Nick Lightning (2021)

DRNY's PAAT, PAIR, and PAVA program director, Christy Asbee, Esq., discusses the accessibility requirements for snow & ice removal in New York State.

Show Notes:

DRNY Fact Sheets: https://www.drny.org/page/emergency-preparedness-128.html
Email DRNY at snow@drny.org
FEMA resources:
Snow Assistance- https://www.dhses.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/11/fact-sheet-for-fema-public-assistance-snow-events.pdf
Be Prepared for a Winter Storm- https://community.fema.gov/ProtectiveActions/s/article/Winter-Storm

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Shelby Edwards, the CEO, Founder, and Lead Coordinator of Inclusive Communication Services (ICS), discusses the importance of accessibility in media, ICS’s services and mission, and how accessibility formatting is being integrated in video publication today.

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Janie Mejias, the U.S. Organizer for Women Enabled International (WEI), discusses her advocacy work for the rights of women with disabilities, the intersectionality of feminism and disability, and WEI’s mission & resources.

This episode was made possible thanks to a generous grant from The New York Bar Foundation.

**Show Notes**

- Women Enabled International: https://womenenabled.org/
- U.S.  Gender and Disability Justice Alliance https://womenenabled.org/alliance/
- Generation Equality Forum and Inclusive Generation Equality Collective: https://womenenabled.org/impact/#generationEquality
- accountABILITY Toolkit: Using the Inter-American Human Rights System to Advance the Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities : https://womenenabled.org/reports/using-the-inter-american-human-rights-system-to-advance-the-rights-of-women-and-girls-with-disabilities/ 
- Summary of proposed new rule to Section 504: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/09/07/hhs-issues-new-proposed-rule-to-strengthen-prohibitions-against-discrimination-on-basis-of-disability-in-health-care-and-human-services-programs.html 
- 10 Principles of Disability Justice: https://www.sinsinvalid.org/blog/10-principles-of-disability-justice 
- Sins Invalid, creator of the Disability Justice framework: https://www.sinsinvalid.org/ 
- More about Janie Mejias: https://womenenabled.org/teams/janie-mejias/ 
- Email Janie Mejias at  j.mejias@Womenenabled.org  

Follow Women Enabled International!
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WomenEnabled.org
- Twitter (@womenenabled): https://twitter.com/womenenabled 
- Instagram (@womenenabled): https://www.instagram.com/womenenabled/ 
- U.S.  Gender and Disability Justice Alliance  Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/USGDJA

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Executive Director, Tim Clune, Esq., discusses DRNY's goals for the upcoming year.

*Show Notes*

• How to Improve Early Voting Accessibility in New York State
• DRNY Fact Sheets: https://www.drny.org/page/fact-sheets-36.html

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DRNY's Executive Director, Tim Clune, Esq., shares Disability Rights New York's 2023 highlights and advocacy successes.

**Show Notes**

• DRNY Secures Settlement Agreement for Text to 911 In Nassau County: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2vw86z2bc0x4f99/111%20-%20So%20Ordered%20Stipulation%20of%20Settlement.pdf?dl=0
• Landmark Decision by US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Ensuring all protections under IDEA remain with the students after the age of 18-21: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/Landmark-Decision-by-US-Court-of-Appeals-for-the-Second-Circuit-Ensuring-all-protections-under-IDEA-remain-with-the-students-aft.html?soid=1128997988588&aid=RuUMZkeBG6M
• Emergency Preparedness Webinar Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0L4INYxuDLzJi1Q5gR5sZtPbUSMwAfwc 
• DRNY website: https://www.drny.org/
• Our Ability, Inc.: https://www.ourability.com/  

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**ENCORE: This podcast was recorded on March 8, 2022 **

Jackie John, VR-Program Manager at the Seneca Nation Training & Employment Resource Center, discusses the mission of the Seneca Nation Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation (TVR) program and the services it provides.

*Show Notes*

• https://sni.org/
• https://sni.org/community-services/terc/
• https://www.facebook.com/senecamedia
• https://twitter.com/TheSenecaNation

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Kirsten Sweeney, Accessibility & Inclusion Manager at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, discusses the importance and growing need for accessibility coordination positions in the workplace, their career path, and future steps required to improve inclusion & equity for the disability community in the arts. 

Show Notes:

• Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum: https://www.cooperhewitt.org/ 
• Cooper Hewitt Verbal Description Tours: https://www.cooperhewitt.org/event-category/accessibility-programs/
• Cooper Hewitt Current Exhibitions: https://www.cooperhewitt.org/exhibitions/
• Museum of Arts, Culture, Access Consortium: https://macaccess.org/about-2/ 
• Get Involved with MAC: https://macaccess.org/get-involved/
• Supporting Transitions project: https://macaccess.org/rescources/supporting-transitions-cultural-connections-for-adults-with-autism/ 

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**ENCORE: This podcast was recorded May 17, 2022 **

Marie Dagenais-Lewis, the Operations Manager at Diversability,  discusses the Diversability Leadership Collective and its community that fosters meaningful connections and offers resources & opportunities to help accelerate disability leadership and influence.

*Resources*

Diversability Leadership Collective: https://diversability.mn.co/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/Diversability
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/diversability
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Diversability
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diversability/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHR3MGpjxxorkLvIiIK-eXA
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@diversability


Nucleus Research: https://nucleusresearch.com/research/single/the-internet-is-unavailable/
The Purple Pound: https://wearepurple.org.uk/the-purple-pound-infographic/#:~:text=The%20Purple%20Pound%20refers%20to,the%20members%20has%20a%20disability.

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For a featured episode of "The Director's Chair," DRNY's Executive Director, Tim Clune, Esq. welcomes board member, Lisa Barone, to discuss her work at OverIt,  her history with Disability Rights New York, and her experience with accessibility accommodations.

**SHOW NOTES*

• https://overit.com/ 
• What Stuttering Taught Me (TEDxAlbany, 2011): https://tedxalbany.org/talks/2011-talks/lisa-barone/

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DRNY’s PAIMI & PATBI program director, Marc Fliedner, Esq., and  staff attorney, Alyssa Galea, Esq., discuss advocacy strategies to ensure the inclusion of people with disabilities in emergency preparedness and response.

*SHOW NOTES*

• “Never About Us Without Us” webinar series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0L4INYxuDLzJi1Q5gR5sZtPbUSMwAfwc 
• Webinar  resource library: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3e7knpjj417fplz/Session%20Resources.pdf?dl=0 

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