Joint Action Alert: Protect the Programs That Support Our Community
Contact your Members of Congress today. Tell them you support:
The Independent Living Program
The University Centers of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.,
Projects of National Significance
Limb Loss Resource Center
Paralysis Resource Center
State Developmental Disabilities Councils
Protection & Advocacy for Voting Accessibility (PAVA)
Protection & Advocacy (P&A) for Individual Rights (PAIR)
Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) and Client Assistance Program
Tell Congress these programs must be preserved and fully funded, not restructured or sacrificed.
Take Action Now.
https://ncil.org/advocacy-action/?vvsrc=%2fCampaigns%2f129064%2fRespond
You’re Invited: Share Your Voice in New York’s Olmstead Listening Sessions
Via Olmstead Plan NY:
New York State is working on a new Olmstead Plan — a plan that helps make sure people with disabilities can live in the community they choose, with the support they need.
To help shape this work, we’re hosting nine virtual listening sessions, and we want to hear from you.
Medicaid Matters New York Condemns Passage of Rushed, Inhumane Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill
July 3, 2025 – A budget is a moral document, creating the framework for how a government will provide public services. H.R. 1, which Republican leaders have dubbed “beautiful,” is anything but beautiful for people with low income and people with disabilities who need health coverage. It will strip affordable health insurance coverage away from millions of Americans who don’t have other coverage, including 1.5 million people here in New York.
Action Alert: Fight Federal Threats to Medicaid and the ACA
BREAKING: New Yorkers would make up over 10 percent (1.5 million) of the 16 million Americans at risk of becoming uninsured due to federal threats to Medicaid and the ACA. But there’s still time to fight back. Act now!
LICIL Art Update: May 29th Class Cancelled
LICIL’s Art Workshop for Thursday, May 29, 2025 is cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and look forward to seeing you soon.Survey Participants Needed: Respond Today! “Resilience, Social Support and Grit in People with Visible and Non-visible Disabilities”
Research Study Opportunity:
“Relationship among Resilience, Social Support and Grit in People with Visible and Non-visible Disabilities
Introduction and Purpose of the Study: The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among resilience, grit, and social support in individuals with visible and non-visible disabilities. This is to help foster positive self-identity and to have a strength-based focus. A disability is an important part of someone’s identity. Therefore, this study will foster an awareness of a social identity surrounding an individual’s disability. The following scales will be used: the Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS), Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Grit scale.
Uregnt Action Alert: Tell Congress to Protect ACL Programs
We need your help to protect vital services for people with disabilities and older adults. The Administration for Community Living (ACL) was created in response to the disability community’s efforts to improve services and supports, mitigate fragmentation, and increase coordination between programs. Now, efforts to dismantle ACL could undermine these critical services, putting many at risk.
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In partnership with Able News, LICIL is delighted to offer you a discounted year-long subscription offer: for just $15, you’ll receive a digital issue each month in your inbox along with e-Newsletters with fresh content to help you stay connected year-round.
Healthcare Fight Town Hall with Senator Schumer: Hands Off Our Healthcare!!
You’re invited to come and get a behind-the-scenes look on what’s going on in Congress with the Republican extremist plan to cut healthcare to give even more money to the richest people on the planet. We’ll hear stories of how this will negatively impact New Yorkers if Republicans get their way, and how we are going to organize together to fight back. Join fellow activists, organizers, advocates and labor movement leaders from across NY for this must-attend event with Senator Chuck Schumer.
