Disabled New Yorkers push for a bigger voice this election
Disabled New Yorkers are advocating for greater political representation and enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Advocates cite ongoing struggles with employment and accessibility.
EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — George Gallego knows what it means to be shut out. He severed his spinal cord in a 1992 fall, two years after the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, and he says hardly anyone enforced it. His old employer wouldn't rehire him. He applied at a fast food restaurant, and [...]
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