Independent Living Advocacy Week, 2021

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New York State’s Independent Living Centers, including the North Country Center for Independence in Plattsburgh, will participate in a statewide disability advocacy effort during the week of February 8-12, 2021. This advocacy effort will be virtual this year, involving online events and visits with local legislators.

To find out more about disability issues in New York State this year, click the link to the New York Association on Independent Living’s advocacy information page:

NYAIL’s 2021 Advocacy Priorities

Information you can read and download at the page linked above:

  • Budget Disability Priority Agenda

  • Legislative Disability Priority Agenda

  • Independent Living Center Informational Flier

  • Independent Living Center COVID Response Flier

  • Access to Home Informational Flier

Additional resources on NYAIL’s priority issues:

  • Letter to Governor Cuomo on COVID-19 in Congregate Settings

  • Testimony to the NYS Legislature's Joint Hearing on Nursing Homes, Assisted Living, Home Health Care, and COVID-19

  • Letter to Governor Cuomo on COVID-19 in Congregate Settings

  • Memorandum of Support for Amendments to Home Care Lookback Period Definitions and Penalties

  • Memorandum of Support for Amendments to the SFY 2020-21 Budget, Limiting Eligibility for Personal Care and Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (CDPA)

  • Memorandum of Support for Small Business Tax Credit

  • Memorandum of Opposition to Physician-Assisted Suicide

The week will kick off with a virtual rally starting 9:00 AM Eastern. Click below to sign up for the rally on Zoom:

Zoom link for virtual rally

Come back to this page often for news and information on the week’s advocacy efforts!

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Year End Statistics: October 1, 2019 - September 30, 2020