PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Mbacke Thiam, Housing and Health Community Organizer from Center for Independence of the Disabled (CIDNY)
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3 min
Mbacke Thiam, representing the Center for Independence of the Disabled (CIDNY), testified about the impact of closing Beth Israel Hospital on people with disabilities and the lack of their inclusion in the hospital equity impact assessment. He advocated for keeping Beth Israel open and expressed support for several resolutions.
- Highlighted the case of Dustin Jones, a consumer who would face significantly increased travel time for care if Beth Israel closes.
- Criticized the timing of the DOH's approval to close Beth Israel, which coincided with the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Mentioned CIDNY's involvement in the Save Beth Israel coalition and their efforts to pass legislation for local input in healthcare decisions.
Mbacke Thiam
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Hello, everyone.
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Thank you, Consignment, and Consignment, Rivera.
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Also, consumeable analysis for having us and being able to hear from the community.
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My name is Makicham.
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I'm the housing and house community organizer at Center for Independents of the disabled.
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We advocate for people with disabilities in the 5 borough of New York City.
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And also, we are in Greens And Mahara.
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I wanted just to shed light on What we were saying earlier, which is the house equity impact assessment, which was not done and was and people with disability was not included.
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So it was done.
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If it was done, so we were not included.
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So we it's something that's very impactful for people with this ability to just close Bet Israel.
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Mhmm.
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And I will tell the example of one of our consumer, and his name is Dustin Jones.
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Who would just spend maybe a couple of minutes of work or will to get to.
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But Israel now may spend an hour or more before getting the cares that he needs at Brooklyn.
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Depending also of his depending also of his his care.
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Or prom I'm sorry.
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Oh, he's primary care service.
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So, however, because of that, we I just want to shed light that we are here to advocate.
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And also, we just approved the DOH for approving or allowing the Israel to close.
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So this was decided on July 20 which marked the 34th anniversary of American Mid Disabilities, are adding insult and or injury to people with disabilities.
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Also wanted to share that Sydney, as a member of the that Israel and Naik coalition, we will keep fighting and believing that we can help that Israel open and fully operating since we worked with state legislators and assembly members to pass local input and community health care act, which also we are urging the governor to sign that legislation.
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Yes.
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And I'm also saying that we are here to support the resolution 022, 2024, resolution 023, 2024, and resolution 03339.
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Sydney, we will submit our written testimony, but we're here to advocate for people with disability and trying to do our best to keep that Israel.
Lynn Schulman
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Thank you very much.
