Wellness Center Expo to be held at Newburgh Free Library

Read About it here

FREE AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OFFERED.

ADA Amendment

Act of 2008

Read it Here

Leadership Orange Donates to Independent Living

See Press Release here

ILC receives $250,000 to build regional disability training, Technology and conference center.

View the Press release

People 1st

Independent Living Inc.'s

Quarterly Newsletter

Is now available

HERE

You can also see Archived copies of our newsletter Here.

The Orange County Mental Health and Wellness Conference was held on June 25th. Read about it here.

Independent Living held the The third annual Early Childhood Conference on June 11th

Read About it Here

US House of representatives pass improvements to the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act.

Read the full article here.

Valueless Lives of Elderly and Disabled in Nursing Homes

News Story

See Donna's Story continuation from our newsletter

A blind Governer adjusts and so does Albany. An article from The New York Times.

Boot the SHU is passed into law.

Final Welfare Reform Regulations Announced
Rules will promote self-sufficiency and program flexibility

HAVA voting Law

Signs of a

Sea Change In Voting

2008

DISABILITY

Legislative

Action Agenda!!

Keeping Patients From Reentering the Hospital Article from the Wall Street Journal

Title III of the ADA Becomes NY State Law

NEW YORK TO BRING NEWS SERVICE TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONSUMERS

Public Input Needed- Partnership4coverage

Rights for The Disabled!

Governor Spitzer Signs Legislation Increasing Rights for The Disabled

Burden of Proof!

Governor Spitzer signs law that puts burden of proof on schools in special education disputes!! Will make it easier for parents of disabled children to challenge school districts' decisions regarding their child's education

Shadows Training

An informational program for students with disabilities, their families and professionals.

Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 6:30 pm

88 East Main Street

Port Jervis, NY

BE PARKING CONSIDERATE

View a sample "fake"

Reserved Parking ticket

"Be Parking Considerate!"

NYS DMV Reserved Parking Permit Application

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MISCELLANEOUS

Browsealoud
is available for people who find it difficult to read online. Reading large amounts of text on screen can be difficult for those with literacy and visual impairments

ACCESSIBLE POLLING MACHINES

Text Box: ALL PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES CAN UTILIZE
ANY OF THESE MACHINES!!! VOTE!

(If you are registered to vote in Orange County)

THE DEVICES WERE PURCHASED to comply with the Help America Vote Act that Congress passed in 2002. The law was designed to give voters with disabilities the devices that would guarantee them the same accessibility and privacy in the voting booth offered to everyone else. Times Herald Record Article 8/23/06

No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live. Other rights, even the most basic, are illusory if the right to vote is undermined. - U.S. Supreme Court, Wesberry v. Sanders (1964)

HAVA imposes numerous requirements for new voting systems. As a result, New York must replace its old lever machines with upgraded modern technology capable, among other things, of providing access for individuals with disabilities, alternative language accessibility, and a permanent paper record with a manual audit capacity. Elliot Spitzer, Attorney General NYS From Voting Matters II, Feb 05

Recent Quote from the BOE (Board of Election) Mailer of Polling Sites:

"A new voting system permitting voters with disabilities the opportunity to vote independently, is available this year. Please call for more information."

Orange County Board of Elections

(845) 291-2444

After inquiring about transportation, Independent Living, Inc has also received the following letter from Orange County Election Commissioners Green and Bahren.

Text of the letter:

The Orange County Board of Elections is committed to the full implementation of the Help America Vote Act including the requirements stipulated under the DOJ settlement with New York State for Plan B in 2006.

As part of that agreement, Orange County agreed to provide transportation to those disabled voters requiring such services this year to any of the four sites of the ballot marking devices in the county on Primary and Election Day. Although we are still working through the details of securing transportation we can provide the answers to your questions.

1. Will a fare be charged? No.

2. How many rides are being planned (anticipated)? As noted we are still in the process of securing the transportation. We are looking to have two vehicles available from locations in the eastern and western sides of the county to transport voters.

3. Will they be available from anywhere in the county? Yes, transportation service will still be available from any location in the county to one of the four ballot marking devices.

4. Will there be a time allotment for voting between arrival and the return trip? We will request that disabled voters requiring transportation call the Board of ELections to schedule the time that transportation is needed.

5. Is some or all of the transportation being provided accessible? Yes all of the transportation will be accessible.

6. Will it be necessary to make a reservation for a rided before primary day? Election Day? If so, with whom, and by when must the reservation be made? A request will be made that reservations be made in advance of the election, however we are aware that circumstances will arise that some voters will need transportation services and will contact the Board on Election Day.

7. Will a voter be able to bring family, children, service animals, etc. to accompany the voter to and from the polls? If so what, if any are the restrictions? Yes the voter may bring another person, whether a family member or someone else with them to the ballot marking device location in the vehicle. Yes, a service animal will always be welcome.

If you have any questions on our response to this questionnaire please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,

Susan Bahren

David C. Green

(Commissioners of Orange County Board of Elections)

If you have any questions concerning your voting status.

If your polling site is not handicapped accessible and you need assistance.

If your polling location is unavailable on line

Text Box: For more information or if you need transportation to the four sites listed above please contact the
Orange County Board of Elections at 291-2444
Primary: SEPT 12th, 2007
General Election: NOV 7th, 2007
INSTRUCTIONS ON USING
THE "NEW" AVANTE MACHINE
(Click Here)

CONTACT: Orange County Board of Elections (845) 291-2444

ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS 2006 Primary Election Candidate List

OFFICE	PARTY LINE SOUGHT	CANDIDATE NAME	ADDRESS
GOVERNOR	Democratic	THOMAS R SUOZZI	68 CRESCENT BEACH RD GLEN COVE, NY 11542
GOVERNOR	Democratic	ELIOT SPITZER	985 FIFTH AVE, APT 8-B NEW YORK, NY 10021
ATTORNEY GENERAL	Democratic	CHARLES G KING	10 YORK DR NEW CITY, NY 10956
ATTORNEY GENERAL	Democratic	MARK GREEN	43 EAST 19TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10003
ATTORNEY GENERAL	Democratic	ANDREW M CUOMO	ONE WEST ST, APT 3608 NEW YORK, NY 10004
ATTORNEY GENERAL	Democratic	SEAN PATRICK MALONEY	140 EAST 28TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10016
US SENATE	Republican	KT MCFARLAND	770 PARK AVE, APT 6-B NEW YORK, NY 10021
US SENATE	Republican	JOHN SPENCER	15 KINGSTON AVE YONKERS, NY 10701
US SENATE	Democratic	JONATHAN B TASINI	739 WEST 186TH NEW YORK, NY 10033
US SENATE	Democratic	HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON	15 OLD HOUSE LN CHAPPAQUA, NY 10514
19TH CONG DIST	Democratic	DARREN J RIGGER	200 SCHOOL HOUSE RD, POB 2128 PEEKSKILL, NY 10566
19TH CONG DIST	Democratic	BEN SHULDINER	61 TOWNSEND RD, POB 608 CROMPOND, NY 10517
19TH CONG DIST	Democratic	JUDITH AYDELOTT	100 MAPLE AVE KATONAH, NY 10536
19TH CONG DIST	Democratic	JOHN HALL	21 RIDGE RD DOVER PLANIS, NY 10536
97TH ASSEMBLY DIST	Independence	ANN G RABBITT	27 TEN EYCK AVE, POB 893 GREENWOOD LAKE, NY 10925
97TH ASSEMBLY DIST	Independence	MICHAEL D PADUCH	39 SCOTCHTOWN COLLABAR RD MIDDLETOWN, NY 10941

ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS 2006 Primary Election Candidate List OFFICE PARTY LINE SOUGHT CANDIDATE NAME ADDRESS

SHERIFF REP Republican THOMAS J CARTON 34 BERDANS RD

MONROE, NY 10950

SHERIFF REP Republican CARL E DU BOIS 28 MILL POND RD

OTISVILLE, NY 10963

BLOOMING GROVE TOWN JUSTICE 1 DEM Democratic JOSEPH G MC KAY 76 W MAIN ST

WASHINGTONVILLE, NY 10992

BLOOMING GROVE TOWN JUSTICE 1 DEM Democratic VANESSA R ELLIOTT 1 OLD DOMINION RD, POB 136

BLOOMING GROVE, NY 10914

BLOOMING GROVE TOWN JUSTICE 1 WOR Working Families Party VANESSA R ELLIOTT 1 OLD DOMINION RD, POB 136

BLOOMING GROVE, NY 10914

BLOOMING GROVE TOWN JUSTICE 1 WOR Working Families Party JOSEPH G MC KAY 76 W MAIN ST

WASHINGTONVILLE, NY 10992

BLOOMING GROVE TOWN JUSTICE 1 WOR Working Families Party STEPHEN J SMITH 102 E MAIN ST

WASHINGTONVILLE, NY 10992

CTY COMM MONTGOMERY 07 DEM Democratic JEFFREY C MC CORMICK 23 RAILROAD AVE

WALDEN, NY 12586

CTY COMM MONTGOMERY 07 DEM Democratic LINDA M MC CORMICK 23 RAILROAD AVE

WALDEN, NY 12586

CTY COMM MONTGOMERY 07 DEM Democratic NESTOR RODRIGUEZ 6 WALDEN ESTATES RD

WALDEN, NY 12586

CTY COMM MONTGOMERY 07 DEM Democratic DEBORAH J DE JESUS 4 TIN CT

WALDEN, NY 12586

CTY COMM MONTGOMERY 08 DEM Democratic JOSE E DE JESUS 4 TIN CT

WALDEN, NY 12586

CTY COMM MONTGOMERY 08 DEM Democratic GREGORY A ANDERSON 21 PRINCETON DR

WALDEN, NY 12586

CTY COMM MONTGOMERY 08 DEM Democratic SANFORD R ALTMAN 169 SOUTH DR

WALDEN, NY 12586

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADA Checklist for Polling Places

illustration showing an accessible polling place

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Did You Know?

That there are more than 54 million children and adults with disabilities in the United States (and growing everyday!)

1 out of 5 Americans has a disability.

That the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed in 1990 by President George Bush, is the most sweeping civil rights legislation since the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

That the 32nd President of the United States had a disability (F.D. Roosevelt)

That people with disabilities are less likely to be registered to vote than people without disabilities.

That 14 million voting age people are not registered to vote.

YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO VOTE!!!

No right is more precious in a free country than that of having a voice in the election of those who make the laws under which, as good citizens, we must live. Other rights, even the most basic, are illusory if the right to vote is undermined. - U.S. Supreme Court, Wesberry v. Sanders (1964)

Orange County Board of Elections

(845) 291-2444

Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Checklist for Polling Places

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Americans with Disabilities Act

ADA Checklist for Polling Places

Send mail to MIS@myindependentliving.org with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: October 07, 2008