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07/01/2026

🎉 Disability Pride Festival 2026 – “Art of Access” 🎉

Celebrate pride, accessibility, and community at this year’s Disability Pride Festival!

📅 Friday, July 24, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Buffalo RiverWorks-359 Ganson St. Buffalo, NY 14203

Join us as we celebrate 36 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a full day of entertainment, connection, and community resources.

✨ Festival Highlights:

🎤 M&T Bank Entertainment Stage featuring live performances
🧑‍🎨 60+ resource tables from community partners
🎨 Artist Alley showcasing local creativity
🦸 Princess & superhero character appearances
🎈 Balloon & airbrush tattoo artists
🎯 Children’s activities
🚶 Unity Walk & Roll at 5:00 PM

🤝 Proudly Sponsored By:

Western New York Independent Living
Evergreen Unconditional
ICAN
New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
People Inc.
I ❤️ NY

🤝 Supported By:

New York State Canal Corporation
Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor

🚌 Free Shuttle Available From:
NFTA Metro Transportation
181 Ellicott Street
Buffalo, NY 14203

Come out, celebrate community, and experience “The Art of Access”—where inclusion, creativity, and disability pride take center stage.

04/10/2026

🎉✨ Be Part of the Movement. Be Part of the Celebration. ✨🎉

Vendors, Merchants & Sponsors — this is YOUR moment! 💙♿

Join us for an unforgettable Disability Pride Festival as we celebrate the 36th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act — honoring progress, amplifying voices, and building a more inclusive future for all.

🛍️ Non-Profit Tables: $100
🛍️ Merchant Tables: $150
🤝 Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

🔥 Non-Profit spots & Merchant spaces — secure yours before they’re gone!

This is more than an event… it’s a powerful community celebration filled with pride, purpose, and connection. Showcase your organization, promote your business, or become a sponsor and make a lasting impact while supporting accessibility and inclusion.

👉 Reserve your spot or become a sponsor today: disabilitypridewny.org

Let’s come together, uplift one another, and celebrate disability pride loud and proud! 💙

03/03/2026

Have you ever considered joining WNYIL's Board?

The Western New York Independent Living (WNYIL) Board of Directors is currently seeking passionate, dedicated leaders with disabilities to join our Board. Embrace our mission and support your peers at the same time.

Submit a formal letter of interest addressed to the Nomination and Board Development Committee; a brief introduction of yourself, your motivation for seeking a Board position and a resume, if available to Katrina Jacobi, CAO by email at [email protected] or by mail to 3108 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14214. The deadline to apply is March 16!

For additional details, visit: https://conta.cc/4b0WVZU

09/12/2025

🌟 WNY Independent Living Staff Retreat – Office Closure Notice

Today, our staff is taking part in the WNY Independent Living Staff Retreat — a dedicated time for team development and renewal.

🔒 All WNY Independent Living offices will be closed for the day.
✅ The Renewal Center remains open to serve you.

We appreciate your support as we invest in our team to better serve our community.

09/05/2025

SAVE THE DATES!!!

🗳️ Meet the Candidates Day – October 2025

Come meet your local political candidates and hear where they stand on the issues that matter most to you! Whether you're voting for the first time or you're a seasoned voter, this is your chance to ask questions, get informed, and make your voice heard.

Attend in person or virtually!

📍 Buffalo
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 15, 2025
🕑 Time: 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
📌 Location: Job Club @ 3108 Main St Buffalo, NY 14214

📍 Batavia
📅 Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📌 Location: 319 W Main St Batavia, NY 14020

📍 Niagara
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
📌 Location: 746 Portage Rd Niagara Falls, NY 14301

💻 Virtual Access:

🔹 Zoom (registration required)

🔹 Live Streamed on:
WNYIL’s page
WNYIL’s YouTube channel

📝 Registration Required:

To attend in person or via Zoom, contact:
📞 Christine at 716-836-0822, ext. 146

✅ Let’s Get Out, Get Informed, and Get Involved!

07/30/2025

ARE YOU A REFUGEE OR IMMIGRANT WITH AN ACQUIRED DISABILITY?

Our Heart Speaks (OHS) is collecting powerful personal stories that highlight the strength, courage, and humanity of individuals living with visible or invisible disabilities, including refugees and immigrants navigating displacement, healing and their medical course. If you have found meaning and purpose despite the real challenges you may have faced with health and rehabilitation, discrimination or rebuilding your life, we believe that your journey deserves to be heard – with dignity and respect.

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