Calendar

Please RSVP in advance at https://www.tinyurl.com/CIDNY4All or by emailing Mbacke Thiam at mthiam@cidny.org. If you need accommodation like large print, American Sign Language (ASL), or materials in other languages, please let us know as soon as possible and at least two weeks in advance. For more information, please call 212-674-2300.

 

Below is a list of events and workshops that are presented or run by CIDNY. Some events may be public and some may be private (for example, some private events may be for students only or residents only).

If you are looking for CINDY’s continuing education courses (CEU) for mental health professionals, you can view those dates here: https://www.cidny.org/ce/.

 

Open Doors Presentation: Union Care Plaza
Monday, June 22, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

This is a private presentation for people in the Education and Outreach program. Participants will learn about the Open Doors program, the process for referrals and the resources that are offered to participants. It is open to new members in the program depending on their region within New York.

 

Digital Literacy Workshop: Internet Basics
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 , 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

This is an in-person digital literacy workshop on internet basics for consumers age 55+. No registration is needed. First time attendees to a digital literacy event are eligible for a stipend. This event will take place at CIDNY’s Manhattan office (1010 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 301, New York, NY 10018).

 

Open Doors Presentation: Waterview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Wednesday, June 24, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

This is a private presentation for people in the Education and Outreach program. Participants will learn about the Open Doors program, the process for referrals and the resources that are offered to participants. It is open to new members in the program depending on their region within New York.

 

Open Doors Presentation: West Lawrence Care Center
Friday, June 26, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

This is a private presentation for people in the Education and Outreach program. Participants will learn about the Open Doors program, the process for referrals and the resources that are offered to participants. It is open to new members in the program depending on their region within New York.

 

Career Workshop
Thursday, June 25, 2026, 3 p.m.

CIDNY is offering no-cost workshops catered to people with disabilities to find employment and overcome barriers. Weekly interactive workshops will include: current job market, vocational skills, resume writing, interview preparation, mock interviews, job coaching, technology in the workplace, advocacy and reasonable accommodations/legal rights, and more. RSVP: https://forms.office.com/r/LXiN9bmbsq

 

Open Doors Presentation: Windsor Nursing Home
Friday, June 26, 2026, 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

This is a private presentation for people in the Education and Outreach program. Participants will learn about the Open Doors program, the process for referrals and the resources that are offered to participants. It is open to new members in the program depending on their region within New York.

 

Digital Literacy Workshop: Cybersecurity Basics
Tuesday, June 30, 2026 , 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.

This is an in-person digital literacy workshop on cybersecurity basics for consumers age 55+. No registration is needed. First time attendees to a digital literacy event are eligible for a stipend. This event will take place at CIDNY’s Manhattan office (1010 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 301, New York, NY 10018).

 

CIDNY Gala
Monday, October 5, 2026, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Location: Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC), 251 Fulton Street New York, NY 10007

Ticket info for CIDNY’s 2026 Gala is coming soon! For more information about the 2026 gala, visit: https://www.cidny.org/cidny2026gala/

 

OTHER EVENTS

Below is a list of events that may not be run by CIDNY, but where CIDNY will have a presence (a table, a speaker, etc.) or is a guest, or from a partner of CIDNY’s. Or, the below events may be private. You may need to contact the event host to register. Some events may be closed to the public.

 

The People’s Money Voting

May 6, 2026 – June 21, 2026

Voting for The Peoples Money is open — now it’s time to decide which projects get funded! Thousands of New Yorkers submitted ideas for community projects this fall, and randomly selected residents from each borough reviewed, refined, and ultimately chose which proposals would advance to the citywide vote this spring. Now, these projects are one step closer to becoming reality — the winning ideas will be funded through the New York City budget and implemented by community-based organizations across the city.

Vote now at https://cec.blueberrypop.io/?partner=CIDNY

 

Election Day – Primary
Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Today is election day! You can find your polling site here: https://vote.nyc/page/find-your-poll-site

After the election, please complete CIDNY’s 2026 Primary Election post-vote survey here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/78D6Wg1nZ5

 

CBH Talk | Building Access: The History and Future of Disability Rights
Thursday, July 9, 2026, 6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Location: Center for Brooklyn History, 128 Pierrepont Street Brooklyn, NY 11201

The disability rights movement has transformed American life and expanded access, opportunity, and civil rights for millions of people. These hard-won gains are the result of decades of organizing, advocacy, and political struggle. And the fight for equality continues.

As we celebrate July’s Disability Pride Month, join us for an illuminating panel on the history and ongoing efforts to bring equal access to schools, workplaces, transportation systems, public spaces, and reshape the very meaning of civil rights.

Nisha Agarwal, Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities, will offer opening remarks followed by a discussion with the former Commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities Victor Calise, disability historian and activist Warren Shaw, and Executive Director of the Center for Independence of the Disabled of New York (CIDNY) Dr. Sharon Melisse McLennon-Wier. CBH Chief Historian Dominique Jean-Louis leads the conversation. Together, they will explore the movement’s landmark victories, the leaders who helped secure them, and the challenges that remain as advocates continue to push for a more accessible and inclusive society.

This program is offered in conjunction with the Center for Brooklyn History’s exhibition “People Making Power,” which highlights Congressman Major Owens’s role in the passage of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Please note this is not a CIDNY-run event.

Register: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh-talk-building-access-center-for-brooklyn-20260709-0630pm

 

Other RSVP Information

If you need accommodation like large print, American Sign Language (ASL), or materials in other languages, please let us know at least two (2) weeks before the date of the event(s). The link to the meeting will be sent to you via email the day before the event. Please note that CIDNY events may be photographed or recorded for later use.

Please be sure to mention what event you would like to attend when RSVPing by phone or email.