People with disabilities and their advocates are trying to present a united front this week as they press state lawmakers on key priorities.

Maggie McCrumb shares her journey of self-advocacy, overcoming workplace barriers, and finding independence with support services and job coaching.

Medicaid cuts fuel ECMC layoffs, NYS specialized disability schools seek more funding and autistic advocates raise concerns over new HHS autism committee appointees.

"The government cannot condition settlement payments on silencing citizens’ speech about matters of public concern," attorney Andrew Rozynski argued in court papers.

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.