Rockland based disability advocacy group outraged and confused by state cuts

The New York Association on Independent Living (NYAIL) is outraged at Governor Hochul’s announcement today that it has selected an out of state company to run the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP). Under the budget agreement New York’s eleven Independent Living Centers (ILCs) who currently operate as Fiscal Intermediaires (FI) are mandatory subcontractors. The transition to one single FI is expected to take effect on April 1, 2025. Given it took at least six months to transition consumers in PA and MA with programs a fraction of the size this is an unrealistic and dangerous timeline.