Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled
@bcidbrooklyn.bsky.social
Our mission for more than 60 years has been to empower persons with disabilities by improving the quality of their lives and fostering their integration into the mainstream of society. We also develop educational programs including training for advocacy fo
Tomorrow, Saturday July 26, 2025!
No cuts to Medicaid. Enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act. Nothing about us without us.
ADA35: The Future Is Disabled - Protest, March and Rally. Join us on Saturday! For more info: ada35nyc.com
No cuts to Medicaid. Enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act. Nothing about us without us.
ADA35: The Future Is Disabled - Protest, March and Rally. Join us on Saturday! For more info: ada35nyc.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Tomorrow, Saturday July 26, 2025!
No cuts to Medicaid. Enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act. Nothing about us without us.
ADA35: The Future Is Disabled - Protest, March and Rally. Join us on Saturday! For more info: ada35nyc.com
No cuts to Medicaid. Enforce the Americans with Disabilities Act. Nothing about us without us.
ADA35: The Future Is Disabled - Protest, March and Rally. Join us on Saturday! For more info: ada35nyc.com
We are excited to invite you to Brooklyn Disability Pride Month this Wednesday July 23rd from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Brooklyn Borough Hall (209 Joralemon Street).
Please RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/brooklyndisabilitypride2025
Please RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/brooklyndisabilitypride2025
July 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
We are excited to invite you to Brooklyn Disability Pride Month this Wednesday July 23rd from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at Brooklyn Borough Hall (209 Joralemon Street).
Please RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/brooklyndisabilitypride2025
Please RSVP here: https://tinyurl.com/brooklyndisabilitypride2025
"Healthy Minds Healthy Kids" will be holding a rally next week (Thursday 7/24/2025) at 11AM at the NY Foundling in Manhattan. The purpose is to urge NYS leaders to cover the gaps caused by the impending federal cuts to children’s healthcare.
July 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Healthy Minds Healthy Kids" will be holding a rally next week (Thursday 7/24/2025) at 11AM at the NY Foundling in Manhattan. The purpose is to urge NYS leaders to cover the gaps caused by the impending federal cuts to children’s healthcare.
This week Thursday, July 17, 2025
FPI Briefing: New York's Response to Federal Budget
Register for the zoom here -
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mrgSR3hoQ9Cca3Io8jSENA<a href="/hashtag/%2Fregistration" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#/registration
FPI Briefing: New York's Response to Federal Budget
Register for the zoom here -
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mrgSR3hoQ9Cca3Io8jSENA<a href="/hashtag/%2Fregistration" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#/registration
July 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This week Thursday, July 17, 2025
FPI Briefing: New York's Response to Federal Budget
Register for the zoom here -
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mrgSR3hoQ9Cca3Io8jSENA<a href="/hashtag/%2Fregistration" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#/registration
FPI Briefing: New York's Response to Federal Budget
Register for the zoom here -
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/mrgSR3hoQ9Cca3Io8jSENA<a href="/hashtag/%2Fregistration" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#/registration
Attached is the Fiscal Policy Institute's memo on the impact of the federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, plus a recording of last Thursday's briefing accessible via Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsTn2Keejzg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsTn2Keejzg
July 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Attached is the Fiscal Policy Institute's memo on the impact of the federal cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, plus a recording of last Thursday's briefing accessible via Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsTn2Keejzg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsTn2Keejzg
"How federal Medicaid cuts would impact disabled New Yorkers"
https://www.btpm.org/local/2025-06-25/disabilities-beat-how-federal-medicaid-cuts-would-impact-disabled-new-yorkers
https://www.btpm.org/local/2025-06-25/disabilities-beat-how-federal-medicaid-cuts-would-impact-disabled-new-yorkers
July 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"How federal Medicaid cuts would impact disabled New Yorkers"
https://www.btpm.org/local/2025-06-25/disabilities-beat-how-federal-medicaid-cuts-would-impact-disabled-new-yorkers
https://www.btpm.org/local/2025-06-25/disabilities-beat-how-federal-medicaid-cuts-would-impact-disabled-new-yorkers
Text Mayor Adams: Stop Delaying Preschool SpEd!
Use # 917-909-2288 and say "More than 7,000 preschoolers are waiting for one or more of their legally mandated services, such as speech therapy, to begin. The City must do more to support preschoolers with disabilities!"
Use # 917-909-2288 and say "More than 7,000 preschoolers are waiting for one or more of their legally mandated services, such as speech therapy, to begin. The City must do more to support preschoolers with disabilities!"
June 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Text Mayor Adams: Stop Delaying Preschool SpEd!
Use # 917-909-2288 and say "More than 7,000 preschoolers are waiting for one or more of their legally mandated services, such as speech therapy, to begin. The City must do more to support preschoolers with disabilities!"
Use # 917-909-2288 and say "More than 7,000 preschoolers are waiting for one or more of their legally mandated services, such as speech therapy, to begin. The City must do more to support preschoolers with disabilities!"
Get out and vote today, June 24, 2025, for the NYC Mayoral Primary!
Need help making a plan to vote?
Email Chana Bleznick at cbleznick@bcid.org
Need help making a plan to vote?
Email Chana Bleznick at cbleznick@bcid.org
June 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Get out and vote today, June 24, 2025, for the NYC Mayoral Primary!
Need help making a plan to vote?
Email Chana Bleznick at cbleznick@bcid.org
Need help making a plan to vote?
Email Chana Bleznick at cbleznick@bcid.org
“I think it’s shocking that the Hochul administration would allow taxpayer money to be spent on these scam artists,” said Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest."
Read more here -
Read more here -
The Insurance Scheme That Could Leave New Yorkers With Massive Debt
A company with a history of lawsuits and unpaid claims is now managing health insurance for thousands of New Yorkers on the taxpayers’ dime.
nysfocus.com
June 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“I think it’s shocking that the Hochul administration would allow taxpayer money to be spent on these scam artists,” said Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest."
Read more here -
Read more here -
New York City opens cooling centers when the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory with a forecasted heat index of:
95 degrees or higher for two or more days, or;
100 degrees for any period of time.
Find a cooling center near you - https://finder.nyc.gov/coolingcenters/
95 degrees or higher for two or more days, or;
100 degrees for any period of time.
Find a cooling center near you - https://finder.nyc.gov/coolingcenters/
June 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
New York City opens cooling centers when the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory with a forecasted heat index of:
95 degrees or higher for two or more days, or;
100 degrees for any period of time.
Find a cooling center near you - https://finder.nyc.gov/coolingcenters/
95 degrees or higher for two or more days, or;
100 degrees for any period of time.
Find a cooling center near you - https://finder.nyc.gov/coolingcenters/
Last week, BCID's own, Katinka Neuhof, shared her beautiful photos from a recent protest that BCID and other advocates attended.
June 22, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Last week, BCID's own, Katinka Neuhof, shared her beautiful photos from a recent protest that BCID and other advocates attended.
Join us for a small rally!!
Monday, June 23, 2025 from 8:45 - 9:15 AM (prompt)
In front of 2 Broadway (Rain or Shine!)
We want subway elevators to be maintained and we want notices when elevators are not working!
Monday, June 23, 2025 from 8:45 - 9:15 AM (prompt)
In front of 2 Broadway (Rain or Shine!)
We want subway elevators to be maintained and we want notices when elevators are not working!
June 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Join us for a small rally!!
Monday, June 23, 2025 from 8:45 - 9:15 AM (prompt)
In front of 2 Broadway (Rain or Shine!)
We want subway elevators to be maintained and we want notices when elevators are not working!
Monday, June 23, 2025 from 8:45 - 9:15 AM (prompt)
In front of 2 Broadway (Rain or Shine!)
We want subway elevators to be maintained and we want notices when elevators are not working!
Join us! BCID is launching the #MaskTransit campaign for the summer! Join us at Atlantic Terminal across from the Barclays Center on Monday, June 16th, 2025 from 4:30 PM to 6 PM EST as we hand out KN95 masks and leaflets.
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
June 16, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Join us! BCID is launching the #MaskTransit campaign for the summer! Join us at Atlantic Terminal across from the Barclays Center on Monday, June 16th, 2025 from 4:30 PM to 6 PM EST as we hand out KN95 masks and leaflets.
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
Join us! BCID is launching the #MaskTransit campaign for the summer! Join us at Atlantic Terminal across from the Barclays Center on Monday, June 16th, 2025 from 4:30 PM to 6 PM EST as we hand out KN95 masks and leaflets.
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
June 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Join us! BCID is launching the #MaskTransit campaign for the summer! Join us at Atlantic Terminal across from the Barclays Center on Monday, June 16th, 2025 from 4:30 PM to 6 PM EST as we hand out KN95 masks and leaflets.
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
Join us! BCID is launching the #MaskTransit campaign for the summer! Join us at Atlantic Terminal across from the Barclays Center on Monday, June 16th, 2025 from 4:30 PM to 6 PM EST as we hand out KN95 masks and leaflets.
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
June 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Join us! BCID is launching the #MaskTransit campaign for the summer! Join us at Atlantic Terminal across from the Barclays Center on Monday, June 16th, 2025 from 4:30 PM to 6 PM EST as we hand out KN95 masks and leaflets.
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
Click here to learn more - https://www.facebook.com/events/561106528876620
Reposted by Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled
Join the New York Public Radio Community Advisory Board on Wednesday, June 18, at 6:30pm over Zoom for our first-ever dedicated forum for listeners with disabilities and those who support them.
More information and register:
🔗 disability.nyprcab.org
📞 (347) 746-1430
More information and register:
🔗 disability.nyprcab.org
📞 (347) 746-1430
June 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Join the New York Public Radio Community Advisory Board on Wednesday, June 18, at 6:30pm over Zoom for our first-ever dedicated forum for listeners with disabilities and those who support them.
More information and register:
🔗 disability.nyprcab.org
📞 (347) 746-1430
More information and register:
🔗 disability.nyprcab.org
📞 (347) 746-1430
Call to Action: Don’t Let the Government Turn Back the Clock on Disability Rights!
If we don’t speak up, this rollback will take effect 7/15/25
Click here to take action - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025-doe-hq-2025-0015-0001/index.html
If we don’t speak up, this rollback will take effect 7/15/25
Click here to take action - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025-doe-hq-2025-0015-0001/index.html
June 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Call to Action: Don’t Let the Government Turn Back the Clock on Disability Rights!
If we don’t speak up, this rollback will take effect 7/15/25
Click here to take action - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025-doe-hq-2025-0015-0001/index.html
If we don’t speak up, this rollback will take effect 7/15/25
Click here to take action - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025-doe-hq-2025-0015-0001/index.html
Disabled Americans are being written out of access- demand that Congress stop the U.S. Department of Energy from shutting us out!
Take action here - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=11f56110-482b-4b35-aa63-ea49a3443903
Take action here - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=11f56110-482b-4b35-aa63-ea49a3443903
June 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Disabled Americans are being written out of access- demand that Congress stop the U.S. Department of Energy from shutting us out!
Take action here - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=11f56110-482b-4b35-aa63-ea49a3443903
Take action here - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=11f56110-482b-4b35-aa63-ea49a3443903
Disabled Americans are being written out of access- demand that Congress stop the U.S. Department of Energy from shutting us out!
Take action here - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=11f56110-482b-4b35-aa63-ea49a3443903
Take action here - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=11f56110-482b-4b35-aa63-ea49a3443903
June 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Disabled Americans are being written out of access- demand that Congress stop the U.S. Department of Energy from shutting us out!
Take action here - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=11f56110-482b-4b35-aa63-ea49a3443903
Take action here - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=11f56110-482b-4b35-aa63-ea49a3443903
Call to Action: Don’t Let the Government Turn Back the Clock on Disability Rights!
If we don’t speak up, this rollback will take effect 7/15/25
Click here to take action - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025-doe-hq-2025-0015-0001/index.html
If we don’t speak up, this rollback will take effect 7/15/25
Click here to take action - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025-doe-hq-2025-0015-0001/index.html
June 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Call to Action: Don’t Let the Government Turn Back the Clock on Disability Rights!
If we don’t speak up, this rollback will take effect 7/15/25
Click here to take action - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025-doe-hq-2025-0015-0001/index.html
If we don’t speak up, this rollback will take effect 7/15/25
Click here to take action - https://ablesc.salsalabs.org/doeaccess2025-doe-hq-2025-0015-0001/index.html
“We have already seen in other places that people with disabilities are offered assisted suicide in place of home care, caregiver respite, or home accessibility modifications,” said Alex Thompson, Director of Advocacy at @NYAIL .
TAKE ACTION: Tell Albany That Assisted Suicide Is Still Suicide!
Bill S.2445-Hoylman-Sigal/A.995-Paulin would reverse New York's long-standing ban on assisted suicide, allowing physicians to prescribe lethal drugs to certain terminally ill adults that request them.
nosuicideny.org
May 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
“We have already seen in other places that people with disabilities are offered assisted suicide in place of home care, caregiver respite, or home accessibility modifications,” said Alex Thompson, Director of Advocacy at @NYAIL .
An NYC transit success!
"Sidewalk-bus loading platforms upgraded at 17 NYC bus stops to help visually impaired commuters"
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/bus-loading-platforms-help-visually-impaired-nyc/
"Sidewalk-bus loading platforms upgraded at 17 NYC bus stops to help visually impaired commuters"
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/bus-loading-platforms-help-visually-impaired-nyc/
May 9, 2025 at 6:02 PM
An NYC transit success!
"Sidewalk-bus loading platforms upgraded at 17 NYC bus stops to help visually impaired commuters"
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/bus-loading-platforms-help-visually-impaired-nyc/
"Sidewalk-bus loading platforms upgraded at 17 NYC bus stops to help visually impaired commuters"
https://www.amny.com/nyc-transit/bus-loading-platforms-help-visually-impaired-nyc/
"The transition to a single FI is controversial – but this issue shouldn’t be. Caregivers for elderly and disabled New Yorkers have a right to health care"
Opinion: PPL’s health insurance is a raw deal for workers. The state must change that. — Queens Daily Eagle
“New York’s rocky overhaul of its Medicaid consumer directed home care program puts 280,000 elderly and disabled New Yorkers at risk. It also risks the health coverage of 400,000 workers.”
queenseagle.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"The transition to a single FI is controversial – but this issue shouldn’t be. Caregivers for elderly and disabled New Yorkers have a right to health care"
Even in the rain, BCID and other advocates are still fighting for disability rights.
April 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Even in the rain, BCID and other advocates are still fighting for disability rights.
Check out all of these people at Staten Island Center for Independent Living working together to protect Medicaid!
April 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Check out all of these people at Staten Island Center for Independent Living working together to protect Medicaid!