The State Office of the Chief Disability Officer was announced earlier this week by the governor, a new office and position created that will advocate on behalf of persons with disabilities. Governor Kathy Hochul says people with disabilities deserve to be treated better in New York…
Randi Rios-Castro is the CEO of Jawonio in New City, and said the creation of the new office ensures the state’s most vulnerable populations have a voice in decision-making, securing resources and creating more opportunities for people with disabilities. North Rockland and Orange County state senator James Skoufis says since his days in the Assembly more than five years ago as a member of the “People with Disabilities Task Force” he’s been working to have this position created…
Denise Figueroa is the Executive Director of the Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, and says the new office will help all people with disabilities…
Kimberly Hill was appointed the State’s first Chief Disability Officer. She most recently served as the Principal Analyst for the State Assembly Standing Committee on People with Disabilities, and she had previously served as Director of the Assembly Task Force on People with Disabilities.