The ADA at 36: Our Freedom Is Not Negotiable Jul 27, 2026 0 74 News STIC Thirty-six years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act became law because people with disabilities demanded equal rights. The ADA was not a gift from the government. It was won through decades of o... Read more
Opposing the Politicization of Federal Grantmaking Jul 15, 2026 0 104 News STIC STIC is joining a vast chorus of voices nationwide in passionate opposition to the proposed rule change to the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance, available for review here: https://www.regulat... Read more
Community Integration: A Civil Right, Not a Policy Choice Jun 25, 2026 0 145 News STIC For more than 25 years, the Supreme Court's decision in Olmstead v. L.C. has served as one of the most important civil rights protections for people with disabilities. The decision recognized a simple... Read more
STIC responds to Governor's budget Feb 4, 2026 0 549 News STIC FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 3, 2026 Contact: Jennifer Watson 607-724-2111 jenniferw@stic-cil.org Southern Tier Independence Center Calls on State Leaders to Increase Funding for Independent Living ... Read more
A Deadly Mistake Jan 7, 2026 0 696 News STIC Governor Hochul announced an agreement with the Legislature to advance legislation legalizing medical aid in dying in New York, with amendments expected to be passed and signed this month. In her stat... Read more
Slip Sliding Away... Dec 22, 2025 0 587 News STIC Governor Hochul, irrepressible in her capacity to disappoint, has published an editorial announcing that she will sign an amended version of the MAID bill. There's still a possibility that the legisla... Read more
New York Must Avoid the Slippery Slope! Dec 10, 2025 0 684 News STIC The Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) bill, A.136/S.138, now sits on Governor Kathy Hochul’s desk awaiting her signature. Reports suggest she may add a few “safeguards” before signing, but these are superfi... Read more
Deafblind funding largely restored Oct 22, 2025 0 877 News STIC After furious public outcry, the Trump Administration reversed itself and restored the funding for the deafblind programs. However, it is too soon to declare unconditional victory; the funding is bein... Read more
Trump Administration cuts funding for deafblind children Sep 19, 2025 0 1296 News STIC Citing concerns about DEI, the U.S. Department of Education has halted funding for programs that support students with combined hearing and vision loss in eight states. “How low can you go?” one advoc... Read more
Myth and Reality about CDPAP amidst the PPL takeover Jul 31, 2025 0 1799 News STIC This is a reprint of a press release jointly issued by the New York Association of Independent Living and The Caring Majority. A City State story on the CDPAP transition today cited a PPL study on fra... Read more
Advocacy preserves Accessibility Jul 31, 2025 0 1052 News STIC The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) tried to bulldoze through a rule change without the standard public comment period. It wanted to change a key disability rights law, specifically Section 504 of the... Read more
Oppose forced institutionalization of homeless people Jul 29, 2025 0 1229 Our blog STIC In a previous blog post, https://www.stic-cil.org/blog/our-blog-1/protect-mental-health-rights-and-expand-voluntary-supports-in-new-york-4 , we discussed our opposition to New York Governor Hochul's i... Read more
