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( 3 / 78 )Join us for an eight week Paralympic soccer and
track & field program!
The City of New York Parks & Recreation Department is partnering with U.S. Paralympics, a division of the U.S. Olympic Committee to offer a new sports program for individuals with physical disabilities* .
Activities are provided FREE of charge!
WHO: Teens & Young Adults with Cerebral Palsy*, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke Survivors and others with Physical Disabilities.
WHAT: Paralympic soccer and track & field program
WHEN: Every Saturday, 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.,
April 4th – May 23rd
WHERE: Forest Park, Queens at Victory Field Track
For more information, or to register, contact
311 or visit, www.nyc.gov/ parks
or email accessibility@ parks.nyc. gov
*Participants should be able to walk independently, with crutches or with a walker.
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( 3.1 / 67 )Recent Efforts by HUD to Improve Accessibility for People with Disabilities:
Videos for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumers: On February 19th, HUD announced new YouTube and Facebook videos to educate consumers who are deaf and hard of hearing about fair housing rights, housing counseling services, and loan programs offered by the Federal Housing Administration. Videos are conducted in sign language and close captioned and can be found at either:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=FHA ... iew=videos
or
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Washingto ... 7437263955
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( 2.7 / 39 )For Immediate Release
VISIBLE THEATRE
presents
“True Story Project: FAITH”
12 perspectives on Faith spanning race, gender, sexuality and ‘ability’
Supported by the National Endowment of the Arts and the City of New York’s Department of Cultural Affairs
Following the triumph of last year’s provocative and enormously engaging True Story Project: SEX, Visible Theatre continues in its mission of “celebrating alternative perspectives, challenging perceptions and providing unique insight into the human condition,” by presenting its fourth autobiographical storytelling work,
“True Story Project: FAITH,” to colleges and organizations through out the tri-state area beginning in March, 2009. Including both able bodied and disabled story tellers of profoundly diverse backgrounds, the tour will culminate in a three-week run at The Parker at Algonquin Theatre in Manhattan.
Shows followed by a talkback are Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at 8pm - May 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23. Saturday, May 16th at 4pm, there will be a talk on Disability and Faith presented Chicago-based playwright and NEA Guest Artist Todd Bauer. The Algonquin Theatre is located at 123 East 24th Street, near Lexington Avenue. Suggested donation of $15 at the door. The theatre capacity is small so reservations are required. Please call 212-615-3199.
Conceived by Artistic Director, Krista Smith, True Story Project: FAITH features a diverse ensemble of twelve professional actors, including actors with disabilities who write and perform their unabashedly honest autobiographical stories with the central core of faith. Much more than a consideration of spirituality and religion alone, the actors weigh issues of faith and intimacy, faith and family and faith and the body. Ensemble members include: Gregg Mozgala, David Wagner, Joe Sims, Elizabeth Treston. Dacyl Acevedo, Angela DeMatteo, Julia O’Brien, Timothy Wang, Lisa Wartenberg, Todd Bauer, and Xian Horn. Directed by Krista Smith and Julia O’Brien.
Previous True Story Projects have been performed to great acclaim at New York University, Hunter College, Queens College, Brooklyn Tech, Kingsborough College, Queensborough College, Manhattan College, Chashama, HERE Arts Center, Blue Heron Theatre, Abingdon Theatre and at City Hall to commemorate the Americans with Disabilities Act. True Story Project: Faith will tour to venues in all five boroughs and beyond, culminating in a three week run at The Parker at Algonquin Theatre,.
Visible Theatre is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs, NYSCA and many other generous contributors and committed to “…A vision directed toward confronting issues of social exclusion and a mission to foster long-term development of provocative theatre art, Visible Theatre enfolds all bodies in its theatre training, workshops, and new play development.”—Susan Tenneriello, Baruch University, Theatre Journal 58:3 (October 2006).
To watch a True Story Project promo, visit our website at
http://www.visibletheatre.org/tsp/truestory.html
To book a performance call 212-615-3199 or email visible1@mac.com
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( 2.9 / 36 )On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009.
This act provides for the one-time payment of $250 to individuals who get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security benefits.
We expect everyone who is entitled to a payment to receive it by late May 2009. No action is required on your part unless you do not receive the payment by June 4th. As we move to implement the new legislation, we will continue to provide updates to keep you informed of our efforts in this area.
You can learn more about these one-time payments at
www.socialsecurity.gov.
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