**ENCORE: This podcast was recorded using Zoom | December 7, 2020**

DRNY senior staff advocate, Brenda Shannon, and  previous staff advocate, Sarah Hulbert, discuss ACCES-VR’s due process, how to apply, and what to expect during each stage of the process.

** Resources**
 
ACCES-VR website: www.acces.nysed.gov/vr
VR-711 form: http://www.acces.nysed.gov/common/acces/files/vr/review-form.pdf
DRNY contact info: 518-432-7861 and www.drny.org
DRNY Fact Sheets: https://www.drny.org/page/fact-sheets-36.html

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**ENCORE: This podcast was recorded October 2, 2019**

DRNY Senior Advocate, Brenda Shannon, discusses ACCES-VR, its services, and application process.

**Resources**
Application for ACCES-VR services: http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/apply-vocational-rehabilitation-services

How to contact DRNY:

• Call  518-432-7861 or 800-993-8982 (toll free)
• Email [email protected]

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**ENCORE: This podcast was recorded October 30, 2019**

DRNY staff attorney, Will Tronsor,  discusses the gig economy and its effects on workers with disabilities.

**Resources**

• How the Gig Economy impacts people with disabilities: https://medium.com/@sheribyrnehaber/how-the-gig-economy-impacts-people-with-disabilities-5950bd4a3668
• California Governor Sign’s law protecting gig economy workers: https://www.npr.org/2019/09/18/762108954/california-governor-signs-law-protecting-gig-economy-workers
• Fifth Circuit Holds that Independent Contractors Can Sue Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act: https://www.winston.com/en/thought-leadership/fifth-circuit-holds-that-independent-contractors-can-sue-under.html
• Flynn v. Distinctive Home Care, Inc., No. 15-50314 (5th Cir. Feb. 1, 2016): http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/15/15-50314-CV0.pdf
• Work incentives Planning and Assistance: https://www.ssa.gov/work/WIPA.html
• Independent Living Centers: http://www.acces.nysed.gov/vr/independent-living-centers

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Fulvia Vargas-De Leon, Consejera Principal de LatinoJustice, analiza los derechos de los votantes y cómo LatinoJustice está ayudando a la comunidad latina a través de sus servicios.

*ENGLISH TRANSLATION*
Fulvia Vargas-De Leon, Senior Counsel at LatinoJustice, discusses voter rights and how LatinoJustice is helping the Latino community through their services.

*SHOW NOTES*
https://www.latinojustice.org/en
https://www.latinojustice.org/en/voting-rights
https://www.elections.ny.gov/

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**ENCORE: This podcast was recorded November 6, 2019**

Ryan Williams, staff attorney at DRNY, discusses the employment gap between workers with and without disabilities.

**Resources**

• Nationwide Data for 2018, and NYS County Level Data - https://disabilitycompendium.org/
• National Employment Survey - https://researchondisability.org/national-disability-employment-survey

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**ENCORE: This podcast was recorded February 10, 2021** 

DRNY’s PAAT, PAIR, and PAVA Director, Christy Asbee, Esq.,  joined by DRNY staff attorney, Brandy Tomlinson, discuss the Department of Transportation (DOT)’s regulations for service animals on planes.

**Show Notes**

• Service Animals vs Emotional Support Animals podcast: https://youtu.be/o0GjLJjyDvM
• Service Animal Etiquette podcast: https://youtu.be/dWEGcuf9DqE
• Service Animal Myths podcast: https://youtu.be/tRXzx4fsxsY
• DRNY Fact Sheet "Traveling by Air with a Service Animal": https://www.dropbox.com/s/tcspb8oh8nx0hlw/2020.12.21%20Traveling%20with%20Srvice%20Animal%20CA%20edits.pdf?dl=0
• DOT Customer Service Center: 202-366-4000
• DOT - Service Animal page: https://www.transportation.gov/individuals/aviation-consumer-protection/service-animals

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Hugo Acosta, creador del primer periódico de orientación hispana "CNY Latino", analiza la importancia y los orígenes del Mes de la Herencia Hispana.

**Recursos**
www.cnylatino.com
cnylatinonewspaper.com

-English Translation-
Hugo Acosta, creator of the first Hispanic-oriented newspaper "CNY Latino", discusses the importance and origins of Hispanic Heritage Month.

**Resources**
www.cnylatino.com
cnylatinonewspaper.com

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**This podcast was recorded using Zoom | July 29, 2022 **

Connie Avery, who was featured in DRNY’s 2019 documentary short, Connie: A DRNY My Story, discusses her current work and achievements as an artist and the importance of sharing your experiences and educating the public as a self-advocate.

**Show Notes**
www.averyfinearts.com

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ENCORE: **This podcast was recorded on February 5, 2020.**

As part of our Service Animal series, guest Christy Asbee esq., PAAT, PAIR, & PAVA Director at DRNY, discusses the difference between service animals and emotional support animals.

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**This podcast was recorded using Zoom | August 8, 2022 **

CONTENT WARNING: This episode will be addressing linguistic ableism. You will be hearing ableist terminology at various points throughout the episode to showcase the harms of discriminatory language. Please proceed accordingly.

In recent news, popular artists Lizzo and Beyoncé  both released songs that included an ableist slur, in which disability rights advocates and allies publicly addressed. To speak on these events, DRNY’s CAP & PABSS Program Director, Erica Molina, and PADD Senior Advocate, Nancy Nowak, discuss linguistic ableism, the harms of hegemonic ableist structures, and the importance of education & appropriate criticism to enact social and cultural change.

*Show Notes*

• https://www.npr.org/2022/06/14/1104925003/lizzo-rerecords-grrrls-criticism-ableism
• https://www.wsj.com/articles/beyonce-to-replace-lyric-on-renaissance-after-backlash-from-disability-rights-advocates-11659379627?st=88ecbbt1i92xvq5&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
• https://www.insider.com/beyonce-lizzo-changed-lyrics-ableism-black-artists-double-standard-2022-8
• https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/aug/02/beyonce-lizzo-ableism
• https://www.npr.org/2022/08/08/1115682836/how-to-talk-about-disability-sensitively-and-avoid-ableist-tropes
• https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/16/opinion/blind-ableist-language.html
• https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/eminem-still-using-word-retarded-thats-issue-205128399.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAjLJLYuBokmtiBFIH92-0UdcUoHYloiNLBfqlKr3M2iEsMtb7OI7N89fzY9USJT6EUQuOxvgMvuAy0gKqAcTFdTVUnCR-3WSKaNdUYmxO1C_LayDL66Do8gupMNPVifSR9-bkMHNGwRw4FlWl4a9kXVMRlHHhg5sS_1bFAIIb9n
• https://themighty.com/topic/disability/taylor-swift-brendon-urie-me-lame-psycho
• https://nashtastic.com/2016/07/01/is-albino-a-derogatory-word/
• The Incredibles (2004) scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_YYX7hZa3E

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