NYS Library Announces Online Presentation on Controversial Treatment of People with Disabilities
The New York State Library's upcoming public programs include a Feb. 24 online presentation [...]
Hundreds of NY Students with Disabilities ‘Deliberately Inappropriately’ Restrained in Recent Years
Records obtained by the Times Union show that staff at New York schools serving [...]
Meet Rebecca Seawright & Other Members of NYS’s Disabilities Committees
If you're not familiar with Rebecca Seawright, the new chair of the New York [...]
How Toys Representing Disability Can Help Those With Special Needs — and Their Peers
From across the pond comes an opinion piece on how certain toys can help [...]
AAP Issues New Recommendations on Hospitalized Adolescents, Including Those With I/DD
The American Academy of Pediatrics has published a new "statement" on “The Hospitalized Adolescent" [...]
Survey: Best Cities for Travelers with Disabilities Include NYC
While a majority of the articles on The Boost will focus on I/DD, I'll [...]
2023 Housing Resource Guide Available from NY Alliance for Inclusion & Innovation
The Housing Resource Guide, created to help people with I/DD to understand the systems [...]
NYC Schools Programs Using COVID Relief Funds Could Face Trouble
The good news: School districts in New York state received a total of more [...]
ICYMI: OPWDD’s 2023-2027 Strategic Plan Document
While an earlier draft of this story noted that the 2023-2027 Strategic Plan was [...]
Sundance Film Festival Includes Stories About People with Disabilities
If, like me, you're obsessed with movies, you've had your eyes peeled on the [...]