We are excited to be podcasting from Albany, NY where we had the privilege of interviewing Bridget Cariello and getting her intake on questions Tyler and I both had for her. We thank her for her time.

We discussed the New York State Budget Update on the COLA.

Tyler and I discussed the Statewide rally that he went to and how important it is to secure a 8.5% or higher COLA for people with disabilities.

We discussed future partnerships with different agencies. We talked the history and struggles of becoming the advocacy group and organization we are today.

We discussed the expansion of SSD and SSI as well as Medicaid services for individuals with disabilities who live in residential services. We also discussed about the able services. We discussed about the living wages possible living wages increase for DSP's as well as all New York. We discussed about getting more training for DSP's.

We discussed a wide array of topics and Information about the upcoming elections and how important it is to vote.

Tonight we discussed about the importance of the upcoming elections and how it could affect us. We also discussed partnerships.