Testimony
May 25, 2022
NYC Council FY 2023 Executive Budget Hearing
We would like to thank the New York City Council’s Committee on Finance for holding this important hearing on the City’s Fiscal Year 2023 Executive Budget.
March 22, 2022
NYC Council Oversight Hearing on FY23 Preliminary Budget
We would like to thank the New York City Council’s Committee on Education for holding this important oversight hearing on the City’s FY2023 Preliminary Budget.
March 9, 2022
NYC Council Oversight Hearing on FY23 Preliminary Budget
We would like to thank the New York City Council’s Committees on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction, and the Committee on Health for jointly holding…
November 18, 2021
Oversight Hearing on Meeting the Needs of Students with Disabilities in the COVID era
INCLUDEnyc calls on the City to not further delay delievery of Special Education Recovery services and to communicate with families the status of transportation…
October 5, 2021
NYS Joint Hearing on ARP Funds
Academic Recovery Plan services are intended to supplement IEP services, not supplant them.
September 1, 2021
2021 School Reopening Protocols
We are still waiting for the city to release its official plan on how schools will address and make up missed instruction and related services.
May 25, 2021
2021 Oversight Hearing on Executive Budget
INCLUDEnyc advocates for a budget that provides quality education, meaningful inclusion, and employment for young people with disabilities.
March 23, 2021
Oversight Hearing on FY22 Preliminary Budget
INCLUDEnyc advocates that the City invest in reducing the achievement gap for students with disabilities, which further widened during the pandemic.
March 15, 2021
Oversight Hearing on FY22 NYCDOH Preliminary Budget
INCLUDEnyc testifies to urge the NYC Council to maintain funding for the Autism Awareness Initiative.