tue 2 PM, Telework & Work from Home http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
08/11-13, 2nd Annual Statewide Youth Leadership Forum: Take Action – Change The System! (Albany) Deadline 7/13 http://www.ftnys.org/youthpower.cfm http://www.ftnys.org/downloads/2009%20YP%20Forum%20Application.doc
08/13 Thu 6-9 PM Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
08/18 Tues, ADA Audio Conference Ensuring Effective Communication: Whose responsibility is it? 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
08/19-21 Using Technology to Promote CIL Organizational Capacity (Nashville, TN) info Eleanor Canter 202-207-0334 (voice) 202-207-0340 (TTY) 202-207-0341 (fax) or eleanor@ncil.org Register https://secure.xo.com/ncil.org/store/catalog.php?p_category=2.
08/21 Voter Registration deadline for Primary
09/01-04 Tue-Fri, 22nd Annual Nat’l Independent Living Conference: Growing Pains 2009 (Nashville)
09/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Back-To-School Issues for Adults w/ ADD 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
09/14-12/13 Supported Employment Web-Based Certificate Series http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
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
10/01 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/05-11/09 Into Adulthood: Transition to Work for Individuals with Autism http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
10/08 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Neurobiology of Addiction (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/09 Voter Registration deadline for General 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
11/05 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
11/11-14 Sa-Su, 60th Annual International Dylsexia Assoc Conference (Walt Disney Swan Dolphin Resort) www.interdys.org
11/12 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Stress Shape the Brain? Can Science Make It Resilient? (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/03 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Man Adult ADD - ADD & Anxiety Disorders (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
05/21-23,2010 Abilities Expo (Edison, NJ)
07/26-27 NCD’s 2010 National Summit on Disability Policy Steering (Washington, DC)
http://udeworld.com/surveys/built-environment.html?action=chat please check out & complete the very interesting survey on barriers in the built environment. They are seeking participant with any or no disability.
http://www.adapt.org/images/ddavisletter.pdf Cong Danny Davis’ CCA Demonstration Project letter
http://www.hcbs.org/files/158/7865/YouthToolkit.pdf Guidebook/toolkit on Youth Leadership developed for and by ILRU for youth, families, health care providers and disability organizations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VPY1d2t_FE&feature=player_embedded Japanese power chair that is controlled by thought (and a bathing cap)
HAI Summer Program provides opportunities for PWDs to attend performances in NYC parks. (Metropolitan Opera & NY Shakespeare Festival, Summer Program highlights from past years have included Garth Brook's & Pavarotti's concerts in Central Park, The Tempest with Patrick Stewart, and performances on the Central Park Summerstage. Tricia Hennessey 212-575-7663
EM Prentiss
RECURRING EVENTS
1st Sun 1-2 PM, Living History tour (Tenement Museum, 97 Orchard St) Tickets: $17/adults, $13/students & seniors: ASL on request 212-431-0233 x 240/ TTY 212-431-0714 or signlanguage@tenement.org www.tenement.org
1st Sun, Evaluation Review: Has someone been evaluated but you can't understand the report? Professionals will explain it and its recommendations Reports must be submitted a week before the session: 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 Disorde) (65 E 89 St WC acc) Harold Meyer, 212-724-9699 or addrc@mail.com
1st Mon 6:30 PM, disTHIS! Film Series (NYU, 19 University Place, just south of 8 St WC acc) $5. RSVP: disthis@dnnyc.net or 212-284-4160. http://disthis.org/ *On vacation – till 09/09
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, 504 Dems, North Star monthly meeting (North General, 1879 Madison Ave, 4th floor Conf Rm B & C, 121-122 Sts) Chris Noel 646-789-7962 or Pat Walls 646-963-5988
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
2nd Tues 6:45 PM Monthly Adult Support Group Meetings (New York Branch International Dyslexia Association, Inc.71 W 23 St #1527, 6 Ave) Does not meet in August
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 BP’s Advisory Council for PWDs (Queens Boro Hall 120-55 Queens Blvd 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 call to make there a meeting week
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 Fri 1 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
07/13-08/17 Overview of Self-Employment for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
Through 9/10.18-3rd Eye In Paint exhibition of paintings by members of the HAI Saturday Art Studio (The Gallery at HAI, 548 Broadway, 3rd Floor WC acc from Crosby St) (212) 575-7696 www.hainyc.org/gallery/hai.htm
SINGLE EVENTS
07/09 Thu 8-10 AM, Public Advocate Debate (CUNY Grad Ctr, 365 Fifth Ave, 34-35 Sts, WC acc) Breakfast will be served. RSVP, by 7/08, to RSVP@manhattanmedia.com or 212-268-0441
07/09 Thu 3-4:30 PM, IL Conversations: Planning Ahead for 2009 Taxes--How to Save on Your Tax Bill (TOLL FREE 866-606-4717 access code 7047693) vluable insight, tools and resources on how to manage your financial situation during tough economic times.
07/09 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
07/11 Sat 4th Annual Gender Equality Festival (Culyer Gore Park, 392 Carlton Ave, Greene & Fulton, Ft Greene) This has been a great community outreach in past yrs. organizing@ggenyc.org
07/12 Sun Noon DIA Board meeting (Selis 135 W 23rd St 6-7 Ave WC acc)
07/12 Sun 1:30 – 3:30 PM ADA Celebration Meeting (Selis 135 W 23rd St 6-7 Ave WC acc)
07/14 Tue 2 PM, ADA Tricky Issues http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
07/14 Tue 3, 5, 6 & 8 PM, Regional Transportation Plan Public Review Meetings (Westchester Co Ctr, 198 Central Ave White Plains) (download plan at www.NYMTC.org RSVP: Lisa Daglian 212-383-7241, or ldaglian@dot.state.ny.us
7/14-16 Tue–Thu, NCIL: Building an Effective Peer Support Program (Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, MD) Register: http://secure.xo.com/ncil.org/store/index.php
07/15 Wed 3, 5, 6 & 8 PM Regional Transportation Plan Public Review Meetings (Babylon Town Hall, 200 E Sunrise Hgwy, Lindenhurst) download plan at www.NYMTC.org RSVP: Lisa Daglian 212-383-7241, or ldaglian@dot.state.ny.us
*NEW 07/15 Wed 6:30PM, The Future of the MTA (Museum of the City of NY, 1220 Fifth Ave, 103- 104 Sts. WC acc entry 104 St) Panelists: CM Gale Brewer, AM Richard Brodsky, Paul White Transportation Alternatives & Nicole Gelinas. NY Post RSVP 212-534-1672 ext. 3395,
07/16 1-3 PM, All About Digital Books - sort through an increasing number of options for accessing digital books Register https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/510137315>
07/16 Thu 3, 5, 6 & 8 PM Regional Transportation Plan Public Review Meetings (NYMTC,199 Water St, 22nd Fl) download plan at www.NYMTC.org RSVP: Lisa Daglian 212-383-7241, or ldaglian@dot.state.ny.us
*NEW 07/16 Thu 6-8 PM, Ask the Lawyer (Kramer Levin - 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 45 St, WC acc) Government Benefits, including Social Security benefits, Medicare, and Medicaid; Trusts; Guardianships, & ;Advance Directives. RSVP: helpline@naminyc.org or 212.684.3264
07/17 Fri 7 PM, Helping Hands Initiative Night, SI Yankees vs. State College Spikes (Richmond Co Bank Ballpark) refreshments, limited edition SI Yankees cap, game programs, post game fireworks show / kids 12 & under run the bases for FREE after the game / 20/ticket Juliana 718-356-4737
07/20-21 A Global Collaborative Exploration of Accessibility in the Next Decade (Boston) https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=pg4
07/20-25, 2009 Assoc Higher Education & Disability ‘09 Conf Global Access: Opening a World of Opportunity (Louisville, KY)
07/21 Tues, ADA Audio Conference ADA Update: 19 Years Later 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
07/22 Wed 2-4:30 PM, Verbal Imaging Tea Time Tour: Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker. (Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave, 92 St, WC acc). Register 212.423.3225, TTY 212.660.1515 or access@thejm.org.
07/22-28 Wed-Tue, VISIONS Employment & Technology Institute minimum contribution $75 includes lodging, meals & transportation Registration http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/24-26 Fri-Sun, VISIONS Employment & Technology - Intensive Weekend minimum contribution $50 includes lodging, meals & transportation http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/25 1-2:30 PM, Webinar: Understanding the Air Carrier Access Act for Flyers with Disabilities Info & registration info@flyfriendlyskies.com
07/26 Sun SAVE THE DATE DIA Happy 19th Birthday ADA (North west corner 69th St & Central Park W)
07/30 Thu 10 AM, What can VESID do to become More Responsive to the Vocational Goals/Needs Of People With Psych Disabilities (St. Francis College, 182 Remsen St, Brooklyn) RSVP to Carla at 212-780-1400 x7726
07/30 Thu 8 – 5 PM, Wrightslaw: Special Education Law & Advocacy Training Conference (Mercy College, Rotunda, 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry) Register: Melissa Willis 646-438-7858 or childrenshearing.org
08/03-21 Financial Management for Independent Living Centers Deadline: by 07/15 Orientation Teleconference 07/30 http://www.ilru.org/html/training/online/index.html
08/05 Mental Health Empowerment Project (Buffalo) 518-434-1393 or mhepinc@aol.com
08/08 Rochester Peer Collaborative Annual Conf: "Wellness Through Creativity" (School of the A4rts, 45 Prince St, Rochester) http://www.mhcrochester.org/Articles/2009%20registration%20brochure.pdf
08/08-09, 2009 Nemaline Myopathy Conf (White Plains) NM is an extremely rare neuromuscular disorder. The conf will bring together people with NM (and their families) from across the world.
08/10- 11th Annual Autism Summer Institute: Autism Spectrum Difference (Durham, NH) to improve the quality of education in inclusive settings. http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5252
08/11 Tue 2 PM, Telework & Work from Home http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
08/11-13, 2nd Annual Statewide Youth Leadership Forum: Take Action – Change The System! (Albany) Deadline 7/13 http://www.ftnys.org/youthpower.cfm http://www.ftnys.org/downloads/2009%20YP%20Forum%20Application.doc
08/13 Thu 6-9 PM Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
08/18 Tues, ADA Audio Conference Ensuring Effective Communication: Whose responsibility is it? 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
08/19-21 Using Technology to Promote CIL Organizational Capacity (Nashville, TN) info Eleanor Canter 202-207-0334 (voice) 202-207-0340 (TTY) 202-207-0341 (fax) or eleanor@ncil.org Register https://secure.xo.com/ncil.org/store/catalog.php?p_category=2.
08/21 Voter Registration deadline for Primary
09/01-04 Tue-Fri, 22nd Annual Nat’l Independent Living Conference: Growing Pains 2009 (Nashville)
09/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Back-To-School Issues for Adults w/ ADD 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
09/14-12/13 Supported Employment Web-Based Certificate Series http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
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
10/01 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/05-11/09 Into Adulthood: Transition to Work for Individuals with Autism http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
10/08 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Neurobiology of Addiction (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/09 Voter Registration deadline for General 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
11/05 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
11/11-14 Sa-Su, 60th Annual International Dylsexia Assoc Conference (Walt Disney Swan Dolphin Resort) www.interdys.org
11/12 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Stress Shape the Brain? Can Science Make It Resilient? (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/03 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Man Adult ADD - ADD & Anxiety Disorders (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
05/21-23,2010 Abilities Expo (Edison, NJ)
07/26-27 NCD’s 2010 National Summit on Disability Policy Steering (Washington, DC)
http://udeworld.com/surveys/built-environment.html?action=chat please check out & complete the very interesting survey on barriers in the built environment. They are seeking participant with any or no disability.
http://www.adapt.org/images/ddavisletter.pdf Cong Danny Davis’ CCA Demonstration Project letter
http://www.hcbs.org/files/158/7865/YouthToolkit.pdf Guidebook/toolkit on Youth Leadership developed for and by ILRU for youth, families, health care providers and disability organizations.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VPY1d2t_FE&feature=player_embedded Japanese power chair that is controlled by thought (and a bathing cap)
HAI Summer Program provides opportunities for PWDs to attend performances in NYC parks. (Metropolitan Opera & NY Shakespeare Festival, Summer Program highlights from past years have included Garth Brook's & Pavarotti's concerts in Central Park, The Tempest with Patrick Stewart, and performances on the Central Park Summerstage. Tricia Hennessey 212-575-7663
EM Prentiss
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
CCSD Members,
The Queens College Committee for Disabled Students (CDS), the CUNY Coalition for Students with Disabilities (CCSD), the University Student Senate (USS) and a host of others wish to cordially invite you to attend their 19th Anniversary celebration of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act on Wednesday, July 15th , 2009 from 11am - 3pm at the Queens College Student Union Building (65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, NY 11367).
There will be a DJ, games, dunk tank, food, frozen mixed beverages, face painting (for children) and more. We expect appearances to be made by: the College President Muyskens, the CUNY Senior Vice Chancellor Jay Hershenson, Vice Chancellor Garrie Moore, University Assistant Dean Chris Rosa, Chairwoman Simone Lamont, some local politicians and other CUNY officials.
The proceeds from this fund-raiser will go towards the Michael Spruill SEEK Scholarship, named for an alum of Queens College who was a SEEK student, President of the SEEK student government, and a staunch advocate for students with disability. This scholarship will be awarded by the Queens College Director of the SEEK program to SEEK students who are registered with the Office of Disability Services and have shown outstanding achievements both in and out of the classroom. CUNY students (with ID) will be charged $3 and Non-students will be charged $5 for food.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to call the Committee for Disabled Student office at 718-997-5899.
- Charmaine
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Events List
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
1st Mon 6:30 PM, disTHIS! Film Series (NYU, 19 University Place, just south of 8 St WC acc) $5. RSVP: disthis@dnnyc.net or 212-284-4160. http://disthis.org/ *On vacation – till 09/09
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, 504 Dems, North Star monthly meeting (North General, 1879 Madison Ave, 4th floor Conf Rm B & C, 121-122 Sts) Chris Noel 646-789-7962 or Pat Walls 646-963-5988
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
2nd Tues 6:45 PM Monthly Adult Support Group Meetings (New York Branch International Dyslexia Association, Inc.71 W 23 St #1527, 6 Ave)
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 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 call to make there a meeting week
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 Fri 1 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
06/18 & 25 Thu 6-8 PM, Creative Writing Workshops (CIDNY, 841 Broadway, 13-14 Sts, Room 301 WC acc) No prior writing experience necessary. Request ASL or other accommodation, RSVP required, Jocelyn Jackson 646- 442-4164 or jjackson@cidny.org..
06/02 & 16 Tues Noon-1:30 PM, How Can AT Promote Inclusion & Learning: 06/02: Reading, Writing, & Math. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/398042066 & 06/16 Building Capacity for AT https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/164046399> .
06/16 & 22 10-Noon, Workshop for Parents & Caregivers (My Time, 1312 E 84 St, Brooklyn) designed to help manage the behavior of a child with special needs 6/8 Awareness & Understanding; 6/16 Managing Difficult Behaviors: Planning for Success & 6/22 Managing Difficult Behaviors: Responding to Behaviors & Occurring Disruptions R%SVP by 5/18 718 251 0527 lucina@mytimeinc.org Seating is limited
SINGLE EVENTS
06/18 Thu 11 AM Hear at the Met - Assistive Listening Devices & Captioning Francis Bacon (1000 Fifth Ave WC acc):A Centenary Retrospective Meet at exhibition entrance free with Museum admissionaccess@metmuseum.org
*NEW 06/18 Thu 3:30-5:30 PM, A NYC Hepatitis B Coalition formation meeting (26 Federal Plaza, Room 38-110-A, 38th Floor, WC acc) http://NYCHepBNeedsAssessment.questionpro.com
Light refreshments will be served! RSVP Vivek Shinde, MD, vshinde@health.nyc.gov
06/18 Thu 6:30 PM, Documentary Among the Giants: How and Innovative Non-Profit is Rethinking Design. (NYU, 19 University Place, WC acc) the impact adaptive design & customized devices have made in PWDs’ lives Suggested Donation: $10 to support the design & fabrication of equipment
06/18 Thu 6:30 - 8 PM, Workshops for Parents: Summer Fun: Using existing games as reading games (71 W 23 St #1527 WC acc) Members Free / Non-Members $5.00 RSVP: Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
06/18-21, Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Convention 2009 (Nashville, Tenn) http://www.hearingloss.org/
06/19 5-10 PM, Demonstration & Vigil for Esmin Green (Kings County Psychiatric ER, Building R) Lauren Tenney 516-319-4295, Daniel Hazen 301-395-5378 www.TheOpalProject.org/Vigil.html
*NEW 06/19 7 PM, United Communities Alliance: Empowerment & Outreach Awards Dinner (Fairfield Pavilion, 133-10 101 Ave, Richmond Hill) Making Government Work For Us Through Dialogue, Inclusion & By Building Better Relationships With Our Elected Officials: Albert Baldeo 718-323-0791, AlBaldeo@aol.com
06/20 Sat 11-1 PM, Father's Day Celebration Luncheon & Workshop Understanding Autism: What can I do? How can I financially prepare for my child? (MY Time, 1312 E 84 St B’klyn) RSVP Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
06/22 Mon 8:30 4:30 PM, Peer Specialists in NYC: A Change We Can Believe In (NYU, Kimmel, 60 Washington Sq S, WC acc) http://www.coalitionny.org/the_center/training/series.php?series_id=1086
06/22 Mon 5:30 reception, 6:15 PM program, Lawrence Carter-Long's appointment as DNNYC ED (Fund - City of NY, 121 6th Ave Fl-6, Broome-Watts WC acc) RSVP Alexandra Blair 212-925-6675 ablair@fcny.org
* change of date 6/23 Thu 2 PM, IL NET Talk to the housing expert. Get your questions answered (800.868.1837 Participant Code: 24455518 real time captioning available upon prior requesting real time for those with hearing impairments. To secure captioning instructions, please respond to this message indicating you will require captioning) HOME Investment Partnership funding, stimulus funding, and other housing resources centers can use to support nursing home transition. Please remember to mute your phone by pressing *6 when joining the roundtable.
06/23-27, Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of NA (RESNA) 2009 Conference (New Orleans LA) www.resna.org
06/24 Wed 6-9 PM, Issues Facing Returning Veterans with PTSD and TBI (House of the Association, 42 West 44th Street) Sponsored by: NYC Bar - Committee on Mental Health Law, Vets with PTSD and/or TBI face daunting medical & legal issues. RSVP https://www.nycbar.org/EventsCalendar/register/?event=1154&price=837
*NEW 06/25 Thu 6-8 PM, Ask the MD: latest treatments in schizophrenia, (Mt Sinai, Hatch Aud, Fl 2, 1468 Madison Ave, 100 St WC acc) Dr. Jerome Levine & Dr. Irene Levine authors of Schizophrenia for Dummies. RSVP: 212.684.3264 or \ helpline@naminyc.com
*NEW 06/25 Thu 9-3:30 PM, The 16th Annual Bi-County Consumer-Survivor Empowerment Conf - The Road To Me: Our Power, Our Lives! (Melville Marriott 1359 Old Walt Whitman Rd. Melville) Free For Consumers Register Denise McEvoy 516-489-0100 X1205 or Kathryn Cascio 631-447-6460 X2150
06/27-28, 2009 Sat-Sun, 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
06/28 Sun 3 pm, The Origins Of The NYC Disability Rights Movement (Third Root Comm Health Ctr, 80 Marlborough Rd, Bklyn WC acc) )RSVP 718-940-9343, http://thirdroot.org/.
www.WarrenShawHistorian.com
06/30 WEBINAR broadcast of No Wrong Door: Serving Vets & their Families Better info: Mary Rathbun OCADMMR@omh.state.ny.us or Constance Krajewski Cocxcak@omh.state.ny.us
07/01 Wed 1:30-3 PM, Open House: The Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (Baruch College) Reservation 646-312-1420.
07/09 Thu 9-11 AM, Manhattan Mental Health Council Meeting (TBA) topic: LGBT issues.
07/09 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
*NEW POL 07/09 Thu 7-9 PM, NYSYD Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today Cocktail Reception (310 Lounge, 310 Bowery WC acc) RSVP president@nysyd.net
07/11 Sat 4th Annual Gender Equality Festival (Culyer Gore Park, 392 Carlton Ave, Greene & Fulton, Ft Greene) This has been a great community outreach in past yrs. organizing@ggenyc.org
07/13-08/17 Overview of Self-Employment for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
07/14 Tue 2 PM, ADA Tricky Issues http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
7/14-16 Tue–Thu, NCIL: Building an Effective Peer Support Program (Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, MD) Register: http://secure.xo.com/ncil.org/store/index.php
07/16 1-3 PM, All About Digital Books - sort through an increasing number of options for accessing digital books Register https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/510137315>
07/17 Fri 7 PM, Helping Hands Initiative Night, SI Yankees vs. State College Spikes (Richmond Co Bank Ballpark) refreshments, limited edition SI Yankees cap, game programs, post game fireworks show / kids 12 & under run the bases for FREE after the game / 20/ticket Juliana 718-356-4737
07/20-21 A Global Collaborative Exploration of Accessibility in the Next Decade (Boston) https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=pg4
07/20-25, 2009 Assoc Higher Education & Disability ‘09 Conf Global Access: Opening a World of Opportunity (Louisville, KY)
07/21 Tues, ADA Audio Conference ADA Update: 19 Years Later 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
07/22 Wed 2-4:30 PM, Verbal Imaging Tea Time Tour: Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker. (Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave, 92 St, WC acc). Register 212.423.3225, TTY 212.660.1515 or access@thejm.org.
07/22-28 Wed-Tue, VISIONS Employment & Technology Institute minimum contribution $75 includes lodging, meals & transportation Registration http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/24-26 Fri-Sun, VISIONS Employment & Technology - Intensive Weekend minimum contribution $50 includes lodging, meals & transportation http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/30 TH 8 – 5 PM, Wrightslaw: Special Education Law & Advocacy Training Conference (Mercy College, Rotunda, 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry) accurate, up-to-date information about special educ law, educ law, and advocacy training. Register: Melissa Willis 646-438-7858 or childrenshearing.org
08/03-21 Financial Management for Independent Living Centers Deadline: by 07/15 Orientation Teleconference 07/30 http://www.ilru.org/html/training/online/index.html
08/08-09, 2009 Nemaline Myopathy Conference (Crowne Plaza Hotel White Plains) NM is an extremely rare neuromuscular disorder. The conf will bring together people with NM (and their families) from across the world.
08/10- 11th Annual Autism Summer Institute: Autism Spectrum Difference (Durham, NH) to improve the quality of education in inclusive settings. http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5252
08/11 Tue 2 PM, Telework & Work from Home http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
08/13 Thu 6-9 PM Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
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)
09/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Back-To-School Issues for Adults with ADD 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
09/14-12/13 Supported Employment Web-Based Certificate Series http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
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
10/01 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/05-11/09 Into Adulthood: Transition to Work for Individuals with Autism http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
10/08 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Neurobiology of Addiction (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/09 Voter Registration deadline for General 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
11/05 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
11/11-14 Sa-Su, 60th Annual International Dylsexia Assoc Conference (Walt Disney Swan Dolphin Resort) www.interdys.org
11/12 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Stress Shape the Brain? Can Science Make It Resilient? (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/03 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, ADD & Anxiety Disorders (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
May 21-23, 2010 Abilities Expo (Edison, NJ)
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
1st Mon 6:30 PM, disTHIS! Film Series (NYU, 19 University Place, just south of 8 St WC acc) $5. RSVP: disthis@dnnyc.net or 212-284-4160. http://disthis.org/ *On vacation – till 09/09
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, 504 Dems, North Star monthly meeting (North General, 1879 Madison Ave, 4th floor Conf Rm B & C, 121-122 Sts) Chris Noel 646-789-7962 or Pat Walls 646-963-5988
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
2nd Tues 6:45 PM Monthly Adult Support Group Meetings (New York Branch International Dyslexia Association, Inc.71 W 23 St #1527, 6 Ave)
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 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 call to make there a meeting week
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 Fri 1 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
06/18 & 25 Thu 6-8 PM, Creative Writing Workshops (CIDNY, 841 Broadway, 13-14 Sts, Room 301 WC acc) No prior writing experience necessary. Request ASL or other accommodation, RSVP required, Jocelyn Jackson 646- 442-4164 or jjackson@cidny.org..
06/02 & 16 Tues Noon-1:30 PM, How Can AT Promote Inclusion & Learning: 06/02: Reading, Writing, & Math. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/398042066 & 06/16 Building Capacity for AT https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/164046399> .
06/16 & 22 10-Noon, Workshop for Parents & Caregivers (My Time, 1312 E 84 St, Brooklyn) designed to help manage the behavior of a child with special needs 6/8 Awareness & Understanding; 6/16 Managing Difficult Behaviors: Planning for Success & 6/22 Managing Difficult Behaviors: Responding to Behaviors & Occurring Disruptions R%SVP by 5/18 718 251 0527 lucina@mytimeinc.org Seating is limited
SINGLE EVENTS
06/18 Thu 11 AM Hear at the Met - Assistive Listening Devices & Captioning Francis Bacon (1000 Fifth Ave WC acc):A Centenary Retrospective Meet at exhibition entrance free with Museum admissionaccess@metmuseum.org
*NEW 06/18 Thu 3:30-5:30 PM, A NYC Hepatitis B Coalition formation meeting (26 Federal Plaza, Room 38-110-A, 38th Floor, WC acc) http://NYCHepBNeedsAssessment.questionpro.com
Light refreshments will be served! RSVP Vivek Shinde, MD, vshinde@health.nyc.gov
06/18 Thu 6:30 PM, Documentary Among the Giants: How and Innovative Non-Profit is Rethinking Design. (NYU, 19 University Place, WC acc) the impact adaptive design & customized devices have made in PWDs’ lives Suggested Donation: $10 to support the design & fabrication of equipment
06/18 Thu 6:30 - 8 PM, Workshops for Parents: Summer Fun: Using existing games as reading games (71 W 23 St #1527 WC acc) Members Free / Non-Members $5.00 RSVP: Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
06/18-21, Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Convention 2009 (Nashville, Tenn) http://www.hearingloss.org/
06/19 5-10 PM, Demonstration & Vigil for Esmin Green (Kings County Psychiatric ER, Building R) Lauren Tenney 516-319-4295, Daniel Hazen 301-395-5378 www.TheOpalProject.org/Vigil.html
*NEW 06/19 7 PM, United Communities Alliance: Empowerment & Outreach Awards Dinner (Fairfield Pavilion, 133-10 101 Ave, Richmond Hill) Making Government Work For Us Through Dialogue, Inclusion & By Building Better Relationships With Our Elected Officials: Albert Baldeo 718-323-0791, AlBaldeo@aol.com
06/20 Sat 11-1 PM, Father's Day Celebration Luncheon & Workshop Understanding Autism: What can I do? How can I financially prepare for my child? (MY Time, 1312 E 84 St B’klyn) RSVP Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
06/22 Mon 8:30 4:30 PM, Peer Specialists in NYC: A Change We Can Believe In (NYU, Kimmel, 60 Washington Sq S, WC acc) http://www.coalitionny.org/the_center/training/series.php?series_id=1086
06/22 Mon 5:30 reception, 6:15 PM program, Lawrence Carter-Long's appointment as DNNYC ED (Fund - City of NY, 121 6th Ave Fl-6, Broome-Watts WC acc) RSVP Alexandra Blair 212-925-6675 ablair@fcny.org
* change of date 6/23 Thu 2 PM, IL NET Talk to the housing expert. Get your questions answered (800.868.1837 Participant Code: 24455518 real time captioning available upon prior requesting real time for those with hearing impairments. To secure captioning instructions, please respond to this message indicating you will require captioning) HOME Investment Partnership funding, stimulus funding, and other housing resources centers can use to support nursing home transition. Please remember to mute your phone by pressing *6 when joining the roundtable.
06/23-27, Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of NA (RESNA) 2009 Conference (New Orleans LA) www.resna.org
06/24 Wed 6-9 PM, Issues Facing Returning Veterans with PTSD and TBI (House of the Association, 42 West 44th Street) Sponsored by: NYC Bar - Committee on Mental Health Law, Vets with PTSD and/or TBI face daunting medical & legal issues. RSVP https://www.nycbar.org/EventsCalendar/register/?event=1154&price=837
*NEW 06/25 Thu 6-8 PM, Ask the MD: latest treatments in schizophrenia, (Mt Sinai, Hatch Aud, Fl 2, 1468 Madison Ave, 100 St WC acc) Dr. Jerome Levine & Dr. Irene Levine authors of Schizophrenia for Dummies. RSVP: 212.684.3264 or \ helpline@naminyc.com
*NEW 06/25 Thu 9-3:30 PM, The 16th Annual Bi-County Consumer-Survivor Empowerment Conf - The Road To Me: Our Power, Our Lives! (Melville Marriott 1359 Old Walt Whitman Rd. Melville) Free For Consumers Register Denise McEvoy 516-489-0100 X1205 or Kathryn Cascio 631-447-6460 X2150
06/27-28, 2009 Sat-Sun, 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
06/28 Sun 3 pm, The Origins Of The NYC Disability Rights Movement (Third Root Comm Health Ctr, 80 Marlborough Rd, Bklyn WC acc) )RSVP 718-940-9343, http://thirdroot.org/.
www.WarrenShawHistorian.com
06/30 WEBINAR broadcast of No Wrong Door: Serving Vets & their Families Better info: Mary Rathbun OCADMMR@omh.state.ny.us or Constance Krajewski Cocxcak@omh.state.ny.us
07/01 Wed 1:30-3 PM, Open House: The Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (Baruch College) Reservation 646-312-1420.
07/09 Thu 9-11 AM, Manhattan Mental Health Council Meeting (TBA) topic: LGBT issues.
07/09 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
*NEW POL 07/09 Thu 7-9 PM, NYSYD Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today Cocktail Reception (310 Lounge, 310 Bowery WC acc) RSVP president@nysyd.net
07/11 Sat 4th Annual Gender Equality Festival (Culyer Gore Park, 392 Carlton Ave, Greene & Fulton, Ft Greene) This has been a great community outreach in past yrs. organizing@ggenyc.org
07/13-08/17 Overview of Self-Employment for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
07/14 Tue 2 PM, ADA Tricky Issues http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
7/14-16 Tue–Thu, NCIL: Building an Effective Peer Support Program (Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, MD) Register: http://secure.xo.com/ncil.org/store/index.php
07/16 1-3 PM, All About Digital Books - sort through an increasing number of options for accessing digital books Register https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/510137315>
07/17 Fri 7 PM, Helping Hands Initiative Night, SI Yankees vs. State College Spikes (Richmond Co Bank Ballpark) refreshments, limited edition SI Yankees cap, game programs, post game fireworks show / kids 12 & under run the bases for FREE after the game / 20/ticket Juliana 718-356-4737
07/20-21 A Global Collaborative Exploration of Accessibility in the Next Decade (Boston) https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=pg4
07/20-25, 2009 Assoc Higher Education & Disability ‘09 Conf Global Access: Opening a World of Opportunity (Louisville, KY)
07/21 Tues, ADA Audio Conference ADA Update: 19 Years Later 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
07/22 Wed 2-4:30 PM, Verbal Imaging Tea Time Tour: Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker. (Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave, 92 St, WC acc). Register 212.423.3225, TTY 212.660.1515 or access@thejm.org.
07/22-28 Wed-Tue, VISIONS Employment & Technology Institute minimum contribution $75 includes lodging, meals & transportation Registration http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/24-26 Fri-Sun, VISIONS Employment & Technology - Intensive Weekend minimum contribution $50 includes lodging, meals & transportation http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/30 TH 8 – 5 PM, Wrightslaw: Special Education Law & Advocacy Training Conference (Mercy College, Rotunda, 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry) accurate, up-to-date information about special educ law, educ law, and advocacy training. Register: Melissa Willis 646-438-7858 or childrenshearing.org
08/03-21 Financial Management for Independent Living Centers Deadline: by 07/15 Orientation Teleconference 07/30 http://www.ilru.org/html/training/online/index.html
08/08-09, 2009 Nemaline Myopathy Conference (Crowne Plaza Hotel White Plains) NM is an extremely rare neuromuscular disorder. The conf will bring together people with NM (and their families) from across the world.
08/10- 11th Annual Autism Summer Institute: Autism Spectrum Difference (Durham, NH) to improve the quality of education in inclusive settings. http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5252
08/11 Tue 2 PM, Telework & Work from Home http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
08/13 Thu 6-9 PM Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
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)
09/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Back-To-School Issues for Adults with ADD 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
09/14-12/13 Supported Employment Web-Based Certificate Series http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
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
10/01 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/05-11/09 Into Adulthood: Transition to Work for Individuals with Autism http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
10/08 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Neurobiology of Addiction (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/09 Voter Registration deadline for General 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
11/05 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
11/11-14 Sa-Su, 60th Annual International Dylsexia Assoc Conference (Walt Disney Swan Dolphin Resort) www.interdys.org
11/12 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Stress Shape the Brain? Can Science Make It Resilient? (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/03 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, ADD & Anxiety Disorders (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
May 21-23, 2010 Abilities Expo (Edison, NJ)
Events List
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
1st Mon 6:30 PM, disTHIS! Film Series (NYU, 19 University Place, just south of 8 St WC acc) $5. RSVP: disthis@dnnyc.net or 212-284-4160. http://disthis.org/ *On vacation – till 09/09
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, 504 Dems, North Star monthly meeting (North General, 1879 Madison Ave, 4th floor Conf Rm B & C, 121-122 Sts) Chris Noel 646-789-7962 or Pat Walls 646-963-5988
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
2nd Tues 6:45 PM Monthly Adult Support Group Meetings (New York Branch International Dyslexia Association, Inc.71 W 23 St #1527, 6 Ave)
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 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 call to make there a meeting week
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 Fri 1 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
06/18 & 25 Thu 6-8 PM, Creative Writing Workshops (CIDNY, 841 Broadway, 13-14 Sts, Room 301 WC acc) No prior writing experience necessary. Request ASL or other accommodation, RSVP required, Jocelyn Jackson 646- 442-4164 or jjackson@cidny.org..
06/02 & 16 Tues Noon-1:30 PM, How Can AT Promote Inclusion & Learning: 06/02: Reading, Writing, & Math. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/398042066 & 06/16 Building Capacity for AT https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/164046399> .
06/16 & 22 10-Noon, Workshop for Parents & Caregivers (My Time, 1312 E 84 St, Brooklyn) designed to help manage the behavior of a child with special needs 6/8 Awareness & Understanding; 6/16 Managing Difficult Behaviors: Planning for Success & 6/22 Managing Difficult Behaviors: Responding to Behaviors & Occurring Disruptions R%SVP by 5/18 718 251 0527 lucina@mytimeinc.org Seating is limited
SINGLE EVENTS
06/18 Thu 11 AM Hear at the Met - Assistive Listening Devices & Captioning Francis Bacon (1000 Fifth Ave WC acc):A Centenary Retrospective Meet at exhibition entrance free with Museum admissionaccess@metmuseum.org
*NEW 06/18 Thu 3:30-5:30 PM, A NYC Hepatitis B Coalition formation meeting (26 Federal Plaza, Room 38-110-A, 38th Floor, WC acc) http://NYCHepBNeedsAssessment.questionpro.com
Light refreshments will be served! RSVP Vivek Shinde, MD, vshinde@health.nyc.gov
06/18 Thu 6:30 PM, Documentary Among the Giants: How and Innovative Non-Profit is Rethinking Design. (NYU, 19 University Place, WC acc) the impact adaptive design & customized devices have made in PWDs’ lives Suggested Donation: $10 to support the design & fabrication of equipment
06/18 Thu 6:30 - 8 PM, Workshops for Parents: Summer Fun: Using existing games as reading games (71 W 23 St #1527 WC acc) Members Free / Non-Members $5.00 RSVP: Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
06/18-21, Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Convention 2009 (Nashville, Tenn) http://www.hearingloss.org/
06/19 5-10 PM, Demonstration & Vigil for Esmin Green (Kings County Psychiatric ER, Building R) Lauren Tenney 516-319-4295, Daniel Hazen 301-395-5378 www.TheOpalProject.org/Vigil.html
*NEW 06/19 7 PM, United Communities Alliance: Empowerment & Outreach Awards Dinner (Fairfield Pavilion, 133-10 101 Ave, Richmond Hill) Making Government Work For Us Through Dialogue, Inclusion & By Building Better Relationships With Our Elected Officials: Albert Baldeo 718-323-0791, AlBaldeo@aol.com
06/20 Sat 11-1 PM, Father's Day Celebration Luncheon & Workshop Understanding Autism: What can I do? How can I financially prepare for my child? (MY Time, 1312 E 84 St B’klyn) RSVP Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
06/22 Mon 8:30 4:30 PM, Peer Specialists in NYC: A Change We Can Believe In (NYU, Kimmel, 60 Washington Sq S, WC acc) http://www.coalitionny.org/the_center/training/series.php?series_id=1086
06/22 Mon 5:30 reception, 6:15 PM program, Lawrence Carter-Long's appointment as DNNYC ED (Fund - City of NY, 121 6th Ave Fl-6, Broome-Watts WC acc) RSVP Alexandra Blair 212-925-6675 ablair@fcny.org
* change of date 6/23 Thu 2 PM, IL NET Talk to the housing expert. Get your questions answered (800.868.1837 Participant Code: 24455518 real time captioning available upon prior requesting real time for those with hearing impairments. To secure captioning instructions, please respond to this message indicating you will require captioning) HOME Investment Partnership funding, stimulus funding, and other housing resources centers can use to support nursing home transition. Please remember to mute your phone by pressing *6 when joining the roundtable.
06/23-27, Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of NA (RESNA) 2009 Conference (New Orleans LA) www.resna.org
06/24 Wed 6-9 PM, Issues Facing Returning Veterans with PTSD and TBI (House of the Association, 42 West 44th Street) Sponsored by: NYC Bar - Committee on Mental Health Law, Vets with PTSD and/or TBI face daunting medical & legal issues. RSVP https://www.nycbar.org/EventsCalendar/register/?event=1154&price=837
*NEW 06/25 Thu 6-8 PM, Ask the MD: latest treatments in schizophrenia, (Mt Sinai, Hatch Aud, Fl 2, 1468 Madison Ave, 100 St WC acc) Dr. Jerome Levine & Dr. Irene Levine authors of Schizophrenia for Dummies. RSVP: 212.684.3264 or \ helpline@naminyc.com
*NEW 06/25 Thu 9-3:30 PM, The 16th Annual Bi-County Consumer-Survivor Empowerment Conf - The Road To Me: Our Power, Our Lives! (Melville Marriott 1359 Old Walt Whitman Rd. Melville) Free For Consumers Register Denise McEvoy 516-489-0100 X1205 or Kathryn Cascio 631-447-6460 X2150
06/27-28, 2009 Sat-Sun, 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
06/28 Sun 3 pm, The Origins Of The NYC Disability Rights Movement (Third Root Comm Health Ctr, 80 Marlborough Rd, Bklyn WC acc) )RSVP 718-940-9343, http://thirdroot.org/.
www.WarrenShawHistorian.com
06/30 WEBINAR broadcast of No Wrong Door: Serving Vets & their Families Better info: Mary Rathbun OCADMMR@omh.state.ny.us or Constance Krajewski Cocxcak@omh.state.ny.us
07/01 Wed 1:30-3 PM, Open House: The Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (Baruch College) Reservation 646-312-1420.
07/09 Thu 9-11 AM, Manhattan Mental Health Council Meeting (TBA) topic: LGBT issues.
07/09 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
*NEW POL 07/09 Thu 7-9 PM, NYSYD Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today Cocktail Reception (310 Lounge, 310 Bowery WC acc) RSVP president@nysyd.net
07/11 Sat 4th Annual Gender Equality Festival (Culyer Gore Park, 392 Carlton Ave, Greene & Fulton, Ft Greene) This has been a great community outreach in past yrs. organizing@ggenyc.org
07/13-08/17 Overview of Self-Employment for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
07/14 Tue 2 PM, ADA Tricky Issues http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
7/14-16 Tue–Thu, NCIL: Building an Effective Peer Support Program (Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, MD) Register: http://secure.xo.com/ncil.org/store/index.php
07/16 1-3 PM, All About Digital Books - sort through an increasing number of options for accessing digital books Register https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/510137315>
07/17 Fri 7 PM, Helping Hands Initiative Night, SI Yankees vs. State College Spikes (Richmond Co Bank Ballpark) refreshments, limited edition SI Yankees cap, game programs, post game fireworks show / kids 12 & under run the bases for FREE after the game / 20/ticket Juliana 718-356-4737
07/20-21 A Global Collaborative Exploration of Accessibility in the Next Decade (Boston) https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=pg4
07/20-25, 2009 Assoc Higher Education & Disability ‘09 Conf Global Access: Opening a World of Opportunity (Louisville, KY)
07/21 Tues, ADA Audio Conference ADA Update: 19 Years Later 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
07/22 Wed 2-4:30 PM, Verbal Imaging Tea Time Tour: Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker. (Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave, 92 St, WC acc). Register 212.423.3225, TTY 212.660.1515 or access@thejm.org.
07/22-28 Wed-Tue, VISIONS Employment & Technology Institute minimum contribution $75 includes lodging, meals & transportation Registration http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/24-26 Fri-Sun, VISIONS Employment & Technology - Intensive Weekend minimum contribution $50 includes lodging, meals & transportation http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/30 TH 8 – 5 PM, Wrightslaw: Special Education Law & Advocacy Training Conference (Mercy College, Rotunda, 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry) accurate, up-to-date information about special educ law, educ law, and advocacy training. Register: Melissa Willis 646-438-7858 or childrenshearing.org
08/03-21 Financial Management for Independent Living Centers Deadline: by 07/15 Orientation Teleconference 07/30 http://www.ilru.org/html/training/online/index.html
08/08-09, 2009 Nemaline Myopathy Conference (Crowne Plaza Hotel White Plains) NM is an extremely rare neuromuscular disorder. The conf will bring together people with NM (and their families) from across the world.
08/10- 11th Annual Autism Summer Institute: Autism Spectrum Difference (Durham, NH) to improve the quality of education in inclusive settings. http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5252
08/11 Tue 2 PM, Telework & Work from Home http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
08/13 Thu 6-9 PM Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
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)
09/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Back-To-School Issues for Adults with ADD 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
09/14-12/13 Supported Employment Web-Based Certificate Series http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
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
10/01 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/05-11/09 Into Adulthood: Transition to Work for Individuals with Autism http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
10/08 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Neurobiology of Addiction (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/09 Voter Registration deadline for General 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
11/05 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
11/11-14 Sa-Su, 60th Annual International Dylsexia Assoc Conference (Walt Disney Swan Dolphin Resort) www.interdys.org
11/12 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Stress Shape the Brain? Can Science Make It Resilient? (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/03 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, ADD & Anxiety Disorders (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
May 21-23, 2010 Abilities Expo (Edison, NJ)
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
1st Mon 6:30 PM, disTHIS! Film Series (NYU, 19 University Place, just south of 8 St WC acc) $5. RSVP: disthis@dnnyc.net or 212-284-4160. http://disthis.org/ *On vacation – till 09/09
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, 504 Dems, North Star monthly meeting (North General, 1879 Madison Ave, 4th floor Conf Rm B & C, 121-122 Sts) Chris Noel 646-789-7962 or Pat Walls 646-963-5988
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
2nd Tues 6:45 PM Monthly Adult Support Group Meetings (New York Branch International Dyslexia Association, Inc.71 W 23 St #1527, 6 Ave)
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 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 call to make there a meeting week
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 Fri 1 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
06/18 & 25 Thu 6-8 PM, Creative Writing Workshops (CIDNY, 841 Broadway, 13-14 Sts, Room 301 WC acc) No prior writing experience necessary. Request ASL or other accommodation, RSVP required, Jocelyn Jackson 646- 442-4164 or jjackson@cidny.org..
06/02 & 16 Tues Noon-1:30 PM, How Can AT Promote Inclusion & Learning: 06/02: Reading, Writing, & Math. https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/398042066 & 06/16 Building Capacity for AT https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/164046399> .
06/16 & 22 10-Noon, Workshop for Parents & Caregivers (My Time, 1312 E 84 St, Brooklyn) designed to help manage the behavior of a child with special needs 6/8 Awareness & Understanding; 6/16 Managing Difficult Behaviors: Planning for Success & 6/22 Managing Difficult Behaviors: Responding to Behaviors & Occurring Disruptions R%SVP by 5/18 718 251 0527 lucina@mytimeinc.org Seating is limited
SINGLE EVENTS
06/18 Thu 11 AM Hear at the Met - Assistive Listening Devices & Captioning Francis Bacon (1000 Fifth Ave WC acc):A Centenary Retrospective Meet at exhibition entrance free with Museum admissionaccess@metmuseum.org
*NEW 06/18 Thu 3:30-5:30 PM, A NYC Hepatitis B Coalition formation meeting (26 Federal Plaza, Room 38-110-A, 38th Floor, WC acc) http://NYCHepBNeedsAssessment.questionpro.com
Light refreshments will be served! RSVP Vivek Shinde, MD, vshinde@health.nyc.gov
06/18 Thu 6:30 PM, Documentary Among the Giants: How and Innovative Non-Profit is Rethinking Design. (NYU, 19 University Place, WC acc) the impact adaptive design & customized devices have made in PWDs’ lives Suggested Donation: $10 to support the design & fabrication of equipment
06/18 Thu 6:30 - 8 PM, Workshops for Parents: Summer Fun: Using existing games as reading games (71 W 23 St #1527 WC acc) Members Free / Non-Members $5.00 RSVP: Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
06/18-21, Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA) Convention 2009 (Nashville, Tenn) http://www.hearingloss.org/
06/19 5-10 PM, Demonstration & Vigil for Esmin Green (Kings County Psychiatric ER, Building R) Lauren Tenney 516-319-4295, Daniel Hazen 301-395-5378 www.TheOpalProject.org/Vigil.html
*NEW 06/19 7 PM, United Communities Alliance: Empowerment & Outreach Awards Dinner (Fairfield Pavilion, 133-10 101 Ave, Richmond Hill) Making Government Work For Us Through Dialogue, Inclusion & By Building Better Relationships With Our Elected Officials: Albert Baldeo 718-323-0791, AlBaldeo@aol.com
06/20 Sat 11-1 PM, Father's Day Celebration Luncheon & Workshop Understanding Autism: What can I do? How can I financially prepare for my child? (MY Time, 1312 E 84 St B’klyn) RSVP Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
06/22 Mon 8:30 4:30 PM, Peer Specialists in NYC: A Change We Can Believe In (NYU, Kimmel, 60 Washington Sq S, WC acc) http://www.coalitionny.org/the_center/training/series.php?series_id=1086
06/22 Mon 5:30 reception, 6:15 PM program, Lawrence Carter-Long's appointment as DNNYC ED (Fund - City of NY, 121 6th Ave Fl-6, Broome-Watts WC acc) RSVP Alexandra Blair 212-925-6675 ablair@fcny.org
* change of date 6/23 Thu 2 PM, IL NET Talk to the housing expert. Get your questions answered (800.868.1837 Participant Code: 24455518 real time captioning available upon prior requesting real time for those with hearing impairments. To secure captioning instructions, please respond to this message indicating you will require captioning) HOME Investment Partnership funding, stimulus funding, and other housing resources centers can use to support nursing home transition. Please remember to mute your phone by pressing *6 when joining the roundtable.
06/23-27, Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of NA (RESNA) 2009 Conference (New Orleans LA) www.resna.org
06/24 Wed 6-9 PM, Issues Facing Returning Veterans with PTSD and TBI (House of the Association, 42 West 44th Street) Sponsored by: NYC Bar - Committee on Mental Health Law, Vets with PTSD and/or TBI face daunting medical & legal issues. RSVP https://www.nycbar.org/EventsCalendar/register/?event=1154&price=837
*NEW 06/25 Thu 6-8 PM, Ask the MD: latest treatments in schizophrenia, (Mt Sinai, Hatch Aud, Fl 2, 1468 Madison Ave, 100 St WC acc) Dr. Jerome Levine & Dr. Irene Levine authors of Schizophrenia for Dummies. RSVP: 212.684.3264 or \ helpline@naminyc.com
*NEW 06/25 Thu 9-3:30 PM, The 16th Annual Bi-County Consumer-Survivor Empowerment Conf - The Road To Me: Our Power, Our Lives! (Melville Marriott 1359 Old Walt Whitman Rd. Melville) Free For Consumers Register Denise McEvoy 516-489-0100 X1205 or Kathryn Cascio 631-447-6460 X2150
06/27-28, 2009 Sat-Sun, 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
06/28 Sun 3 pm, The Origins Of The NYC Disability Rights Movement (Third Root Comm Health Ctr, 80 Marlborough Rd, Bklyn WC acc) )RSVP 718-940-9343, http://thirdroot.org/.
www.WarrenShawHistorian.com
06/30 WEBINAR broadcast of No Wrong Door: Serving Vets & their Families Better info: Mary Rathbun OCADMMR@omh.state.ny.us or Constance Krajewski Cocxcak@omh.state.ny.us
07/01 Wed 1:30-3 PM, Open House: The Computer Center for Visually Impaired People (Baruch College) Reservation 646-312-1420.
07/09 Thu 9-11 AM, Manhattan Mental Health Council Meeting (TBA) topic: LGBT issues.
07/09 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
*NEW POL 07/09 Thu 7-9 PM, NYSYD Building Tomorrow's Leaders Today Cocktail Reception (310 Lounge, 310 Bowery WC acc) RSVP president@nysyd.net
07/11 Sat 4th Annual Gender Equality Festival (Culyer Gore Park, 392 Carlton Ave, Greene & Fulton, Ft Greene) This has been a great community outreach in past yrs. organizing@ggenyc.org
07/13-08/17 Overview of Self-Employment for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
07/14 Tue 2 PM, ADA Tricky Issues http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
7/14-16 Tue–Thu, NCIL: Building an Effective Peer Support Program (Marriott Baltimore Inner Harbor at Camden Yards, MD) Register: http://secure.xo.com/ncil.org/store/index.php
07/16 1-3 PM, All About Digital Books - sort through an increasing number of options for accessing digital books Register https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/510137315>
07/17 Fri 7 PM, Helping Hands Initiative Night, SI Yankees vs. State College Spikes (Richmond Co Bank Ballpark) refreshments, limited edition SI Yankees cap, game programs, post game fireworks show / kids 12 & under run the bases for FREE after the game / 20/ticket Juliana 718-356-4737
07/20-21 A Global Collaborative Exploration of Accessibility in the Next Decade (Boston) https://icm3.ieee.org/eventmanager/onlineregistration.asp?eventcode=pg4
07/20-25, 2009 Assoc Higher Education & Disability ‘09 Conf Global Access: Opening a World of Opportunity (Louisville, KY)
07/21 Tues, ADA Audio Conference ADA Update: 19 Years Later 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
07/22 Wed 2-4:30 PM, Verbal Imaging Tea Time Tour: Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker. (Jewish Museum, 1109 Fifth Ave, 92 St, WC acc). Register 212.423.3225, TTY 212.660.1515 or access@thejm.org.
07/22-28 Wed-Tue, VISIONS Employment & Technology Institute minimum contribution $75 includes lodging, meals & transportation Registration http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/24-26 Fri-Sun, VISIONS Employment & Technology - Intensive Weekend minimum contribution $50 includes lodging, meals & transportation http://www.esight.org/forward.cfm?pid=317
07/30 TH 8 – 5 PM, Wrightslaw: Special Education Law & Advocacy Training Conference (Mercy College, Rotunda, 555 Broadway, Dobbs Ferry) accurate, up-to-date information about special educ law, educ law, and advocacy training. Register: Melissa Willis 646-438-7858 or childrenshearing.org
08/03-21 Financial Management for Independent Living Centers Deadline: by 07/15 Orientation Teleconference 07/30 http://www.ilru.org/html/training/online/index.html
08/08-09, 2009 Nemaline Myopathy Conference (Crowne Plaza Hotel White Plains) NM is an extremely rare neuromuscular disorder. The conf will bring together people with NM (and their families) from across the world.
08/10- 11th Annual Autism Summer Institute: Autism Spectrum Difference (Durham, NH) to improve the quality of education in inclusive settings. http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/digov-public/public/DisplayPage.do?parentFolderId=5252
08/11 Tue 2 PM, Telework & Work from Home http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
08/13 Thu 6-9 PM Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
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)
09/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Back-To-School Issues for Adults with ADD 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
09/14-12/13 Supported Employment Web-Based Certificate Series http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
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
10/01 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/05-11/09 Into Adulthood: Transition to Work for Individuals with Autism http://www.worksupport.com/registration/webcourse/index.cfm
10/08 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Neurobiology of Addiction (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
10/09 Voter Registration deadline for General 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
11/05 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
11/11-14 Sa-Su, 60th Annual International Dylsexia Assoc Conference (Walt Disney Swan Dolphin Resort) www.interdys.org
11/12 Thu 6:30-9 PM, Stress Shape the Brain? Can Science Make It Resilient? (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/03 Thu 6-9 PM, Man Adult ADD Support & Discussion Group (West End Collegiate Church, 245 W 77 St, West End Ave) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
12/10 Thu 6:30-9 PM, ADD & Anxiety Disorders (Seafarers & International House, 123 E 15 St, Irving Place) 845-278-3022 or maaddsg@aol.com
May 21-23, 2010 Abilities Expo (Edison, NJ)
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Events
2009 Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) for Students with Disabilities
Application Deadline May 21, 2009
The Office of Special Education Initiatives Placement and Referral Transition Center is a contracted site for the Summer Youth Employment Program, and can provide assistance Schools must submit applications for students with disabilities for SYEP directly by mail to:
New York City Department of Education
Placement and Referral Transition Center
Marta Valle High School
145 Stanton Street (Room 225)
New York, New York 10007
For further information regarding SYEP, the application processes, or worksites, please call the Placement and Referral Center at 212-505-6390 or contact James Zimmerman, SYEP
Friday, May 08, 2009
Events
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.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
B.C.I.D.'s 52nd Anniversary Luncheon
BROOKLYN CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED
52nd Anniversary Luncheon
Sunday, May 3, 2009
1:00 to 5:00 PM
Morton’s-the Steakhouse
Marriott by the Brooklyn Bridge
339 Adams Street
(between Willoughby & Johnson Streets)
This year’s honorees:
Assembly Member James Brennan - Major Owens Award for Political Leadership-
Judith Heumann, Director, Washington, D.C. Department of Disability Services - Judith Heumann Award for Advocacy
Michael John Carley, Executive Director- GRASP - Mary Weinberger Award for Parent Advocacy
Jo Anne Simon, Esq. - Gerard Nuzzi Award for Community Service
Dominic Carter, Senior Political Reporter, NY 1 - Woody & Marjorie Guthrie Award for the Arts and Media
Marvin Wasserman, Executive Director, BCID – Edmee Rodriguez Award for Service to B.C.I.D.
Platinum Sponsor - $500
(Signage at event, program listing, and 2 tickets).
Gold Sponsor - $300
(Program listing and 2 tickets)
Silver Sponsor- $200
(Program listing and 1 ticket)
Ticket to our our Event - $80
r.s.v.p. by Wednesday, April 29 to:
B.C.I.D.
27 Smith Street./Suite 200
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 998-3000
52nd Anniversary Luncheon
Sunday, May 3, 2009
1:00 to 5:00 PM
Morton’s-the Steakhouse
Marriott by the Brooklyn Bridge
339 Adams Street
(between Willoughby & Johnson Streets)
This year’s honorees:
Assembly Member James Brennan - Major Owens Award for Political Leadership-
Judith Heumann, Director, Washington, D.C. Department of Disability Services - Judith Heumann Award for Advocacy
Michael John Carley, Executive Director- GRASP - Mary Weinberger Award for Parent Advocacy
Jo Anne Simon, Esq. - Gerard Nuzzi Award for Community Service
Dominic Carter, Senior Political Reporter, NY 1 - Woody & Marjorie Guthrie Award for the Arts and Media
Marvin Wasserman, Executive Director, BCID – Edmee Rodriguez Award for Service to B.C.I.D.
Platinum Sponsor - $500
(Signage at event, program listing, and 2 tickets).
Gold Sponsor - $300
(Program listing and 2 tickets)
Silver Sponsor- $200
(Program listing and 1 ticket)
Ticket to our our Event - $80
r.s.v.p. by Wednesday, April 29 to:
B.C.I.D.
27 Smith Street./Suite 200
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 998-3000
Friday, April 17, 2009
Little Theatre for the Deaf Performance and Workshop - Free!!
The Office of Disability Services at Columbia University would like to invite you to the Spring 2009 performance of the National Theatre of the Deaf at Columbia University.
The Office of Disability Services is hosting a daytime performance and evening workshop given by the Little Theatre of the Deaf, the National Theatre of the Deaf's touring children's theater troop. The daytime performance will be a production entitled "Tree Wise" from 12-1 PM. It will be held in Lerner Hall Auditorium - 2920 Broadway at 115th Street. Tree Wise tells the story of a boy who has Deaf parents
and, through the help of a very special tree, the boy learns how to help his friends understand more about Deaf culture.
The evening workshop (6-7:30 PM) will be a lecture and demonstration of performance techniques used by the theater company. This event will be held in Lerner Hall, 5th floor, Satow Room - again at 2920 Broadway at 115th Street.
Both events will be performed in voice and American Sign Language, and are free and open to the public. Children are encouraged to attend the afternoon performance. Both venues are wheelchair accessible.
To guarantee seating of large groups or to inquire about the event, please contact the Office of Disability Services at disability@columbia.edu or 212.854.2388.
We look forward to hearing from you!
The Office of Disability Services is hosting a daytime performance and evening workshop given by the Little Theatre of the Deaf, the National Theatre of the Deaf's touring children's theater troop. The daytime performance will be a production entitled "Tree Wise" from 12-1 PM. It will be held in Lerner Hall Auditorium - 2920 Broadway at 115th Street. Tree Wise tells the story of a boy who has Deaf parents
and, through the help of a very special tree, the boy learns how to help his friends understand more about Deaf culture.
The evening workshop (6-7:30 PM) will be a lecture and demonstration of performance techniques used by the theater company. This event will be held in Lerner Hall, 5th floor, Satow Room - again at 2920 Broadway at 115th Street.
Both events will be performed in voice and American Sign Language, and are free and open to the public. Children are encouraged to attend the afternoon performance. Both venues are wheelchair accessible.
To guarantee seating of large groups or to inquire about the event, please contact the Office of Disability Services at disability@columbia.edu or 212.854.2388.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Event List
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 report? Two professionals will explain the report and its recommendations Reports must be submitted to the NYB-IDA 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
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 Disabilities (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 Group (HILC, 289 St. Nicholas Ave Lower Level, 125-124 Sts WC acc) by & for people who are both physically & mentally disabled or challenged Mike Brown 917-805-9139 or Steven Fernandez 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 on topics of interest to recipients of MH service, their friends and loved ones. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/274082098.
Every Wed 6-8 PM Music Program for Children & Adults WDs (Woodrow Methodist Church, 1075 Woodrow Rd SI) Lessons & Musical Activities $50 a month 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 Grp (BCID, 27 Smith St Fl 2, B’klyn WC acc) Light refreshments 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) vet, active duty, nat’l guard, reservists Val Sereno, Special Projects 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 aren’t alone. 212-780-1400 Ext 7728 nycpeernetworkgroup@gmail.com
Every Fri1 PM, Orientation -Howie the Harp Peer Advocacy Center (2090 AC Powell Jr Blvd, 12th floor WC acc) You must register for Orientation 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) NY Writer's Coalition & the Vet Ctr have teamed up to utilize creative ways to mitigate PTSD symptoms. Tim Brennan 718-624-2765
Every Sat 04/04-04/23 11-1 PM, NYC Parks/Rec & US Paralympics Paralympic soccer, track & field prog- Teens & Young Adults w/ CP, TBI, Stroke Survivors & others w/Physical Disbs able to walk independently, w/crutches or walker info/registration (Forest Park, Queens, Victory Field Track) 311, www.nyc.gov/parks or accessibility@parks.nyc.gov
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
*NEW 05/04-22 Online Course: Medicaid & New Comm Options Registration Deadline: 4/20, 4/30 Orientation Teleconference: The basic structure of the MAP including eligibility, state plan services, and waivers. New options made available to states by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005. Other community funding opportunities include AoA & VA new initiatives. $100/participant http://www.ilru.org/html/forms/online_registration.htm
*NEW 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 and ability. followed by a Q & A session. 5/16, 4 PM, Disability & Faith presented by Chicago-based playwright and NEA Guest Artist, Todd Bauer. Suggested donation of $15 Reservations are required. 212-615-3199
SINGLE EVENTS
*NEW 04/16 Thu Call Your NYS Legislators to Help Protect the Rights of Families w/ Psychiatric & Developmental Disabilities & DROP Social Services Law 384-b(4)(c). Ask your Sen/Ass Member to support and co-sponsor S.2835/A.6668 in order to put and end to discrimination against parents with Psychiatric & DD. Did you know these parents can have their parental custody terminated based on their disability? To find your Sen. or Assembly Member call 311
04/16 Thu 9 AM, Manhattan Mental Health Council Meeting OMH, 330 Fifth Ave 9th floor) MBerkowitz@fegs.org 212-366-8096
04/16 Thu 11-noon, Gallery Talk with ASL Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors (The Met 100 Fidth Ave WC acc) meet at the tours sign south end of the Great Hall, free with Museum admission. No reservations needed.
04/16 Thu 1 PM, Access A Ride Forum (BCID, 27 Smith St #200, Fulton Livingston Sts) NYCT Access A Ride will answer questions about transportation for PWDs who cannot use public buses or subways Sandrina Kingston (718) 998-3000
04/16 Thu 3-4:30 PM, CIL-NET Presents: Orientation to Web Resources for New IL Personnel Webinar http://www.ncil.org/training/webresources.html
POL 04/16 Thu 7-10 PM, Queens County Young Democrats (Ridgewood Democratic Club, 60-70 Putnam Ave, Ridgewood) 917-716-4540 constanc31@gmail.com
*RESCHEDULED 04/17 Fri 9:30 – Noon, Town Hall Forum on the Federal Stimulus Package (Harlem Hospital, 506 Malcolm X Blvd, 135St) Sponsors:Sens. Bill Perkins, Eric Schneiderman, & Jose Serrano, 212-222-7315
04/17 Fri 7 PM, Met Programs for Adults who are Blind/Partially Sighted Lighthouse at the Met Concert At Home in America (1000 Fifth Ave, 79 St WC acc) No reservations Free with admission.
*NEW 04/17 Fri 7-9 PM, B’klyn Tenant Rally- Repeal Vacancy Decontrol (House Of The Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Ave) State Senators Eric Adams, Kevin Parker Daniel Squadron Call for WC acc Jon 212-979-6238 Ext 203 Cell: 302-545-5961 Fax: 212-979-6997
04/17 Fri Abilities Expo: Career Fair (NJ Convention & Expo Ctr Secaucus NJ WC acc) Bring your resume & meet hiring managers from progressive businesses with ADA initiatives. http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/newyork/vjobfair.html
04/17-19 Fri-Sun, Abilities Expo (NJ Convention & Expo Ctr, Secaucas NJ WC acc) Register: http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/newyork/vregister.html DIA bus 04/18 Sat 8 AM, leaving Renwick Garden (332 E 29 St, 1-2 Ave).$10/person, home care workers must be paid for/ Marty 212-684-6287 NJ Transit: NY Penn to Edison & complementary accessible shuttle. NJ Transit: 973-275-5555 / 800-772-2287 Text Telephone TT
04/18 Sat 9:30 – 4 PM, 2009 Ms Wheelchair NY deadline 4/10 03/28 (ant 2009 (1190 Troy-Schanectady Rd, Latham, WC acc) Denise DiNoto, 518.694.6744 or dxd14@healthstate.ny.us
*NEW 04/18 Sat 10 AM, Tenant Rally Repeal Vacancy Decontrol (Make The Road NY, 92-10 Roosevelt Ave, to 94-05 35th Ave, Elmhurst) State Senator Hiram Monserrate & Assembly Member Jose Peralta Call for WC acc Jon 212-979-6238 Ext 203 Cell: 302-545-5961 Fax: 212-979-6997
04/19 Noon Board & 1:30 meeting, DIA (Selis Manor, 135 W 23 St, 6-7 Ave WC acc) 718-261-3737 Irma Ozer on Asperger Syndrome
04/20 Mon 2-3 PM, Transition Webinar Opportunities through Career Tech Ed http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm/9
04/20 Tue 9:30-11:30 AM, NYFAHC Roundtable (MS Society, 733 Third Ave, 45-46 Sts) “Improving Regulation of Health Insurance in NYS: What’s in the Works for ’09; 09 NYS Budget Wrap-up; Legislative Strategy for rest of session; Update :Federal Health Care Reform & Health Care for All NY 646-442-4147 212-254-5953 (fax) hsiegfried@cidny.org
04/21 Tue 9-3:30 PM, BIANYS Third Annual Brain Injury in the Community Wounded Warriors in Transition (75 Morton St) registration http://www.bianys.org/pdfs/Registration-program.pdf
04/21, Tues Understanding Mental Illness: What does an employer need to know? Webinar 877- ADA - 1990 or 877-232-1990 (V/TTY)
*NEW 04/21 Tues Noon-1 PM: Nat’l Theatre of the Deaf (Lerner Hall Aud, 2920 Broadway, 115 St WC acc & ASL) Tree Wise is the story of a boy with Deaf parents and, through the help of a very special tree, he learns how to help his friends understand more about Deaf culture. 6 PM Workshop lecture & demonstration of performance techniques (Lerner Hall, 5th floor, Satow Rm) RSVP: disability@columbia.edu / 212.854.2388.
*NEW 4/22 Wed 7 PM, Tenant Rally Repeal Vacancy Decontrol (Church of All Nations, 517 W 57 St) Sens. Tom Duane, Liz Krueger, Eric Schneiderman, Jose Serrano, Daniel Squadron Call for WC acc Jon 212-979-6238 Ext 203 Cell: 302-545-5961 Fax: 212-979-6997
04/22: Wed 6-8 PM, Housing Clinic: Owner’s Use (Goddard Riverside Comm Ctr, 647 Columbus Ave, 91-92 Sts WC acc)
04/23 Thu 2-4 PM – Met Free Prog for Adults who are Blind/Partially Sighted Picture This! Workshop Medieval Art (1000 Fifth Ave, 79 St WC acc). Reservations: 212-879-5500 ext. 3561 access@metmuseum.org.
04/23 Thu 3 PM, CIL-NET Presentation: Emergency Recovery: Part I—Assisting Individuals after a Disaster http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/handouts/2009/04-23-CIL-NET/index.htm\l
04/23 Thu 6:30 – 8 PM, Learning Disabilities Bimonthly Workshops for Parents Technology Assistance (New York Branch Internat’l Dyslexia Associ,.71 W 23 St #1527, 6 Ave) Find out which programs best suits the needs of your child Mark Surabian of Cognitech Café. Members Free / Non-Members $5.00 RSVP: Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
*NEW 04/23 Thu 6-8 PM, Creative Writing Workshop (TBA WC acc ASL) writing & sharing work in a supportive and respectful environment. Writers of all genres and levels of experience welcome. Registration: Jocelyn Jackson 646-442-4164 or jjackson@cidny.org.Light refreshments will be served. you will need ASL interpretation or any other accommodation, please let us know ASAP.
*NEW 04/23 7 PM, Planning Meeting Repeal Vacancy Decontrol (260 W 231 St, Kingsbridge Ave Bx) Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition, Casa/New Settlement Call for WC acc Jon 212-979-6238 Ext 203 Cell: 302-545-5961 Fax: 212-979-6997
04/23-24 NYAPRS' Executive Seminar: A Life in the Community (Crown Plaza, Albany)
*NEW 04/24 10-3 PM, NYC Career Expo for PWDs (New Yorker Hotel, 481 8 Ave, 34 St)
04/24 Fri 6:15 PM, Met ASL Tour: Ritual Objects in Oceanic Art (1000 Fifth Ave 79 St, WC acc). NOT voice interpreted. meet at the tours sign at the south end of the Great Hall
04/25 Sat Noon-6 PM, 5th Annual Mental Health Film Festival: STOMPING OUT STIGMA (St. Francis College, 182 Remsen St, Brooklyn, Clinton-Court St) Films: Noon Smoke Alarm: 12:30-Stop Pointing:, 1:00-Crazy Enough to Care: 1:30-Discussion and Lunch 4:00-Open Spaces: $5 in advance, $7 at the door - Includes refreshments and lunch info & tickets Carla Rabinowitz at 212.780.1400 x. 7726 or t www.nycmentalhealthfilmfestival.com.
04/25-30, Adapt Action (Washington DC) 04/26 Sign up for the Annual Fun Run to Free Our People http://www.adaptfunrun.org
04/26 Sun 6 PM, East Side Housing Coalition (Comm Church, 40 E 35 St)
*NEW 04/26 Sun 1 PM, ' Dancing Dreams. (Mary Louis Academy, 176-21 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates, Queens) Dancing Dreams is a nonprofit program designed to allow physically and medically challenged children the opportunity to participate in dance classes. Each is assisted by a HS student who volunteers weekly. www.dancingdreams.org 718 428 2600 joannrpt@aol.com
04/26 Sun ’09 Families Together in NYS Annual Conference: Families NYS Conf Resilience A Call to Cross-System Families to Bend, but Never Break & Youth Power (Marriott Hotel, Albany) www.ftnys.org
*NEW 04/27 Mon 1 PM Comm ON Mental Health….Disability Services, Aging & Transportation: Oversight: Are AAR Consumers receiving the service to which they are entitled? (City Hall - Council Chamber) Gary Altman 212-788-7210
04/28 Thu 11 AM, Gallery Talks w/ FM Assistive Listening Devices Royal Porcelain from the Twinight Collection, 1800-1850t (Met, 1000 Fifth Ave, WC acc) free w/ admission,. No reservations needed meet at exhibit
04/28 Tue 1-2:30 PM, Man BP Disability Task Force (1 Centre St 19 South) Clarice Brown 212-669-8335 / Fax:212-669-3840 cbrown@manhattanbp.org
*NEW 04/29 Wed 9:30-11:30 AM, Medicare Basics for Advocates (520 Eighth Ave, 36-37 St 4 N WC acc) a Medicare overview for professionals to help beneficiaries get the most out of coverage::$35 Info: Chinwe Nwosu 212-204-6217 cnwosu@medicarerights.org https://www.kintera.org/site/apps/ka/rg/register.asp?c=idKPKXOrHkE&b=5067561&en=asLPLZNDJkIOIVMLKfLIL4OOIoK3K8MHLdLMIZMHKhKQK0NMIwH
04/30 Thu 3 PM, CIL-NET Webinar: Emergency Recovery: Part II Assisting Individuals after a Disaster http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/handouts/2009/04-30-CIL-NET/index.htm\l
*NEW 4/30 Thu 6-8 PM, An Evening Honoring Assembly Member Micah Z. Kellner (936 Fifth Ave, #6B) 917-620-5364 leilanoor2003@yahoo.com
05/01 Fri 10-4 PM NY Disability Seminar on International Exchange (Inst of International Education (IIE), 809 UN Plaza, 12 Floor Conf Ctr WC acc & ASL, alternate formats & other accommodations upon request) $40 (includes lunch). Scholarship waiver available by request. www.miusa.org/ncde/seminarnyc clearinghouse@miusa.org Tel/TTY: 541-343-1284 Deadline 4/17
05/02 Sat Noon-2 PM Frieda Zanes Way Street Naming (1st Ave & E 4 St) Sponsored by DIA Carr Massi 212-255-6619
*NEW 05/03 Sun 1-5 PM BCID 52nd Anniversary (Moreton’s Steak House, B’klyn Marriott by the B’klyn Bridge, 339 Adams St, Jorelemon & Johnson Sts), $80 RSVP Princess Davis 718-998-3000
05/04 Mon 2-3 PM, Transition Webinar Transition and the Arts: Taping into Creative Opportunities http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm/9
05/04-05 Mon-Tue 8:45 -5 PM, Is the American Constitution Obsolete? (Baruch College, 55 Lexington 24 St, Fl-14, Rm 220 WC acc) RSVP: 646.660.6851
05/04-08 Mon-Fri, YAI/Nat’l Inst for PWDs Network 30th Annual International Conf On Developmental & Learning Disabilities (Crowne Plaza Man, 1605 B'way) www.yai.org/conference Abbe Wittenberg awittenberg@yai.org , or 212-273-6193.
05/06 Wed 2-3 PM, Accessible Mobility Experience Part I http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/calendar.html
05/05 Tue 6 PM, "Building a New Health Care Program for Amer: A Public Forum on Health Care Reform (Hunter, W Building, 68 St & Lexington WC acc) RSVP required 212-772-4007 rhrsvp@hunter.cuny.edu.
05/06 Wed 3 PM, DBTAC Webinar: Substantial Equivalency between Federal & State/Local Accessible Housing Codes http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/calendar.html
05/06 Wed 6-8 PM, Housing Clinic: Illegal Sublets (Goddard Riverside Comm Ctr, 647 Columbus Ave, 91-92 Sts WC acc)
*NEW 05/08-09, 35 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
05/13 Wed 2-3 PM, Accessible Mobility Experience Part II http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ESPA_people_move
05/12 Tue 2 PM, Accommodation Issues - Hidden Disabilities http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
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.
05/15-17, The Wounded Warriors 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 2-3 PM, Transition Webinar Student Voice: Transition to College http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm/9
*NEW 05/19 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
05/19 Tues, ADA Audio Conference Public Rights of Way: What are the rules? Public streets & sidewalks 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
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)
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
*new 06/08-10 The National 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 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) http://www.abanet.org/disability/conferences/09conference.shtml
*NEW 06/16 Tues, ADA Audio Conference Series Prepare for the unexpected: Emergency Preparedness/Evacuation for PWDs 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
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
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
09/15-19 Tu-Sa, USBLN Connecting the Dots: Business Solutions"(Wash, DC WC acc)
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
Employment
Outreach Specialist/Systems Advocate – BILS four day a week position Compensation 25k plus free medical insurance. Specific Responsibilities Include: Raising awareness about the NYAIL legislative agenda in the Bx, channeling information to staff, consumers, local media outlets and Bx government officials; Plan and coordinate outreach activities; Provide education and training for community residents, public officials, schools and local non-profit as well as for profit organizations; Working on disability focused advocacy projects focused on Bx institutions; Writing and presenting testimony at public meetings and represent the agency as necessary; Other duties as necessary. Qualifications: PWDs and/or life experience with a disability are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about laws protecting PWDs. And have prior ILC experience. Good time management and organizational skills and be able to work both independently and in a team. Excellent oral and written communication skills. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred but may be substituted for relevant work and/or life experience. Knowledge of Windows & Microsoft Office. Bilingual in Spanish and/or ASL is also a plus. Email resumes: Brett Eisenberg, brett@bils.org or fax to 718-220-9582
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/project-puma-2009-0408 The 35mph wheelchair, Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), the two-wheeler is electrically powered and seats two adults. The makers say it will enable people to travel around cities more quickly, safely, quietly and cleanly - and all at a lower total cost.
Sen Ruth Hassell-Thompson new office-:959 E 233 St, Edenwald –Paulding Ave. 718.547.8854 Fax 718.515.2718
DBTAC (Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center) For Questions Regarding Rights & Responsibilities Under The Ada And/Or Other Disability Issues, Call 1.800.949.4232 Or Dbtacnortheast@Cornell.Edu www.dbtacnortheast.org
EM Prentiss
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 report? Two professionals will explain the report and its recommendations Reports must be submitted to the NYB-IDA 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
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 Disabilities (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 Group (HILC, 289 St. Nicholas Ave Lower Level, 125-124 Sts WC acc) by & for people who are both physically & mentally disabled or challenged Mike Brown 917-805-9139 or Steven Fernandez 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 on topics of interest to recipients of MH service, their friends and loved ones. https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/274082098.
Every Wed 6-8 PM Music Program for Children & Adults WDs (Woodrow Methodist Church, 1075 Woodrow Rd SI) Lessons & Musical Activities $50 a month 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 Grp (BCID, 27 Smith St Fl 2, B’klyn WC acc) Light refreshments 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) vet, active duty, nat’l guard, reservists Val Sereno, Special Projects 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 aren’t alone. 212-780-1400 Ext 7728 nycpeernetworkgroup@gmail.com
Every Fri1 PM, Orientation -Howie the Harp Peer Advocacy Center (2090 AC Powell Jr Blvd, 12th floor WC acc) You must register for Orientation 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) NY Writer's Coalition & the Vet Ctr have teamed up to utilize creative ways to mitigate PTSD symptoms. Tim Brennan 718-624-2765
Every Sat 04/04-04/23 11-1 PM, NYC Parks/Rec & US Paralympics Paralympic soccer, track & field prog- Teens & Young Adults w/ CP, TBI, Stroke Survivors & others w/Physical Disbs able to walk independently, w/crutches or walker info/registration (Forest Park, Queens, Victory Field Track) 311, www.nyc.gov/parks or accessibility@parks.nyc.gov
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
*NEW 05/04-22 Online Course: Medicaid & New Comm Options Registration Deadline: 4/20, 4/30 Orientation Teleconference: The basic structure of the MAP including eligibility, state plan services, and waivers. New options made available to states by the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005. Other community funding opportunities include AoA & VA new initiatives. $100/participant http://www.ilru.org/html/forms/online_registration.htm
*NEW 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 and ability. followed by a Q & A session. 5/16, 4 PM, Disability & Faith presented by Chicago-based playwright and NEA Guest Artist, Todd Bauer. Suggested donation of $15 Reservations are required. 212-615-3199
SINGLE EVENTS
*NEW 04/16 Thu Call Your NYS Legislators to Help Protect the Rights of Families w/ Psychiatric & Developmental Disabilities & DROP Social Services Law 384-b(4)(c). Ask your Sen/Ass Member to support and co-sponsor S.2835/A.6668 in order to put and end to discrimination against parents with Psychiatric & DD. Did you know these parents can have their parental custody terminated based on their disability? To find your Sen. or Assembly Member call 311
04/16 Thu 9 AM, Manhattan Mental Health Council Meeting OMH, 330 Fifth Ave 9th floor) MBerkowitz@fegs.org 212-366-8096
04/16 Thu 11-noon, Gallery Talk with ASL Pierre Bonnard: The Late Interiors (The Met 100 Fidth Ave WC acc) meet at the tours sign south end of the Great Hall, free with Museum admission. No reservations needed.
04/16 Thu 1 PM, Access A Ride Forum (BCID, 27 Smith St #200, Fulton Livingston Sts) NYCT Access A Ride will answer questions about transportation for PWDs who cannot use public buses or subways Sandrina Kingston (718) 998-3000
04/16 Thu 3-4:30 PM, CIL-NET Presents: Orientation to Web Resources for New IL Personnel Webinar http://www.ncil.org/training/webresources.html
POL 04/16 Thu 7-10 PM, Queens County Young Democrats (Ridgewood Democratic Club, 60-70 Putnam Ave, Ridgewood) 917-716-4540 constanc31@gmail.com
*RESCHEDULED 04/17 Fri 9:30 – Noon, Town Hall Forum on the Federal Stimulus Package (Harlem Hospital, 506 Malcolm X Blvd, 135St) Sponsors:Sens. Bill Perkins, Eric Schneiderman, & Jose Serrano, 212-222-7315
04/17 Fri 7 PM, Met Programs for Adults who are Blind/Partially Sighted Lighthouse at the Met Concert At Home in America (1000 Fifth Ave, 79 St WC acc) No reservations Free with admission.
*NEW 04/17 Fri 7-9 PM, B’klyn Tenant Rally- Repeal Vacancy Decontrol (House Of The Lord Church, 415 Atlantic Ave) State Senators Eric Adams, Kevin Parker Daniel Squadron Call for WC acc Jon 212-979-6238 Ext 203 Cell: 302-545-5961 Fax: 212-979-6997
04/17 Fri Abilities Expo: Career Fair (NJ Convention & Expo Ctr Secaucus NJ WC acc) Bring your resume & meet hiring managers from progressive businesses with ADA initiatives. http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/newyork/vjobfair.html
04/17-19 Fri-Sun, Abilities Expo (NJ Convention & Expo Ctr, Secaucas NJ WC acc) Register: http://www.abilitiesexpo.com/newyork/vregister.html DIA bus 04/18 Sat 8 AM, leaving Renwick Garden (332 E 29 St, 1-2 Ave).$10/person, home care workers must be paid for/ Marty 212-684-6287 NJ Transit: NY Penn to Edison & complementary accessible shuttle. NJ Transit: 973-275-5555 / 800-772-2287 Text Telephone TT
04/18 Sat 9:30 – 4 PM, 2009 Ms Wheelchair NY deadline 4/10 03/28 (ant 2009 (1190 Troy-Schanectady Rd, Latham, WC acc) Denise DiNoto, 518.694.6744 or dxd14@healthstate.ny.us
*NEW 04/18 Sat 10 AM, Tenant Rally Repeal Vacancy Decontrol (Make The Road NY, 92-10 Roosevelt Ave, to 94-05 35th Ave, Elmhurst) State Senator Hiram Monserrate & Assembly Member Jose Peralta Call for WC acc Jon 212-979-6238 Ext 203 Cell: 302-545-5961 Fax: 212-979-6997
04/19 Noon Board & 1:30 meeting, DIA (Selis Manor, 135 W 23 St, 6-7 Ave WC acc) 718-261-3737 Irma Ozer on Asperger Syndrome
04/20 Mon 2-3 PM, Transition Webinar Opportunities through Career Tech Ed http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm/9
04/20 Tue 9:30-11:30 AM, NYFAHC Roundtable (MS Society, 733 Third Ave, 45-46 Sts) “Improving Regulation of Health Insurance in NYS: What’s in the Works for ’09; 09 NYS Budget Wrap-up; Legislative Strategy for rest of session; Update :Federal Health Care Reform & Health Care for All NY 646-442-4147 212-254-5953 (fax) hsiegfried@cidny.org
04/21 Tue 9-3:30 PM, BIANYS Third Annual Brain Injury in the Community Wounded Warriors in Transition (75 Morton St) registration http://www.bianys.org/pdfs/Registration-program.pdf
04/21, Tues Understanding Mental Illness: What does an employer need to know? Webinar 877- ADA - 1990 or 877-232-1990 (V/TTY)
*NEW 04/21 Tues Noon-1 PM: Nat’l Theatre of the Deaf (Lerner Hall Aud, 2920 Broadway, 115 St WC acc & ASL) Tree Wise is the story of a boy with Deaf parents and, through the help of a very special tree, he learns how to help his friends understand more about Deaf culture. 6 PM Workshop lecture & demonstration of performance techniques (Lerner Hall, 5th floor, Satow Rm) RSVP: disability@columbia.edu / 212.854.2388.
*NEW 4/22 Wed 7 PM, Tenant Rally Repeal Vacancy Decontrol (Church of All Nations, 517 W 57 St) Sens. Tom Duane, Liz Krueger, Eric Schneiderman, Jose Serrano, Daniel Squadron Call for WC acc Jon 212-979-6238 Ext 203 Cell: 302-545-5961 Fax: 212-979-6997
04/22: Wed 6-8 PM, Housing Clinic: Owner’s Use (Goddard Riverside Comm Ctr, 647 Columbus Ave, 91-92 Sts WC acc)
04/23 Thu 2-4 PM – Met Free Prog for Adults who are Blind/Partially Sighted Picture This! Workshop Medieval Art (1000 Fifth Ave, 79 St WC acc). Reservations: 212-879-5500 ext. 3561 access@metmuseum.org.
04/23 Thu 3 PM, CIL-NET Presentation: Emergency Recovery: Part I—Assisting Individuals after a Disaster http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/handouts/2009/04-23-CIL-NET/index.htm\l
04/23 Thu 6:30 – 8 PM, Learning Disabilities Bimonthly Workshops for Parents Technology Assistance (New York Branch Internat’l Dyslexia Associ,.71 W 23 St #1527, 6 Ave) Find out which programs best suits the needs of your child Mark Surabian of Cognitech Café. Members Free / Non-Members $5.00 RSVP: Diana Naples (212) 691 1930 ext 12
*NEW 04/23 Thu 6-8 PM, Creative Writing Workshop (TBA WC acc ASL) writing & sharing work in a supportive and respectful environment. Writers of all genres and levels of experience welcome. Registration: Jocelyn Jackson 646-442-4164 or jjackson@cidny.org.Light refreshments will be served. you will need ASL interpretation or any other accommodation, please let us know ASAP.
*NEW 04/23 7 PM, Planning Meeting Repeal Vacancy Decontrol (260 W 231 St, Kingsbridge Ave Bx) Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition, Casa/New Settlement Call for WC acc Jon 212-979-6238 Ext 203 Cell: 302-545-5961 Fax: 212-979-6997
04/23-24 NYAPRS' Executive Seminar: A Life in the Community (Crown Plaza, Albany)
*NEW 04/24 10-3 PM, NYC Career Expo for PWDs (New Yorker Hotel, 481 8 Ave, 34 St)
04/24 Fri 6:15 PM, Met ASL Tour: Ritual Objects in Oceanic Art (1000 Fifth Ave 79 St, WC acc). NOT voice interpreted. meet at the tours sign at the south end of the Great Hall
04/25 Sat Noon-6 PM, 5th Annual Mental Health Film Festival: STOMPING OUT STIGMA (St. Francis College, 182 Remsen St, Brooklyn, Clinton-Court St) Films: Noon Smoke Alarm: 12:30-Stop Pointing:, 1:00-Crazy Enough to Care: 1:30-Discussion and Lunch 4:00-Open Spaces: $5 in advance, $7 at the door - Includes refreshments and lunch info & tickets Carla Rabinowitz at 212.780.1400 x. 7726 or t www.nycmentalhealthfilmfestival.com.
04/25-30, Adapt Action (Washington DC) 04/26 Sign up for the Annual Fun Run to Free Our People http://www.adaptfunrun.org
04/26 Sun 6 PM, East Side Housing Coalition (Comm Church, 40 E 35 St)
*NEW 04/26 Sun 1 PM, ' Dancing Dreams. (Mary Louis Academy, 176-21 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates, Queens) Dancing Dreams is a nonprofit program designed to allow physically and medically challenged children the opportunity to participate in dance classes. Each is assisted by a HS student who volunteers weekly. www.dancingdreams.org 718 428 2600 joannrpt@aol.com
04/26 Sun ’09 Families Together in NYS Annual Conference: Families NYS Conf Resilience A Call to Cross-System Families to Bend, but Never Break & Youth Power (Marriott Hotel, Albany) www.ftnys.org
*NEW 04/27 Mon 1 PM Comm ON Mental Health….Disability Services, Aging & Transportation: Oversight: Are AAR Consumers receiving the service to which they are entitled? (City Hall - Council Chamber) Gary Altman 212-788-7210
04/28 Thu 11 AM, Gallery Talks w/ FM Assistive Listening Devices Royal Porcelain from the Twinight Collection, 1800-1850t (Met, 1000 Fifth Ave, WC acc) free w/ admission,. No reservations needed meet at exhibit
04/28 Tue 1-2:30 PM, Man BP Disability Task Force (1 Centre St 19 South) Clarice Brown 212-669-8335 / Fax:212-669-3840 cbrown@manhattanbp.org
*NEW 04/29 Wed 9:30-11:30 AM, Medicare Basics for Advocates (520 Eighth Ave, 36-37 St 4 N WC acc) a Medicare overview for professionals to help beneficiaries get the most out of coverage::$35 Info: Chinwe Nwosu 212-204-6217 cnwosu@medicarerights.org https://www.kintera.org/site/apps/ka/rg/register.asp?c=idKPKXOrHkE&b=5067561&en=asLPLZNDJkIOIVMLKfLIL4OOIoK3K8MHLdLMIZMHKhKQK0NMIwH
04/30 Thu 3 PM, CIL-NET Webinar: Emergency Recovery: Part II Assisting Individuals after a Disaster http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/handouts/2009/04-30-CIL-NET/index.htm\l
*NEW 4/30 Thu 6-8 PM, An Evening Honoring Assembly Member Micah Z. Kellner (936 Fifth Ave, #6B) 917-620-5364 leilanoor2003@yahoo.com
05/01 Fri 10-4 PM NY Disability Seminar on International Exchange (Inst of International Education (IIE), 809 UN Plaza, 12 Floor Conf Ctr WC acc & ASL, alternate formats & other accommodations upon request) $40 (includes lunch). Scholarship waiver available by request. www.miusa.org/ncde/seminarnyc clearinghouse@miusa.org Tel/TTY: 541-343-1284 Deadline 4/17
05/02 Sat Noon-2 PM Frieda Zanes Way Street Naming (1st Ave & E 4 St) Sponsored by DIA Carr Massi 212-255-6619
*NEW 05/03 Sun 1-5 PM BCID 52nd Anniversary (Moreton’s Steak House, B’klyn Marriott by the B’klyn Bridge, 339 Adams St, Jorelemon & Johnson Sts), $80 RSVP Princess Davis 718-998-3000
05/04 Mon 2-3 PM, Transition Webinar Transition and the Arts: Taping into Creative Opportunities http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm/9
05/04-05 Mon-Tue 8:45 -5 PM, Is the American Constitution Obsolete? (Baruch College, 55 Lexington 24 St, Fl-14, Rm 220 WC acc) RSVP: 646.660.6851
05/04-08 Mon-Fri, YAI/Nat’l Inst for PWDs Network 30th Annual International Conf On Developmental & Learning Disabilities (Crowne Plaza Man, 1605 B'way) www.yai.org/conference Abbe Wittenberg awittenberg@yai.org , or 212-273-6193.
05/06 Wed 2-3 PM, Accessible Mobility Experience Part I http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/calendar.html
05/05 Tue 6 PM, "Building a New Health Care Program for Amer: A Public Forum on Health Care Reform (Hunter, W Building, 68 St & Lexington WC acc) RSVP required 212-772-4007 rhrsvp@hunter.cuny.edu.
05/06 Wed 3 PM, DBTAC Webinar: Substantial Equivalency between Federal & State/Local Accessible Housing Codes http://www.ilru.org/html/training/webcasts/calendar.html
05/06 Wed 6-8 PM, Housing Clinic: Illegal Sublets (Goddard Riverside Comm Ctr, 647 Columbus Ave, 91-92 Sts WC acc)
*NEW 05/08-09, 35 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
05/13 Wed 2-3 PM, Accessible Mobility Experience Part II http://projectaction.easterseals.com/site/PageServer?pagename=ESPA_people_move
05/12 Tue 2 PM, Accommodation Issues - Hidden Disabilities http://www.jan.wvu.edu/webcast/Register/index.htm
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.
05/15-17, The Wounded Warriors 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 2-3 PM, Transition Webinar Student Voice: Transition to College http://www.worksupport.com/training/webcastSeries.cfm/9
*NEW 05/19 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
05/19 Tues, ADA Audio Conference Public Rights of Way: What are the rules? Public streets & sidewalks 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
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)
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
*new 06/08-10 The National 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 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) http://www.abanet.org/disability/conferences/09conference.shtml
*NEW 06/16 Tues, ADA Audio Conference Series Prepare for the unexpected: Emergency Preparedness/Evacuation for PWDs 877-ADA-1990 V/TTY
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
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
09/15-19 Tu-Sa, USBLN Connecting the Dots: Business Solutions"(Wash, DC WC acc)
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
Employment
Outreach Specialist/Systems Advocate – BILS four day a week position Compensation 25k plus free medical insurance. Specific Responsibilities Include: Raising awareness about the NYAIL legislative agenda in the Bx, channeling information to staff, consumers, local media outlets and Bx government officials; Plan and coordinate outreach activities; Provide education and training for community residents, public officials, schools and local non-profit as well as for profit organizations; Working on disability focused advocacy projects focused on Bx institutions; Writing and presenting testimony at public meetings and represent the agency as necessary; Other duties as necessary. Qualifications: PWDs and/or life experience with a disability are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable about laws protecting PWDs. And have prior ILC experience. Good time management and organizational skills and be able to work both independently and in a team. Excellent oral and written communication skills. A Bachelor’s degree is preferred but may be substituted for relevant work and/or life experience. Knowledge of Windows & Microsoft Office. Bilingual in Spanish and/or ASL is also a plus. Email resumes: Brett Eisenberg, brett@bils.org or fax to 718-220-9582
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/project-puma-2009-0408 The 35mph wheelchair, Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), the two-wheeler is electrically powered and seats two adults. The makers say it will enable people to travel around cities more quickly, safely, quietly and cleanly - and all at a lower total cost.
Sen Ruth Hassell-Thompson new office-:959 E 233 St, Edenwald –Paulding Ave. 718.547.8854 Fax 718.515.2718
DBTAC (Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center) For Questions Regarding Rights & Responsibilities Under The Ada And/Or Other Disability Issues, Call 1.800.949.4232 Or Dbtacnortheast@Cornell.Edu www.dbtacnortheast.org
EM Prentiss
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