Sentences with phrase «access advocates in»

This Journal is hosted by Western Michigan University and its co-editors are Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. and Christopher Tremblay, Ed.D, both college access advocates in Michigan and beyond.

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It has also limited access to data brokers such as Acxiom, in a concession to privacy advocates.

ILRC actively advocates on transportation issues and is a lead plaintiff in a case against BART for failing to ensure that people with disabilities can access the regional mass transit system.

All borrowers will have access to Payoff's Member Experience Advocates, who will set up welcome calls and quarterly check - ins to help you with any issues and to keep you on track with your monthly payments.

From there, make it shareable via social media, ask your advocates to spread the word, and feature the content prominently on your website and in your newsletters to make sure your target audience can access it easily.

The reason you probably didn't know that is in March of 2006 drug addicted liberal hackers got access to his website and stole everything in the archives of him advocating locking up drug addicts.

«We continue to advocate for consular access and for a resolution in his case,» stated Canada's Foreign Affairs department.

Churches should advocate educational programs that will enable Hispanics to study in the language they know best, thus strengthening their access to professions heretofore closed to them.

A private, non-profit organization founded in 1958, NASBE works to strengthen state leadership in educational policymaking, promote excellence in the education of all students, advocate equality of access to educational opportunity, and assure continued citizen support for public education.

Parents of gifted children are invited to a free presentation, «How to Get Your Gifted Child Organized,» by Michelle Navarro, counselor of gifted children at Access to Psychological Services in Long Grove, at 7:30 p.m. Monday in Hasz Hall at St. Paul School, 18 S. School St.. The meeting is sponsored by Supporters and Advocates of Gifted Education, and the public is welcome.

The roles that men are providing in families have altered dramatically in recent years, and men are now active advocates for accessing supportive and relevant services that help themselves and their families.

APMI provides educational programs in the local elementary and secondary schools, developed multilingual asthma educational materials used by providers and caregivers, provides comprehensive asthma home visits to improve self - management through assessment, education, and establishment of a plan towards environmental control of asthma triggers, and advocates for improved access to asthma related services.

«FRAC and our national network of anti-hunger advocates will continue to push for greater implementation of effective strategies and smart investments at both the state and school district level that are proving effective in increasing access to the School Breakfast Program,» said Weill.

«Throughout her career, Shelley has been a fierce advocate for healthcare access and Westchester families can trust her to continue to do so in the State Senate.

Having been the Next Big Thing for about the past decade, mobile internet access is finally starting to affect political advocates in significant ways.

Weisman argues that Uber has failed to address demand for wheelchair - accessible vehicles and as such is undoing years of work advocates have put in to ensure disabled New Yorkers have easy access to transportation.

Elia, speaking to early childhood educators, administrators and advocates, noted that only 7 percent of Long Island 4 - year - olds have access to state - funded, full - day pre-K, compared with 100 percent of such students in New York City.

Together, we must ensure that low - income and middle class New Yorkers have access to affordable housing in all five boroughs,» said Public Advocate Letitia James.

I have been an ally in the fight to protect voters rights for many years and will continue to advocate for increased access to the ballot box.»

She earned a marine science degree from Southampton College in 1981 and has advocated on behalf of shellfish growers for access to underwater lands through the Peconic Bay Leasing Program with Suffolk County.

«As mayor, I must advocate for my constituents and their basic needs - including access to affordable, quality healthcare,» Miner said in a press release.

He was also a strong advocate for creating open space and waterfront access in his dsitrict.

At 11 a.m., Sen. Jose Peralta, Rep. Joseph Crowley and other elected officials will be joined by immigrant rights advocates and immigrants to rally in support of Peralta's bill to provide undocumented New Yorkers access to drivers licenses, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

EFCC had in February 2017, obtained an interim order barring the Senior Advocate from accessing the N75m in the account, saying it was part of alleged corrupt proceeds.

Kate Hinz with her daughter, Morgan, and Wanda Hernandez, a patient advocate who has HIV, are urging the state to pass a bill allowing better access to medical marijuana in New York.

Sanchez, previously the recruitment director for the Working Families Party, pledges to be a strong advocate for the LGBTQ community, fighting for increased access to, and funding for, mental health services, as well as efforts to put an end to hate crimes in the district.

«(H) e wants to use the lieutenant governor's job as a pulpit, to become the state's de facto public advocate, particularly in support of consumer issues, Internet access and economic development zones,» the Times said.

But Ms. Conlin and the others at the press conference argued the state attorney general plays a major role in defending abortion - rights cases, such as litigating efforts to interfere with access to abortion clinics, as occurred during the late 1980s with «Operation Rescue» protests led by controversial anti-abortion advocate Randall Terry.

«Serious candidates running for state - wide office respect New Yorker's beliefs in ensuring women's access to comprehensive reproductive health care services — including abortion,» M. Tracey Brooks, the president of Planned Parenthood Advocates, said then in a statement comparing Astorino to «radical statements of the national Republican Party» and saying his «position reflects his inability to represent the people of the state of New York.»

The Governor also thanked the Delegation for replenishing the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Contingency Fund, a fund that can be accessed by States in times of significant economic crises, and advocated for an extension of the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund, which was created to help connect low - income individuals with subsidized employment opportunities that otherwise would not be available due to the current economy.

In the suit, they argue that the bill was only able to pass because state officials violated Open Meeting Laws, the senate suspended rules to prevent people from speaking, lobbyists and public advocates were denied access to the Senate chamber, and the Governor unjustifiably issued a message of necessity on the bill.

«The numbers are undeniable that charter schools haven't done well in serving those students, who have a great need for school access,» explained Lasher, who is also advocating to eliminate the state income tax for public school teachers.

ADVOCATE on behalf of families and service providers in the OPWDD (Office for People with Developmental Disabilities) system to make sure new procedures provide more access, more services and more reimbursement not less.

The expansion comes, though, after advocates had sought are broader program in order to make it easier for terminally ill patients to gain access to medically based cannabis.

But since shortly after the original law was passed, patient advocates and the bill's Assembly sponsor Richard Gottfried have decried the fact that the law made no provision to grant early access ot the drug for the extremely ill children who could benefit from it in the short term.

Leiberman joined public defenders, immigrant advocates and Councilmembers at City Hall on May 11 to call on Mayor Bill de Blasio to drop a proposal in his Executive Budget that would restrict access to legal counsel for immigrants facing deportation who have been convicted of certain crimes.

Nearly three quarters, or 74 percent, of low - income private sector workers in New York City don't have access to a retirement savings plan, Public Advocate Letitia James said Thursday.

Kwabena Nkromo, a long - time West End resident and community advocate is moving aggressively forward to seek ballot access and victory in the November election.

Downing Street said Mr Hughes — who abstained in the Commons vote on raising tuition fees — agreed to take up the unpaid role as an «access advocate» to persuade parents and children from poor backgrounds they will be able to afford a university education when the new fees come into effect.

3.30 pm: Teather, Simon Hughes, the deputy leader and the government's advocate for access to education, Steve Webb, the pensions minister, and Lady Hussein - Ece, a commissioner at the equality and human rights commission, take part in a Q&A session on social mobility.

Advocates had countered that it was highly unlikely, given legal use of marijuana in other states, that the feds would tie up New York over offering expedited access to the drug to a limited number of patients.

The Office's goals are to enhance the economic, civic, and social integration of immigrant New Yorkers; facilitate access to justice for immigrant New Yorkers; and advocate for continued immigration reforms at all levels of government in order to eliminate inequities that impact New York's immigrant communities.

Advocates for public education are calling for changes in education that will give every child in New York state access to high - quality public education.

Richard Lee Winger (born August 27, 1943) is an advocate in the United States for minor political parties, in particular for what he considers more equitable laws allowing access to the ballot for minor parties.

Transit advocates pushed the notion of reducing fares on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro - North Railroad to entice city drivers to leave their cars at home and help fill in transit gaps in Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens neighborhoods with limited access to subway and bus lines.

It's why I led the fight for mandatory kindergarten city - wide, it's why I increased the number of pre-K slots available in New York City, it's why I have been a staunch advocate for ensuring that children get access to breakfast at school, and it's why I have made reforming our public education system one of the cornerstones of my campaign.

Access to wood fuels for cooking must be considered when formulating policy to deal with food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa, according to researchers who advocate expanding the effort to improve wood - fuel systems and make them more sustainable.

The authors contend that the Parkinson's community must come together and focus its activism in support of: developing a better understand the environmental, genetic, and behavioral causes and risk factors for Parkinson's to help prevent its onset; increasing access to care — an estimated 40 percent of people with the disease in both the U.S. and Europe do not see a neurologist and the number is far greater in developing nations; advocating for increases in research funding for the disease; and lowering the cost of treatments — many patients in low - income countries do not have access to drugs that are both lifesaving and improve quality of life.

«Concern that children with autism were not able to access services through private insurance even in the context of parity laws was one reason why patient advocates have pushed for these state mandates that apply specifically to autism coverage,» Barry says.

In addition to creating best - practice models, it advocates for improved access to dental care for anyone who faces challenges to receiving oral health services through the traditional oral health care system.