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Hochul’s budget fails people with disabilities

When I was elected to the Nassau County Legislature last fall, I pledged to make it my mission to champion the rights of people with disabilities on the local, state and federal levels to the best of my ability. more

By Michael Giangregorio | 3/8/24

From Albany on down, we support people with disabilities

Reading the Newsday obituary about the passing of a beloved member of the Lattingtown community who was born with a developmental disability got me thinking about how far we’ve come in terms of helping people with disabilities, yet at the same time how much more we must do. more

By Charles Lavine | 1/12/24

Empowering every child, including those with disabilities

In the realm of education, have you ever found yourself in a classroom where the teacher discussed a topic that left you utterly bewildered? I certainly have. more

By Taylor Darling | 10/19/23

Remembering Judy Heumann

My friend Judy Heumann died March 4 in Washington, D.C., where she lived. Her name might not mean too much to many of you. But to thousands, and I do mean thousands, of people who struggle every day with physical disabilities, her name is gold. more

By James Bernstein | 3/23/23

We all deserve a chance to pursue our dreams

The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour for 14 years — a time period during which mere adjustments for inflation would now have it over $10. more

1/12/23

The Valley Stream Herald recognizes George Catalanotto, Vietnam veteran, as this year's Person of the Year.

George Catalanotto is the Valley Stream's Herald 2022 Person of the Year

W hen George Catalanotto, a distinguished U.S. Army veteran who served for 13 months in Vietnam as a combat engineer, enters a classroom for one of his teaching presentations about veterans, he … more

By Juan Lasso | 12/29/22

When nature calls at 35,000 feet

The Federal Aviation Administration has just closed the comment period for the flying public regarding the size of airline passenger seats. They were focused on the wrong seats. more

By Ronald J. Rosenberg | 11/10/22

Kevin Santana said he wasn’t really very interested in trains until he attended his first visit to the museum, but after the field trip he thought they were really cool.

Intern paves the way for differently abled youth

The Oyster Bay Rail Road Museum has unveiled a new internship program in partnership with the Center for Developmental Disabilities in Woodbury. Known as the Vocational Internship Program, it has … more

By Will Sheeline | 6/3/22

Maintaining VA centers is the least we can do

In the waning weeks of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln realized that sooner rather than later, the tens of thousands of Union soldiers returning from the battlefield would be forced to fend for themselves. more

4/21/22

I didn’t have a disability. Our institutions do.

After watching a boring sci-fi movie, I stared at the blinking orange hand signal outside the Lynbrook movie theater, waiting to cross heavily trafficked, four-lane Peninsula Boulevard. more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 11/25/21

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