Here is an update on New York State Budget advocacy, from Alex Thompson, Director of Advocacy at the New York Association on Independent Living …
Hello everyone,
I wanted to share with you all that we ended yesterday’s day of action successfully. We dropped off materials to every office in Albany with CDANYS and also dropped in where we could to speak on the issues. There was also time spent outside both the Senate and Assembly Chambers holding signs to increase the visibility of our priorities. We appreciate everyone that was able to make it out on short notice for the day and all the remote support through phone calls and social media outreach. We need continued support from everyone by making calls and being in touch with your local representatives in the Senate and Assembly. I’ve included links below to action alerts and fliers that cover both our leading IL priorities, ILC funding and Access to Home. The action alerts highlight priority leadership targets, but it is also very helpful to leverage any local relationships you have in the Senate and Assembly.
The budget will likely be late based on what we’re hearing. We anticipate a final budget next week and need to keep up the momentum on our issues. If we can support your local outreach please let us know.
ILC Funding Action Alert page: https://www.votervoice.net/NYAIL/campaigns/103067/respond
ILC Funding flier: https://ilny.us/images/Documents/Advocacy/21783_NYAIL_2023_ILC_Funding_Flyer_R1.pdf
Access to Home Action Alert page: https://www.votervoice.net/NYAIL/campaigns/102969/respond
Access to Home flier: https://ilny.us/images/Documents/Advocacy/21782_NYAIL_2023_Access_to_Home_Flyer_R1.pdf
A social media toolkit is available for both issues, images for social media use and included: https://ilny.us/328
Thank you!
Alex Thompson, Director of Advocacy
If you are interested in disability advocacy issues like this one, contact Colleen Downs, Systems Advocate at:
518-563-9058 Ext. 110
The Mission of the North Country Center for Independence is to help people with disabilities to live more independent and productive lives, and promote better policies and community understanding of disability issues. NCCI serves people with disabilities, families, and the community on issues related to physical and mental disabilities. NCCI is led and staffed mostly by people with disabilities. It is one of the 41 Independent Living Centers in New York State. There are also hundreds of similar centers throughout the United States. NCCI serves Clinton and Essex Counties, New York.