LICIL | Long Island Center for Independent Living

July 2020 Twitterstorm: Racism Is A Public Health Crisis

Jul 20, 2020

Between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm today, tweet/post using the samples from the social media toolkit. Feel free to customize the language to incorporate what is important to you and how it is related to #RacismIsAPublicHealthCrisis — especially during #COVID19.

Action Alert: Tell Your Senators, “#WhatWeNeed is HCBS Funding!”

Jul 10, 2020

[The Action Alert below is brought to you by our allies at the Center for Public Representation, who advocate at a federal level to protect and save home and community-based services (HCBS) like CDPA.] The Senate is about to begin negotiating the next COVID-19 relief...

Voting in the 2020 NYS Primary: A Guide to Casting Your Ballot During COVID-19

Jun 5, 2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Cuomo issued an executive order (Executive Order 202.15 issued April 9, 2020) allowing all citizens to vote in any election held on or before June 23, 2020 by absentee ballot in order to facilitate social distancing. June 23...

Respond Today! Critical Needs Survey for New Yorkers with Disabilities

May 8, 2020

Via our partners at NYSILC.org As New York State has been particularly affected by the Coronavirus, we are assessing critical needs faced by New Yorkers with disabilities and seeking your valuable input through an online survey. Results will inform the public and...

ACTION ALERT: Urge Congress to provide aid to states in next COVID-19 relief package

May 5, 2020

New York State has a massive deficit due to the combination of falling revenue and increased costs associated with fighting the pandemic. In order to balance the State’s budget, Governor Cuomo is proposing...

Storm Twitter and #ProtectMedicaid!

May 1, 2020

As if the cuts to CDPA, and all of Medicaid, weren’t enough, this year’s budget also gave Governor Cuomo the power to make more budget cuts throughout the year. The Governor has released an early document – and it includes threats of cuts to...

NYS Senate Virtual Town Hall: Lend Your Voice, Protect Medicaid

Apr 28, 2020

As we all continue to digest the devastating cuts and actions that were in this year’s budget, we are also faced with the looming threat of even more potential harm. This past weekend, Governor Cuomo’s Budget Director, Robert Mujica, announced that the...

ACTION ALERT: NY Medicaid is Under Threat! Act Now to #ProtectMedicaid in the face of COVID-19

Mar 25, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, New York’s Medicaid program – and your advocacy on behalf of vulnerable New Yorkers – are more important than ever before. New York’s Medicaid program is under threat. While Governor Cuomo has been a strong...

#SaveCDPA ALERT: Day of Action March 11th. Raise Your Voice Now!

Mar 11, 2020

The Governor is proposing major cuts to Medicaid and CDPA is on the chopping block. Wednesday, March 11th is a Day of Action to Protect Medicaid! CDPAANYS and 100+ other groups are calling on the Legislature to #SaveCDPA and Protect Medicaid. We need your voice to...

DOH Targets CDPA: Express Your Outrage in NYC On March 2nd!

Feb 26, 2020

The Department of Health just announced that they will be holding an additional public comment forum for the Medicaid Redesign Team II in New York City on Monday, March 2 at the John E. Reeves Great Hall at Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), 218 W 28th St...