On Friday, March 24 New York State Senator Thomas O’Mara visited Rackers Tobey Road Residential Home in support of an increase in wages for direct support professionals (DSP).
Seawright, who is the assembly chair of the Committee on People with Disabilities, is calling on state legislators to pass two measures to help caregivers who
The mission of the disabilities service sector is to empower individuals with disabilities and their families and ensure they have the support and resources they need. After working in this sector for more 30 years and now as the new president of New York Disability Advocates, a statewide coalition of more than 300 nonprofit intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) provider agencies, I have seen firsthand how our services transform the lives of our community members for the better.