**This podcast was recorded March  20, 2023**

DRNY Senior Staff Attorney, Jessica Richwalder, Esq. discusses work from home as a reasonable accommodation, how to submit a request to your employer, and the steps needed to file a complaint if your request is denied.

*Show Notes*

• Fact Sheet-"Reasonable Accommodation for Employment": https://www.dropbox.com/s/6yb8qunnu5d3dxs/reasonable-accommodation-employment.pdf?dl=0

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**This podcast was recorded April 6, 2021**

DRNY's CAP & PABSS program Director and Chair of the Committee on Advancing Racial Equality (C.A.R.E.), Erica Molina, Esq., is joined by Marc Fliedner, Esq., DRNY's PATBI & PAIMI program Director, to discuss what we can do as allies for the Asian and Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.

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**This encore episode was recorded on March 21, 2022 **

Zoe Gross, the Director of Advocacy at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), discusses the organization's mission, its resources, and the importance of preferred language for the autism community.

**Show Notes**

• autisticadvocacy.org
• "Crisis in our Communities: Racial Disparities in Community Living": https://autisticadvocacy.org/policy/toolkits/disparities/
• "For Whose Benefit?: Evidence, Ethics, and Effectiveness of Autism Interventions": https://autisticadvocacy.org/policy/briefs/intervention-ethics/
• "Identity-First Language" by Lydia X.Z. Brown: https://autisticadvocacy.org/about-asan/identity-first-language/

Follow ASAN:

• https://www.facebook.com/AutisticAdvocacy/
• https://twitter.com/autselfadvocacy
• https://autisticadvocacy.tumblr.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/autisticselfadvocacy/

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Mandie McGinnis, the EmpowHer Roc+ coordinator at the Disability EmpowHer Network, discusses the importance of community engagement, support, and mentorship to empower girls & women with disabilities.

Show Notes:

• Disability EmpowHer Network: https://www.disabilityempowhernetwork.org/ 
• Disability EmpowHer Network programs: https://www.disabilityempowhernetwork.org/programs 
• Disability EmpowHer Network resources: https://www.disabilityempowhernetwork.org/resources 

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• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DisabilityEmpowHer 
• Twitter (@EmpowHerDis): https://twitter.com/EmpowHerDis 
• Instagram (@disabilityempowhernetwork): https://www.instagram.com/disabilityempowhernetwork/ 

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**ENCORE: This podcast was recorded on March 13, 2023 **
 
Renowned disability rights advocate and Associate Professor at Stony Brook University, Brooke Ellison, PhD., discusses her journey as an activist, the importance of inclusivity and accessibility, and her latest memoir “Look Both Ways”.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Brooke Ellison.

*Show Notes*
https://www.brookeellison.com/
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/bioethics/people/ellison.php

Memoirs & Other Publications: 

• "Look Both Ways" (2021) : https://www.brookeellison.com/look-both-ways
• "Miracles Happen" (2002): https://www.amazon.com/Miracles-Happen-Daughter-Journey-Hardcover/dp/B011MEQ62S
• "The Brooke Ellison Story" (2004), Directed by Christopher Reeve: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407612/

Speeches:

• TEDx "The Pillars of Hope": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA28_fd5e1A&t=1s
• American Society for Neuro-Rehabilitation Person of the Year keynote- "The Patient as the Professor": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3mE9kndUqo&t=1740s 
• Harvard- "A Shared Confidence": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alf_I1p7bds&t=143s

Follow Brooke on: 

• Facebook (@brooke.ellison1020): https://www.facebook.com/brooke.ellison1020
• Twitter (@brookemellison): https://twitter.com/brookemellison
• Instagram (brooke_ellison1020): https://www.instagram.com/brooke_ellison1020/

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Mary Fashik- disability rights activist, author, public speaker, and workshop facilitator- discusses her evolving advocacy in the digital space, the harms of online harassment and bullying, and how the community can provide a platform for constructive conversations.

Show Notes:

• The Politics of Disability: https://thepoliticsofdisability.buzzsprout.com/1771229 
• Upgrade Accessibility: https://www.upgradeaccessibility.com/
• Pride Our Way: https://prideourway.com/about/ 
• Adventurous Adeline: https://adventurousadeline.com/ 
• Moving from Disability Rights to Disability Justice: https://wid.org/moving-from-disability-rights-to-disability-justice/ 
• #EndToxicDisabilityCulture: https://www.instagram.com/p/CD64USSDhY2/?igsh=czE5YnhqcXBpaTFo
• Advocate vs Influencer: https://www.instagram.com/p/B7ZBFhwpm4x/?igsh=MWRydjBkdnowOXpj
• What disabled white privilege looks like: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuTLabjsSSZ/?igsh=cHRtbHRqOTllbTJl

Follow Mary!

• Instagram (@maryfashik): https://www.instagram.com/maryfashik/?hl=en 

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DRNY's PAAT, PAIR, and PAVA program director, Christy Asbee, Esq., discusses the accessibility requirements for snow & ice removal in New York State.

Show Notes:

DRNY Fact Sheets: https://www.drny.org/page/emergency-preparedness-128.html
Email DRNY at [email protected]
FEMA resources:
Snow Assistance- https://www.dhses.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/11/fact-sheet-for-fema-public-assistance-snow-events.pdf
Be Prepared for a Winter Storm- https://community.fema.gov/ProtectiveActions/s/article/Winter-Storm

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Shelby Edwards, the CEO, Founder, and Lead Coordinator of Inclusive Communication Services (ICS), discusses the importance of accessibility in media, ICS’s services and mission, and how accessibility formatting is being integrated in video publication today.

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Janie Mejias, the U.S. Organizer for Women Enabled International (WEI), discusses her advocacy work for the rights of women with disabilities, the intersectionality of feminism and disability, and WEI’s mission & resources.

This episode was made possible thanks to a generous grant from The New York Bar Foundation.

**Show Notes**

- Women Enabled International: https://womenenabled.org/
- U.S.  Gender and Disability Justice Alliance https://womenenabled.org/alliance/
- Generation Equality Forum and Inclusive Generation Equality Collective: https://womenenabled.org/impact/#generationEquality
- accountABILITY Toolkit: Using the Inter-American Human Rights System to Advance the Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities : https://womenenabled.org/reports/using-the-inter-american-human-rights-system-to-advance-the-rights-of-women-and-girls-with-disabilities/ 
- Summary of proposed new rule to Section 504: https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/09/07/hhs-issues-new-proposed-rule-to-strengthen-prohibitions-against-discrimination-on-basis-of-disability-in-health-care-and-human-services-programs.html 
- 10 Principles of Disability Justice: https://www.sinsinvalid.org/blog/10-principles-of-disability-justice 
- Sins Invalid, creator of the Disability Justice framework: https://www.sinsinvalid.org/ 
- More about Janie Mejias: https://womenenabled.org/teams/janie-mejias/ 
- Email Janie Mejias at  [email protected]  

Follow Women Enabled International!
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WomenEnabled.org
- Twitter (@womenenabled): https://twitter.com/womenenabled 
- Instagram (@womenenabled): https://www.instagram.com/womenenabled/ 
- U.S.  Gender and Disability Justice Alliance  Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/USGDJA

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Executive Director, Tim Clune, Esq., discusses DRNY's goals for the upcoming year.

*Show Notes*

• How to Improve Early Voting Accessibility in New York State
• DRNY Fact Sheets: https://www.drny.org/page/fact-sheets-36.html

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