Clement So supports Intro 1107 and UNCRPD resolution
So says MADA strongly supports Intro 1107 and urges plain language education, model language, and publication in citywide languages and accessible formats. He also supports the resolution calling on the Senate to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Strong support for intro T2026-2657.
Service Animal Guidance and Education.
Mata strongly supports Intro T2026-2657.
Deaf and blind handlers continuously face illegal denial of entry, harassment, and confusion from business owners who do not understand service animal rights under the NYC Human Rights Law.
We urge the Council to mandate plain language education pamphlets, standardized model language, and publication in all designated citywide languages and accessible formats.
Strong support for Resolution T-2026-2637, UNCRPD ratification.
MADA enthusiastically supports Resolution T-2026-2637, calling for the Senate to approve and the President to ratify the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Disability rights are international human rights, and ratifying the CRPD reinforces global standards for sign language recognition.
full societal inclusions.
In conclusion, to truly protect deaf New Yorkers, CCHR must modernize its intake infrastructure with direct video communication lines and actively gather on disability trends.
Thank you for your time and your leadership and for the opportunity to testify.