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Join ACLD in advocating for children and adults with autism, learning and developmental disabilities. Together we can fight harmful budget cuts and service transformations that may impact how we fulfill our mission.
For a complete list of elected officials to contact, see below.
Self Advocacy
ACLD is committed to promoting advocacy and empowerment throughout the agency. We understand this begins at the most foundational level with people we support taking an active role in their own person-centered planning process and spans the continuum where people supported and their families are active members of our governing body. At every level, people are supported to express their voices and get involved in all areas of the agency to help ACLD meet its goals and mission.
New Alerts
Stand Up for New Yorkers with I/DD: Close the Funding Gap! Support the 4% TII: Protect I/DD Services in the Final Budget
New York’s budget is entering its final weeks. While Governor Hochul proposed a modest 1.7% increase, both the Senate and Assembly have recognized the shortfall by including a 4% Targeted Inflationary Increase (TII) in their one-house budgets. Now, we must ensure the final Enacted Budget upholds this 4% commitment and restores Care Coordination Organizations (CCOs) as eligible programs.
2026 EXECUTIVE BUDGET: LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES Click here to read about the budget priorities laid out by New York Disability Advocates (NYDA)
Contacts for Advocacy
New York State Governor
Kathy Hochul
Email Governor Hochul
New York State Comptroller
Thomas P. DiNapoli
New York State Senate Majority Leader
Andrea Stewart-Cousins
518-455-2585
Email Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins
New York State Assembly Speaker
Carl E. Heastie
New York State Finance Committee Chair
Senator Liz Kreuger
New York State Assembly Majority Leader
Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes
Email Majority Leader Peoples-Stokes
New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee Chair
J. Gary Pretlow
New York State OPWDD Commissioner
Willow Bear
Email Commissioner Bear's Office
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