Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York

Join us for our November CAN meeting on 11/20 where we will discuss polling and voting accessibility and individual voting experiences. We’d love for you to join us and share your voting experience. ? What: CIDNY CAN Meeting When: Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Where: Online via Zoom With: Guests from NYC Votes, League Of Women Voters of the City of New York, Disability Rights New York, and Downstate NY-ADAPT ? Please RSVP at: https://lnkd.in/e86xhcVi ? If you need accommodation like large print, American Sign Language (ASL), or materials in other languages, please let us know as soon as possible. For more information, please call 212-674-2300. Thank you!

Join us for our next CIDNY Consumer Action Network advocacy meeting on December 4 for a discussion on mental health and sex education. What: CIDNY CAN (Consumer Action Network) Meeting When: Wednesday, December 4, 2024, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Where: Online via Zoom With: Dr Sharon McLennon Wier, Executive Director, CIDNY; Molly Senack, Education & Employment Community Organizer, CIDNY; Miranda Estes, State Policy Action Manager, SIECUS Please RSVP in advance at: https://lnkd.in/e88VVCw6 or email Mbacke Thiam at [email protected]. If you need accommodation like large print, American Sign Language (ASL), or materials in other languages, please request it as early as possible. For more information, please call 212-674-2300.

CIDNY recently spoke with Public News Service about one of our newer programs, the Veteran Direct Care program. The program works directly with Veterans in the NYC area. Read more at the link below. CIDNY recently spoke with Public News Service about one of our newer programs, the Veteran Direct Care program. The program works directly with Veterans in the NYC area. Read more at the link below. https://lnkd.in/eArcYnWq

If you voted in the Election on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, or voted early or absentee, please complete CIDNY’s post-vote survey about your experience. Your help in identifying problems means that we can work to get them resolved. Every voter’s experience that we hear about – including the good ones – makes a difference in our efforts to improve our election process. Please share this post. Take the short survey here: https://lnkd.in/eTTynaK6

Do you or someone you know need a ride to your polling location on Election Day? Through a partnership from AAPD’s REV UP Voting Campaign with Microsoft and Lyft, free or discounted rides to polls are available on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 in seven cities, including New York City, where Lyft has wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) rides available. This code can also be used to book standard rides, if you do not need a WAV. For both WAV and standard rides, it is recommended that you reserve your ride in advance to avoid wait times and ensure you can get to the polls. Here’s how it works: Use the code MSFTA11YVOTE for $15 off per ride, valid for two rides. In addition to New York City, this offer is available in Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Philadelphia, PA, Phoenix, AZ, Portland, OR, and San Francisco, CA. Instructions for booking WAV: ? To book a wheelchair-accessible ride, download and open the Lyft app. Open settings, then select “wheelchair access.” ? When you book your ride, you will see “Wheelchair” as a ride type. ? Enter the code MSFTA11YVOTE when booking your ride to and from your polling place. ? Receive $15 off two rides on November 5. Instructions for booking a standard ride: ? Download and open the Lyft app. ? Enter the code MSFTA11YVOTE when booking your ride to and from your polling place. ? Receive $15 off two rides on November 5. After you vote, whether it was in person on Election Day or early/absentee, please help us ensure that voting is accessible by completing CIDNY’s short post-voting survey here: https://lnkd.in/eTTynaK6.

CIDNY's November 2024 newsletter is out now! Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eT-XZy73. Not on the email list? Sign up here and never miss an update, event, or announcement: https://cidny.org/join-us/

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"“It is a historical medical facility, that is a fact,” Peters said in an interview with WSN. “It’s also a medical facility that countless New Yorkers — specifically New Yorkers with disabilities — have come to trust and count on for their care.”" You can share your support and help #SaveNYEEI at https://p2a.co/ra1zgmt https://lnkd.in/ejuQM7TY

CIDNY’s Dr. Sharon McLennon Wier and NYS Assembly Member Harvey Epstein authored an article for City Limits about employment and the disability community for National Disability Employment Awareness Month. We hope you will read and share the post linked below. “Vocational salience allows all human beings to find purpose, social involvement, aspiration, life achievement, monetary reward, and the opportunity to offer themselves to the world as a change agent.” https://lnkd.in/ejMASJ48

The Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York (CIDNY) is collaborating with Duke Clinical Research Institute to help get the word out about the largest dementia prevention study in the United States. The PREVENTABLE Study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and led by Duke Clinical Research Institute aims to investigate whether statins, commonly used to lower cholesterol, could potentially help prevent dementia in individuals aged 75 and older. If you, or someone you care for is aged 75 or older, please join this virtual presentation with one of the researchers from PREVENTABLE. During the virtual seminar via Zoom, you will hear directly from one of the researchers and you will be able to ask questions. The webinar is less than 30 minutes, and it is presented in English. We value your support in advancing healthcare and clinical research and hope this information can benefit you, your family, and your friends.