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Racquel Stephen/WXXI NewsOn Thursday, AutismUp, the Golisano Autism Center and Homesteads for Hope held a news conference in support of two pieces of state legislation that would expand housing programs for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. -
Max Schulte/WXXI NewsSome people with disabilities need help around the clock and agencies can provide that in residential home settings. But across the state, agencies are struggling to hire and keep staff.WXXI’s April Franklin has more on how one local agency is trying a new approach to retain employees by helping them with problems that occur outside of work, too.
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The decree requires the district to demonstrate improvement in providing timely services, improving graduation rates, and increasing parental involvement of students with disabilities. -
Flip Rivera has been fighting through a complicated and arduous process to be able to live independently since 2010. He spent tens of thousands of dollars to have his new house renovated to be more accessible.However, because of a shortage of home care aides, he is still living as a long-term resident at Monroe Community Hospital.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed Kim Hill as the first person to the post, which will be located in her executive offices and advocate for issues and rights for people with disabilities.
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It's been around for decades, but a local adaptive ski program has provided a much-needed reprieve for people of all abilities, especially during the last two winters of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ConnectionsHere's what's coming up on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Monday, February 14, 2022.
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On Monday, a 10-year-old Buffalo Public Schools student returned to school for the first time in almost two years, just weeks after his family filed a federal lawsuit against the district, regarding reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
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For 10 years, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration held back cost of living increases for workers who provide essential services to people with developmental disabilities. Now group homes struggle to hire staff, and the shortage is altering the lives of the people who rely on those workers.
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ConnectionsThis is the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, January 28, 2022.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a big impact on the American workforce, to say the least. It has presented a lot of challenges, along with some opportunities related to how people work.
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Earlier this week, Buffalo Public Schools quietly agreed in federal court to begin reaching out to families who have requested reasonable alternatives to masking for kids with qualified disabilities, after previously having a policy in place that did not allow for any exemptions to masking during "red zones." WBFO’s Emyle Watkins spoke with the family and their 10-year-old son about the push for reasonable accommodations for kids who, like him, would be unable to mask in school.
