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Pete Harckham

40th Senate District

Andrew Gounardes

26th Senate District

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

15th Senate District

James Skoufis

42nd Senate District

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Senator Harckham. SD40, Shepherd Patterson Notification Act, disability advocacy, Empowering Students and Parents

Harckham, Levenberg and Advocates to Call for Improved Care and Support for Students with Medical Conditions

May 4, 2026

Shepherd Patterson

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Developmental Disabilities, OPWDD, disability advocacy, Central New York

NY group home staffing crisis forces woman into weekly 120-mile trip away from caregivers she loves

John W. Mannion

August 9, 2023

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disability advocacy, Americans with Disabilities Act, Advocacy, Disabilities

Skoufis Bill Establishing State Disability Rights Office Signed Into Law

February 7, 2022

Photo by Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul

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children with disabilities, disability advocacy, Children and Families

Russell Salvatore, Senator Tim Kennedy Join Cantalician Center for Learning to Unveil Newly Remodeled Courtyard for Students with Disabilities

Timothy M. Kennedy

September 28, 2021

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Combating COVID-19 and Protecting New Yorkers' Health, disability advocacy, Hospitals, Addabbo

Addabbo sponsors bill that would allow persons with a disability to have an essential support person with them at the hospital during a pandemic

Joseph P. Addabbo Jr.

February 3, 2021

Maria D'Amico and Fred D'Amico

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