The City Parks Foundation offers free Track & Field activities for children ages 5-16 with an adaptive component for participants of all abilities. The summer program gives kids the opportunity to learn the basics of the sport, from hurdles and relay races to long jump, shot put and javelin throw. The program runs from July through August at various parks throughout the city.
 
For more information contact:
George Febles
Director, City Parks Track & Field / Olmstead Center / Sports Programs
Phone: 718-760-6987
Email: gfebles@cityparksfoundation.org

The Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities works hard to ensure that people with disabilities can enjoy all opportunities that our City has to offer.  This includes providing qualified people with disabilities with the opportunity to take advantage of Accessible Parking spaces that are located throughout New York City’s five boroughs.    

Accessible Parking spaces are designated for people with disabilities to ensure equal access to goods and services.  Parking in an Accessible Parking space without a permit is illegal.   

Anyone who parks illegally in an Accessible Parking space will be ticketed and subject to being towed.  The fine for this violation is one hundred and eighty dollars ($180.00).  So please respect the city's parking laws and the rights of others.

Presented by
Donna Quadri, NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Preston Robert Tisch Center for Hospitality, Tourism,and Sports Management

 Named as one of the Top 25 Most Extraordinary Minds in Sales & Marketing for 2012 
by the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International.

Monday, June 17th

10am to 12pm

Hosted by

THE RITZ-CARLTON NEWYORK, CENTRAL PARK

50 Central Park South, NewYork, NY 10019

The Ritz-Carlton is located on the Southeast corner of 6th Avenue and 59th Street

The F-train at 57th street and N,R,Wtrains at 5th Avenue 
are the closest subway stations to the hotel

To Register Click Here

The New York State Court of Appeals made a unanimous decision to uphold a State law authorizing the City’s establishment of street hail livery service in Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island and northern Manhattan.

The Court’s decision allows the City to move forward with a plan to put up to 18,000 new, “apple green,” Boro taxis on NYC’s streets over the next three years. And one-fifth of these new taxis will be made wheelchair accessible.

The State law that the Court upheld also authorizes the City to sell 2,000 new taxi medallions for wheelchair-accessible yellow taxicabs.

The sale of these new yellow taxi medallions will generate up to $1 billion in City revenues, including $300 million in the next fiscal year.

Separately, an appeals court lifted an injunction against our new e-Hail program, which allows people to hail yellow cabs using a mobile app.

This announcement means that in 2013 the City will have created two entirely new transportation networks at no cost to taxpayers: the Five Boro Taxi and Citi Bike.

Dancing Dreams, a nonprofit dance program will be opening a site in Manhattan in September 2013.

Who is eligible: Children ages 3-17 whom have disabilities.

When: On Monday afternoons, starting December through May

For information please visit: www.dancingdreams.org 

E-mail joann@dancingdreams.org  or Call (718) 428-2600

Presented by: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING PRESERVATION & DEVELOPMENT & COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

JOIN US!
JUNE 13th 2013
8:30 am – 1:00 pm
NYU SCHOOL OF LAW
108 West 3rd Street
LIPTON HALL
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST PROVIDED

For information: 212-863-8033
RSVP: BUCKLEYA@hpd.nyc.gov

For People with Disabilities

Hosted By CAREERS & the disABLED Magazine:
The Influential Force On Employment Of People With Disabilities

Place: New Yorker Hotel
481 8th Avenue & 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
Date: Friday, July 19, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Train The Talent (TTT℠) Art Studio Workshops:

Strokes of Genius, Inc. offers Art Studio workshops for individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) who have an interest or talent in art. In general workshops offer classes in drawing, as well as watercolor, acrylic painting and clay.

The TTT℠Art Studio of Brooklyn will be open this June 2013!

Watch Video "TTT℠ -  Empowering Artists With Autism"

Click here for information on Brooklyn Studio Workshops

Click here to REGISTER for a Workshop

Click here for SUMMER ART CAMP information and registration

The Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities and the NYC Department for the Aging are pleased to announce the Taxi Smart Card Program is currently underway and accepting applications. The Taxi Smart Card Program offers disabled residents of Brooklyn’s Community District 18 and Queens’ Community District 1 the opportunity to apply for the use of pre-loaded debit cards that can be used to pay for yellow taxicabs and livery car services.

Participants can use the Taxi Smart Card to take taxis to doctor’s appointments, visit relatives and/or friends, use taxis for transport to supermarkets or shopping centers, etc.  The Taxi Smart Card Program will be a wonderful resource for coverage during off- peak periods, nights, weekends and for trips that don’t fit into regular NYC MTA transit or Access-A-Ride routes.

For more information, please contact Stephanie Myers at the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities.

Please visit OEM's website at www.nyc.gov/oem or call 311 and ask to speak with the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities. 

FEMA INFORMATION

FEMA is the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is responsible for providing and coordinating emergency services in Presidentially declared disaster areas. FEMA works as a partner with other parts of the Federal government and with State and local governments and voluntary organizations.

There are two primary Federal programs that offer disaster assistance:

• FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program provides money and direct services to those affected by a major disaster. Requirements must be met to qualify for help from this program.
• The U.S. Small Business Administration provides low-interest loans for damage to property owned by homeowners, renters, businesses and private non-profit organizations that are not fully covered by insurance. Please visit
  http://www.fema.gov/what-information-do-i-need-apply to find out information regarding FEMA’s application guides.