CAN MEETING
CIDNY’s Consumer Action Network (CAN) Meeting
Wednesday, July 22, 2026, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Please join us as we celebrate the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The celebration will include a discussion with community leaders, advocates, City and State legislators on Inclusion and Accessibility for People with Disabilities, as well as a recap on some of our legislative wins this year! Refreshments will be provided.
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.
CIDNY WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
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/.
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).
Career Workshop
Thursday, July 2, 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
Career Workshop
Thursday, July 9, 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
Career Workshop
Thursday, July 16, 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
Career Workshop
Thursday, July 23, 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
Career Workshop
Thursday, July 30, 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
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.
Disability Pride Month Launch Press Conference
Wednesday, July 1, 2026, 12 p.m.
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
Disability Unite Festival
Sunday, July 12, 2026
Location: Central Park Naumburg Bandshell
Celebrate Disability Pride at Disability Unite Festival 2026! Come together with friends and family virtually on this website, or in-person at the Central Park Naumburg Bandshell in New York City to celebrate community, and commemorate the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). For virtual participants, the Disability Unite Festival will be livestreamed and continue to be offered on this website with all access accommodations for those unable to travel or not located in NYC.
For more information, visit: https://disabilityunite.org
Healthcare Navigation Presentation
Tuesday, July 14, 2026, 1 p.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: SAGE Center Harlem, 220 W. 143rd St. New York, NY 10030
Learn about Medicaid managed care, long-term care services, and how to find the right plan for your needs. Please RSVP by contacting vpaula@sageusa.org or calling 929-458-2125.
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.