Gov. Kathy Hochul defended changes to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, or CDPAP, despite continued criticism from some advocates and state legislators.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 1/21/26, we preview the upcoming Special Olympics New York winter games and learn about their collaboration with RIT photojournalism students.

New Yorkers are less than 10 months out from choosing their next governor — which makes everything the governor does, and the ways her opponents respond, all that more important.

Many college programs for students with intellectual disabilities are not accredited. A new grant-funded effort aims to change that.

At a library inside the New York State Museum in Albany, shelves are filled with an array of reading materials. But the resources inside this library are more than what meets the eye.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 1/16/25, we delve into the state of public media. Then we close out Dialogue on Disability Week with a discussion about disability rights.

People with normal hearing who have trouble following conversations may have an underdiagnosed disorder.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 1/15/26, we talk with families of children with disabilities to learn how funding cuts have created more barriers to assistance.

Housing, home care among the concerns raised as the legislative session begins.

In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 1/14/26, we continue our Dialogue on Disability Week with a talk with the director and star of the film "Don't Look Away."