Got an interesting letter forwarded to me, and I am told I can run with it. I am hoping I am not stepping on the toes of either of the two good folks in this sad, petty tantrum. Tony Avella and Doris Diether don't deserve this kind of crap. But it is worth showing that Chritine Quinn is willing to stoop so low for such petty reasons. Not sure the full path of this leak, but I Tony Avella does not seem party to it. But at least one key link in the chain has given the go ahead for it.

SO the background is that Doris Diether, a wonderful member of Community Board 2, is having an 80th birthday. Sincere congratulations! May Doris have many more wonderful birthdays! Doris has served on the community board since a little before I was born!  read more »

Upcoming event regarding the rights of disabled Americans:

Change is Coming Neighborhood Meeting for Obama-Biden - Envisioning Accessibility in our Community

RSVP: Sign-up for 'Yetta Kurland 2009 & the 504 Democratic Club - Envisioning Accessibility'

Ability is something that can and does effect all of us; whether we are currently disabled, whether we have loved ones with disabilities, or whether we will or have faced disability at some point in our lives. How do we work to create inclusion of people with disabilities in the political and social fabric of society and what can we do to envision an accessible community?  read more »