In June, BRIDGES reached out to Tina LoPresti of the Masked Warriors Project based locally in Rockland County and asked if they could make 250 communicator masks. We wanted to purchase these masks with a donation BRIDGES received. These masks aid the deaf and hard of hearing population as one can see a person’s mouth […]
BRIDGES Advocacy Results in ADA Compliance at Local Gas Station
gas pump On July 30th, BRIDGES was contacted by a Rockland resident who reported an ADA compliance issue at a local gas station. The staff had stacked a number of cases of water as a sale display on the access ramp from the parking lot and gas pump area to the store entrance. This blocked […]
Quarantine Activities for PWD
One of the negative effects of the Coronavirus is the inability for people to meet in large groups. While extended stays at home are nothing new for most people with disabilities, complete isolation with very little social contact is enough to make the most seasoned homebodies yearn for things outside of their bedrooms. The following […]
Finding Employment as a Person with a Disability
At the time of writing, I will have been an employee of BRIDGES for approximately three months. By all accounts, I am still considered a new hire. Finding a job is difficult, but finding a job as a person with a disability (PWD) often feels impossible. Rather than review the roller coaster that is my […]
