Some disabled people who use New York State’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, or CDPAP, will now be able to stick with the previous company who handled their workers' pay, for a brief time.

If the preliminary injunction is approved by the judge, some consumers and their personal assistants will be able to stick with their original fiscal intermediary – but not indefinitely.

The statewide teachers union is applauding New York’s decision to reject a federal directive to end diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in public schools.

The federal court ruling halted plans to end the state's work with over 600 companies that currently administer New York’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program, or CDPAP.

The administration slashed $500 million from a program that supplied emergency food providers.

New tests of blood and spinal fluid can identify people experiencing memory loss from Alzheimer's disease.

New York’s embattled home care program faces a new setback after a federal judge delayed a key transition for the services until Friday.

Helping a sick family member over months or years can be an enormous strain. It can also disrupt your identity. Psychologists say embracing this change can open up new ways for caregivers to cope.

Earlier this month, WBFO's Disability Reporter Emyle Watkins joined mental health advocates as they traveled from Buffalo to Albany to push for peer-led, voluntary services in the state’s budget.

The last-minute decision by the state health department to extend the deadline from April 1 to April 30 came after lawmakers and care recipients begged for a delay. They have called the transition process rushed and chaotic, and raised concern that tens of thousands of consumers stood to lose home care.