Kamuf Ward describes outreach and Disability Unite Festival
Kamuf Ward says CCHR works with community organizations, advocates, elected officials, businesses, and housing providers. She mentions the Disability Unite Festival and Disability Pride Parade as examples of outreach with MOPD and the Public Advocate.
CCHR's enforcement, I also want to note, is coupled with educating New Yorkers about the city human rights law in order to prevent discrimination.
The agency provides disability rights education through its Human Rights Law 101 trainings and through more focused programming.
The Commission also works with community-based organizations, disability advocates, elected officials, businesses, housing providers, and other partners to increase awareness of the law.
Community engagement helps New Yorkers recognize potential discrimination and allows CCHR to reach communities through trusted partners, which includes bringing information about rights and resources directly into neighborhoods across the city.
In fiscal year 26, the Commission continued to leverage community partnerships to advance the agency's mandate through events large and small.
CCHR again partnered with Project Access for
to host the Disability Unite Festival, working with MOPD and the Public Advocates Office, and participated in the Disability Pride Parade, supporting the rights of New Yorkers living with disabilities to thrive in New York City.
These are just some of the examples of our work to tackle disability discrimination.