Free Training For Women With Disabilities And Their Allies From East Harlem To Hollis
These events are all inaccessible locations with terrific collaborators, including Youth Action YouthBuild East Harlem, Camp Ramah, Continue reading
EmpoweredNYC Launches Listening Tour And Training Series To Help People With Disabilities
EmpoweredNYC, a new collaboration dedicated to enabling New Yorkers with disabilities to build a stronger financial future for themselves and their families, today announced a citywide listening tour to engage with the disability community about their financial well-being. Continue reading
Groundbreaking PSAs Enable Philanthropists To Live Up To Their Values From Harlem To Hollywood
A new series of PSAs is breaking ground on ensuring philanthropists are inclusive of people with disabilities. Continue reading
Harlem Residents And Others Protest MTA’s Station Enhancement Plan
The MTA began its "Enhanced Station Initiative" on Monday, with the 110th Street stop on the B and C lines set to be closed for roughly six months.Continue reading
Largest Employer Of Individuals With Autism From Harlem To Hollis Opens New Building
On Friday, March 23rd, 2018, Spectrum Designs, the largest employer of individuals with autism in New York State, marked a major milestone, moving into a new building and celebrated the occasion with a ribbon-cutting.Continue reading
Need A Job, RespectAbility.Org Is Hiring
RespectAbility is hiring! We have two permanent positions open and have 8 open paid fellowships that pay $15 an hour. Continue reading
de Blasio Announces Partnerships To Strengthening Aid For Those With Disabilities
The de Blasio Administration joined Citi Community Development and the National Disability Institute today to announce the launch of Empowered Cities, a national initiative that encourages municipalities to expand financial empowerment and economic inclusion to people living with disabilities and their families.Continue reading
Fellowships For Communications, Journalism & Film Students From Harlem To Hollis
Hello Harlem,
We're looking for undergraduate and graduate students interested in a fun internship experience this spring or summer in Diversity in Film and Television.Continue reading
Disability Advocates Stage Capitol Hill Summit On Hollywood Inclusion (Update)
On July 31, 2017, members of government and the Hollywood community gathered for a daylong summit on Capitol Hill hosted by RespectAbility, a nonprofit that seeks to fight stigmas and advance opportunities for people with disabilities, to discuss the forces behind those statistics and how to change them.Continue reading
Harlem Fave Gina Rodriguez, Star of Jane the Virgin, Opens Up About Her Anxiety
Gina Rodriguez is a Harlem fave, since helping to raise funds with uptown's Lin-Manuel Miranda during Hispanic Heritage Month for a benefit hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico with proceeds benefiting The Hispanic Federation’s Unidos Disaster Relief Fund.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio, Barcelona’s Colau, Uptowns Rodriguez And Others Announce Joint Safety Competition
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau, Uptowns Council person Ydanis Rodriguez and others today announced a new joint call for innovative solutions to enhance safety at intersections for blind and low-vision pedestrians. Continue reading
90-Year-Old Mother Visits Disabled Daughter 6 Days A Week (Update)
A 90-year-old mother from Harlem has been visiting her disabled daughter at a Bronx home six days a week for the past 20 years.Continue reading
From Harlem To Hollis Accessible Dispatch Rules Pass Unanimously Approved By TLC
By New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) today unanimously approved proposed rules creating an operational framework for the expansion of its Accessible Dispatch Program to dispatch Yellow Medallion and Green Cabs to passengers in all five boroughs. Continue reading
