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Testify (Part III)

Here's my testimony before the NYS Budget Forum Manhattan on March 3, 2019. I got there late, after the Bernie Sanders rally in Brooklyn,...

Testify (Part II)

Earlier this week I went to Albany for the first time. I tagged along with a group called Center for Independence of the Disabled who...

Testify (Part I)

I gave a speech last night before the Citywide Council for NYC School District 75. It was very well received. I was asked to discuss...

NYS Sen. Parker to Cuomo: Protect Consumer Direction

Democratic whip NYS Sen. Kevin Parker is calling on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to protect Consumer Directed Personal Assistance _ a...

Press Attention for Consumer Direction Battle

My son Nicholas is back in the news, this time over threats to the highly-successful Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. If...

An Open Letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Dear Gov. Cuomo, I hope you remember me, my name is Nick Astor and I’m a 19-year-old with cerebral palsy. Last summer, you made it...

Guest Blogger Discusses Race and Disability

Today, I'm posting a short essay by Sheryl Singleton Lynch who is an author, advocate and mother of an autistic child. Sheryl will be...

New Ability Fierce Episode Airing Thursday

Yes, it's a new year and we have a new show for you featuring John Camacho president of NYC School District 75. Mostly we talked about...

Paralyzed People Work as Wait Staff in Tokyo Cafe

It's a little hard to make out what's exactly happening here because it's in Japanese but this article pretty much explains it and links...

There

Last year I made a little video about my son Nick wanting to live away at college called, "Here." This video is called, "There." I think...

Brooklyn Mom Alleges Job Harassment Over Autistic Son

Twenty three -year-old Kendell Thomas likes to spend his days watching cartoons on YouTube and speeding up music videos so that “they...

Ability Fierce Episode Two Airs Dec.

Join us for Episode Two where we talk with Stephen Martinez, sports commentator and an aspiring sports reporter with cerebral palsy about...

Technical Difficulties Mar TV Debut

Due to technical difficulties at BRIC the first episode of Ability Fierce did not air as promised, at least over internet streaming. They...

Ability Fierce Makes TV Debut

Yes, that's right you can see the first episode of Ability Fierce on your television, if you have cable and live in Brooklyn or have...

Disabled Inclusion at Protest Marches

A few weeks back, I participated as a marshal in a protest march calling on Congress to protect Robert Mueller's investigation in the...

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