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A flyer for the event with a QR code for registration. Here's a description: Advocates, members of the public, and journalists will join Human Rights Watch on December 14, 2023, for a panel discussion of the shortcomings of the Adams administration’s punitive approach to the city’s mental health crisis. The panel will discuss how New York can adopt alternative solutions that don’t involve police or coercion and that could benefit all residents regardless of housing or disability status. The panel will feature Evelyn Graham-Nyaasi, advocacy specialist at Community Access’ Ruth Lowenkron, director of disability justice at the New York Lawyers for the Public Interest; and Carlos Ríos-Espinosa, associate disability rights director at Human Rights Watch. Eric Umansky of ProPublica will be the moderator. The program will be held from 12 PM to 2 PM at the CUNY Graduate Center, Skylight Room (9100), 365 5th Avenue New York, New York 10016

Ruth Lowenkron Featured Speaker at Human Rights Watch’s “Support and Not Coercion: Rethinking Crisis Response in New York City”

December 7, 2023

Ruth Lowenkron, director of Disability Justice at NYLPI, will speak on a panel at CUNY Graduate Center on December 14, “Support and Not Coercion: Rethinking Crisis Response in New …

Eman-Rimawi Doster, a woman who is a double amputee with brown hair and wearing a dark coat, stands at the podium and speaks at the Congestion Pricing Rally. Behind her, people hold signs that read "Congestion Pricing Now!"

NYLPI Joined Elected Officials and Transit and Disability Advocates at a Congestion Pricing Rally

December 5, 2023

NYLPI joined Governor Kathy Hochul, MTA Chair Janno Lieber and President Richard Davey, along with members of the Congestion Pricing Now coalition, journalists and transit and disa …

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The Boost: NYLPI’s New Report Highlights Troubling Statistics About Special Education in NY

December 1, 2023

THE BOOST | DECEMBER 2023 NYLPI’s new report, “A Crisis In Special Education: New York City’s Failure to Educate Students Classified with ‘Emotional Disability,’ A Proposal for Sys …

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NYLPI Submits Comments Regarding the New York Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver

December 1, 2023

NYLPI’s Health Justice program submitted comments regarding amending the New York Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver in order to increase healthcare opportunities for marginalize …

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NYLPI Signs Letter to the NYS Committee on Open Government Regarding Inclusive Hybrid Meeting Options

December 1, 2023

NYLPI joins over 30 other organizations in signing a letter regarding suggested Open Meetings Law changes for the 2024 legislative session. “New Yorkers learned a great deal during …

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