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Western New York Independent Living Inc. (WNYIL), and several other disability service providers invite all of our friends to attend our annual Celebration of the Disabled Pride, a weeklong virtual series of activities from July 26th to…

OLEAN - Directions in Independent Living will honor the historic passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a virtual 3.1 mile run / walk / drive from July 26th through August. 2.The virtual event…

Mark J. Lesko, acting US attorney for the Eastern District of New York, today announced the creation of a civil rights team in the civil division of the office. The team, comprised of four U.S. Assistant Attorneys-at-Law and the Civil…

Mark York, an actor best known for playing a character on the NBC sitcom "The Office" who was paralyzed like him, died on May 19 in Dayton, Ohio. He was 55 years old.His hospital death has been confirmed by the Montgomery County Coroner…

Mark York, the actor best known for playing Billy Merchant on the NBC sitcom "The Office," died last week in Dayton, Ohio. He was 55 years old.His death was confirmed by the Montgomery County Coroner Office, which announced Tuesday that he…

When 8-month-old Tim Kolb was diagnosed with a rare disability, a doctor told his parents that he would not make it until his first birthday.Instead, the Franklin native died on Saturday at the age of 74. A…

"What he could do with just the muscles in his face was amazing," she said. "He enriched the world so much."Kolb was born with a rare condition known as Werdnig-Hoffmann disease or spinal muscular atrophy that eventually led to…

Non-binary New Yorkers currently required to declare themselves male or female in order to receive Medicaid, grocery stamps, and other public support, say in a lawsuit filed Monday that the state is discriminating against them by not…

RICHMOND (January 5, 2021)—Attorney General Mark R. Herring today announced the creation of the Office of Civil Rights within the Office of Attorney General to expand, enhance, and centralize his ongoing work to protect Virginians from…