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WXXI | NPR: Disabilities Beat: Court sets new deadlines, changes for CDPAP transition
WXXI | NPR: Disabilities Beat: Court sets new deadlines, changes for CDPAP transition
- April 16, 2025
- 2:09 pm
NYLAG's Elizabeth Jois breaks down the importance of the CDPAP program and what participants can expect from the ongoing transition in a conversation with Buffalo Toronto Public Media (BTPM) multimedia reporter Emyle Watkins.
Last week, parties to a federal lawsuit against New York State's Department of Health filed and a judge approved a preliminary injunction which will create new protections for consumers and their personal assistants who are transitioning to a new company running the state's home care program.
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Elizabeth Jois: Somebody should be listening to when the community is saying, "It's hard to get through," or, "This website is hard to use with certain disabilities. I really wish somebody was listening to that." There's been a lot of focus overall on business interests or the various players in this whole transition, and I think right now it's really time to move on to focus on the individuals with disabilities who are most affected by the program.
Read the full transcript of the conversation in WXXI News, originally aired and published on April 16, 2025
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