HLAA NYS President Steve Wolfert and Advocacy Committee Chair Jerry Bergman met on Friday, March 6, with Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins. The Majority Leader encouraged us to reach out to Sen. Patricia Fahy of Albany, Sen. Cordelle Cleare of Manhattan…
Read More Quest for Statewide “Open Movie Captioning” Law Encouraged by State Senate Majority Leader
NYS-HLAA Team working for Open-Movie-Caption Law in New York State!
Please join us in Saratoga Springs, October 2-4, for the "Hear Well - Live Well"Â 2026 State Conference! EVENT Page Link >>> https://hearinglossnys.org/nys-conference-2026/
January 26, 2024 Hon. Kathleen C. HochulGovernor, State of New York Re: Interagency Coordinating Council for Service to Persons who are Deaf, Deafblind & Hardof Hearing Dear Governor Hochul: Thank you for announcing the re-establishment of the Interagency Coordinating Council.(IAC).…
For Immediate Release: 1/17/2024 | GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL Kimberly T. Hill, Appointed New York State’s First Chief Disability Officer in 2022, Expands Staff as Council Re-Starts Experienced Expert Christopher Woodfilll to Lead Interagency CoordinatingCouncil, with Support from Sign Language Interpreter Rachel…
HLAA’s 2023 State & Chapter Award Recipients were recognized on Friday, June 30, 2023 at the Awards Ceremony & Reception at the HLAA 2023 Convention sponsored by CapTel Captioned Telephone and held in New Orleans, LA. The New York State…
HLAA's 2023 National Award Recipients were recognized on Friday, June 30, 2023 at the Awards Ceremony & Reception at the HLAA 2023 Convention sponsored by CapTel Captioned Telephone and held in New Orleans, LA. Three NYS members received awards; see…
In the closing days of the 2022 legislative session, the State Senate unanimously passed S1852B, authorizing New York to become the 39th state to have an agency to represent the Deaf, DeafBlind and Hard of Hearing. The Senate’s action follows…
July 28, 2022. ADA Remarks by Jerry Bergman during "Disability Rights in New York State"Â Sponsored by the NYS Division of Human Rights on July 28, 2022. In association with the New York Association on Independent Living, the Hearing Loss…
Read More Celebrating 32nd Anniversary of ADA in New York State
