Opening Statements
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner
Assemblymember Chris Burdick
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio
Assemblymember Joe G Angelino
Panel 1
Roger Bearden, Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner
Assemblymember Chris Burdick
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
Assemblymember John T. McDonald III
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio
Assemblymember Joe G Angelino
Assemblymember Kahleel Anderson
Panel 2
Roberta Reardon, Commissioner, New York State Department of Labor
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner
Assemblymember Chris Burdick
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
Assemblymember John T. McDonald III
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio
Assemblymember Joe G Angelino
Assemblymember Kahleel Anderson
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Panel 3
Ceylane Meyers-Ruff, Deputy Commissioner, Office of Adult and Career and Continuing Education Services, New York State Education Department
Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio
Assemblymember Kahleel Anderson
Assemblymember Joe G Angelino
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
Assemblymember Chris Burdick
Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Panel 4
Andrew J. Karhan, Co-Executive Director, Cornell University, Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability
Scott Phillipson, President, SEIU Local 200United
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio
Assemblymember Chris Burdick
Assemblywoman Latoya Joyner
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Panel 5
Daniel H. Phillips, Technology Manager, Social Worker, Director of Public Policy, Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Mike Miller, Vice President, Human Resources Operations, Golub Corporation - Price Chopper/Market 32
Maureen O'Brien, President/CEO, New York State Industries for the Disabled
Elisabeth Axel, President & CEO, Art Beyond Sight
Gemma Calinda, Hudson Valley Organizer, Hand in Hand, NY Caring Majority Campaign
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio
Assemblymember Chris Burdick
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Panel 6
BJ Stasio, President, Self-Advocacy Association of New York State
John Robinson, President & CEO, Our Ability, Inc.
Len Statham, Chief Operating Officer, New York Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
Eman Rimawi, Access-A-Ride Campaign Coordinator and Organizer, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest
Ryan Williams, Esq., Staff Attorney, PABSS Program, Disability Rights, New York
Lisa Krizman, Esq. & MSW, President, Stablework Corp.
Joseph T. McDonald, III, Organizational Co-lead, Institute for Career Development
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
Assemblywoman Jodi Giglio
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
Assemblymember Joe G Angelino
Assemblymember Chris Burdick
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Panel 7
Michael Seereiter, President/CEO, New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation
Winifred Schiff, Associate Executive Director, InterAgency Council of Developmental Disabilities Agencies, Inc.
Steve Towler, Vice President of Programs & Business Development, AHRC-NYC
Fredda Rosen, Executive Director, Job Path
Ed O'Donnell, Senior Vice President, Goodwill
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
Assemblymember Chris Burdick
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Panel 12
Kirk Lewis, Executive Director, Schenectady ARC
Ernest Dodge, President/CEO, JM Murray
Stanfort Perry, Executive Director, AHRC Nassau
Gilbert Pineda, Self Advocate
Jessica Snyder, Self Advocate
Susan Lucas, Parent/Guardian
Assemblymember Chris Burdick
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
Panel 8
Michelle Othon, Albany Chapter - Hearing Loss of America/Individual with Hearing Loss
Peter Fackler, Hearing Loss Association of America - NYS
Marc Safman, Board Member, American Association of the DeafBlind & Co-Founder, New York DeafBlind Advocates
Michelle Decker, Special Education Advocate, Parent & Member
Amy Watkins, EdD, Director of ELA & SS of Wappingers CSD/Mother Wappingers CSD
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Assemblymember Chris Burdick
Panel 9
Daniel R. Brown, Executive Director (and parent), Racker
Barry Harrison, Father, Board of Directors, Center for Career Freedom
Marion Resnick, Parent/Executive Committee Member, NYC Fair
Lucille Rossi, Parent
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Panel 10
Bryan O'Malley, Executive Director, Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Association of New York State
Lyn Geigel, Vocational Services Program Coordinator, Resource Center for Independent Living
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon
Megan Parker, Director of Advocacy, New York Association on Independent Living
Maria Samuels, Executive Director, Westchester Disabled on the Move, Inc.
Joe Rappaport, Executive Director, Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled
Keith Gurgui, Systems Advocate, Resource Center for Accessible Living
Panel 11
Julia Duff, Executive Director, Spina Bifida Association of Northeastern New York
Panel 13
Michael Smith, Executive Director, Foundation for Autism Information and Research, Inc.
Nathaniel Frei-Pearson
Ralph Antonelli, Director of Referrals & Admissions, The Judge Rotenberg Center
Karen Azarian, Employment Workgroup Facilitator, Care Design NY Individual & Family Advisory Board
Kejuanti Muhammed
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
Kathleen Collins, Coordinator, Downstate New York ADAPT
Kenneth Burr, Individual
Harriet Lowell, Chair, White Plains Mayor's Advisory Committee for People with Disabilities
Dave Thompson, Senior Director of Employment and Inclusion, The Nicholas Center
Lennyn Jacob, Secretary, CUNY Coalition for Students with Disabilities (CCSD)
Stella Spanakos, Parent
Assemblymember Harvey Epstein
Assemblymember Thomas Abinanti
Assemblymember Chris Burdick
Closing