September 06, 2006
Cafe to open at Children's Museum: Snug Harbor eatery to employ developmentally disabled adults from On Your Mark
Museum-going works up an appetite, especially among small fry. Starting next month, visitors to the Staten Island Children's Museum at Snug Harbor in Livingston will be able to refuel at a brand-new cafe.
Of equal benefit, the cafe will provide employment for 15 developmentally disabled adults from the nonprofit agency On Your Mark of West Brighton.
...Besides the cafe, the grant will provide funding for 15 special-education teen-agers to work at the museum to help with mailings, prepare for workshops, maintain exhibits and assist in the operations department.
It also will help fund various programs geared toward children with anxiety and attention disorders, including painting, sculpting, gardening and cooking with other young people.
MetroCard Bus, Van Coming To Queens
MetroCard buses and vans will make scheduled stops in Queens during the month of September.
Senior citizens and persons with disabilities may apply for the Reduced Fare MetroCard on MetroCard buses or may obtain an application from the vans. Seniors must present photo identification proving that they are at least 65 years old.
September 07, 2006
New York to Washington Bike Ride Planned to Promote Hiring of Workers With Disabilities
With the U.S. employment rate of people with disabilities at 20%, Jeff Klare, CEO of Hire Disability Solutions, a national leader in increasing employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities, will undertake a 300 mile bike ride from New York to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness of the need for greater corporate hiring of workers with disabilities.
Disabled Muslims Lobby for Better Access to Mosques
The landmark 1990 Americans With Disabilities Act requires new public facilities -- including houses of worship -- to be handicapped-accessible.
But because many mosques are small, housed in older buildings and rarely built from the ground up, few are fully accessible for the disabled.
Sister Aisha al-Adawiya, president of the advocacy group Women in Islam, said most mosques in New York ignore the disabled.