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Trump Administration cuts funding for deafblind children

Sep 19, 2025

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Trump Administration cuts funding for deafblind children

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...

Myth and Reality about CDPAP amidst the PPL takeover

Jul 31, 2025

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Myth and Reality about CDPAP amidst the PPL takeover

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...

Advocacy preserves Accessibility

Jul 31, 2025

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Advocacy preserves Accessibility

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...

Oppose forced institutionalization of homeless people

Jul 29, 2025

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Oppose forced institutionalization of homeless people

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...

Trump Administration "saves" subminimum wage jobs

Jul 16, 2025

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Trump Administration "saves" subminimum wage jobs

In our Spring 2025 issue, we celebrated the Department of Labor’s announcement to phase out 14(c) certificates—finally moving to end the outdated and discriminatory policy that allowed people with dis...

STIC working to Save Medicaid

Jun 30, 2025

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STIC working to Save Medicaid

A dozen advocates from STIC joined a good-sized demonstration at the Federal Building in downtown Binghamton on June 30 urging the House and Senate to reject the irresponsible, catastrophic, trillion ...

CourtsWatch, Summer 2025 -- UPDATE

Jun 18, 2025

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CourtsWatch, Summer 2025 -- UPDATE

A.J.T. v. Osseo Area Schools: Defining the standard of “reasonable” This case comes to us from the Minneapolis suburbs, where a student, A.J.T. (“Ava”), with a profound disability moved to the school ...

Juneteenth

Jun 18, 2025

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Juneteenth

As we approach Juneteenth Freedom Day, I want to take a moment to reflect on the significance of this important day. Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, marks the moment in 1865 when the last enslaved ...

Protect Mental Health Rights and Expand Voluntary Supports in New York

Jun 5, 2025

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Protect Mental Health Rights and Expand Voluntary Supports in New York

Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC) strongly opposes the expansion of involuntary mental health treatment in New York State. Instead, we advocate for a mental health system that prioritizes volun...

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