NYLPI has prepared factsheets regarding applying for services via the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). OPWDD, through its local Developmental Disabilities …

New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) offers information and resources to students with disabilities, their caregivers, and other advocates. We will update the informati …

Accessing The NEST and HORIZON Autism Spectrum Disorder Programs within the New York City Department of Education The NEST and Horizon programs are two Autism Spectrum Disorder (AS …

NYLPI submitted comprehensive testimony to the City Council on the New York City FY2024 Executive Budget. We appreciate that the Council’s proposed budget recognizes the immediate …

*For Immediate Release* AS NYC HOMELESSNESS & MENTAL HEALTH CRISES WORSEN, ADVOCATES DEMAND NON-POLICE, PEER-LED RESPONSE Current Response Pilot Program, B-HEARD, Requires Chan …

New Report Shows Immigrant New Yorkers Denied Access to Life-Saving Organ Transplants The report calls for immediate State and City policy changes to address this inequity. New Yor …

Disability Community Expresses Outrage at the Murder of Jordan Neely  Calls on the City and the State to Appropriately Serve New Yorkers Living with Mental Health Conditions Jordan …

NEW YORK – In response to Governor Hochul and the state legislature finalized the 2023-2024 budget, which includes a taskforce named after Daniel Prude, a Black man who died of asp …

Below is an excerpt of Ruth Lowenkron’s written testimony upon which she based her oral testimony that was delivered on May 4 to the City Council Committee on Mental Health, Disabi …

In response to the FY 2024 State Budget, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest (NYLPI) issues the following statement on key policy issues impacting Disability, Environmental, a …