Select items from the press about the Disabilities Network of New York City and the work of its Members towards a more accessible future for all.
Hundreds Pack MTA's First Hearing on Fare Hikes, Service Cuts
by Jen Chung
January 15, 2009
From gothamist.com
MTA Hearings, Like Subway, Overcrowded with Long Delays
January 15, 2009
From Village Voice
MTA Proposal Leaves Disabled New Yorkers Stranded
by Jonathan Weeks
December 16, 2008
From Epoch Times
Paratransit riders face more of a burden with price hikes
December 1, 2008
From Lower Hudson Journal News
MTA's in fast lane for big hike
by Pete Donohue
November 19, 2008
From
RealAbilities: The First Annual NY Disabilities Film Festival
October, 2008
From New York Nonprofit Press
by Carolyn Slutsky
September 10, 2008
From
Commentary: Hollywood, We Dare You To disTHIS!
by Lawrence Carter-Long
September 2, 2008
From inclusioninthearts.org
"Tropic Thunder"- Hollywood Still Doesn't Get It
From
Film Protesters Decry "R-Word" as Hate Speech
by Jefferson Siegel
August 15-21, 2008
From chelseanow.com
Local Disability Advocacy Groups Protest “Tropic Thunder”
by Fred Scaglione
August 15, 2008
From The New York Nonprofit Press
"Tropic Thunder" Protest on EyeWitness News
August 13, 2008
From WABC-TV Channel 7
by Mike Dorn
May 12, 2008
From Disability Studies, Temple U
disTHIS!: more thoughts on disability
by Mik Danger
May 10, 2008
From coffeeandgender.blogspot.com
NYCHA and Disabilities Network of NYC Host Workshop
April 2008
From The Housing Authority Journal
Orr New ED at Disabilities Network
by Fred Scaglione
February 13, 2008
From The New York Nonprofit Press
Movie Series Shatters Image of the Disabled
by Howard Swains
September 1, 2007
From The Tribeca Trib
'But You Look So Good!' and 7 Other Things NOT to Say to a Person with a Non-Visible Disability
by Robyn Heller Gerbush
August 22, 2007
From DiversityInc
Whether Hybrid or Guzzler, Taxis Still Not Accessible
by Heather Appel
July 30, 2007
From City Limits
Clearly, Frankly, Unabashedly Disabled
by Mireya Navarro
May 13, 2007
From The New York Times Style Section
disTHIS!: Not Your Movie of the Week
May 2007
From The New York Nonprofit Press
by Lawrence Carter-Long and Ramona Ortega
April 9, 2007
From Metro
by Barbara Bogaev
December 17, 2005
From Weekend America from American Public Media
Wheelchair Bill On a Roll
by Warren Woodberry
October 2, 2003
From The Daily News describing a hearing in the NYC Council re: Int. 261A
Leading the Blind
by Robert Sullivan
July 7, 2003
From The New Yorker, Talk of the Town
Harnessing the Internet: Building Online Communities
by Alexander Wood
June 2003
From Tech News, United Way of New York City's e-zine about "enhancing human services through technology."
Transit Hurrah: The People Who Stood Up to the MTA Bullies
by Tim Robbins
May 21-27, 2003
From The Village Voice, citystate
Transportation as Civil Rights for the Disabled
by Martin Bricketto
April 21, 2003
From GothamGazette.com, published by Citizens Union Foundation
Walking Downtown
by Carol Ennis
August 26, 2002
From GothamGazette.com, published by Citizens Union Foundation
The Disabled
by Andy Humm
June 2002
From GothamGazette.com, Civil Rights, published by Citizens Union Foundation
Taxi Testimony: Advocates Speak at City Council Hearing
From ABLE News
Associated Press
From Newsday re: roll-in at Penn Station Cab Stand to Demonstrate Inaccessibility for Power Wheelchair & Scooter Users of Standard New York Yellowcabs
