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Q&A on disability services and accommodations at CUNY
2:04:51
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Council Member Dinowitz engages in a brief Q&A with Madison Pinckney about disability services and accommodations at CUNY institutions.
- Dinowitz inquires about whether Pinckney's organization has sued CUNY over reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities.
- Pinckney clarifies that they haven't sued but do advocate for students based on reports they receive.
- They briefly discuss CUNY Accommodate, a new program meant to centralize disability services, though Pinckney hasn't spoken with students about it yet.
Eric Dinowitz
2:04:51
Thank thank you.
2:04:53
And I have a, like, a financial question for miss Pinkney.
2:04:57
You've talked a little more about your work.
2:04:59
You've sued CUNY over whether or not they've provided reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities?
Madison Pinckney
2:05:10
We have not sued a university, but we do get reports from students and then advocate for those students and some often it's with CUNY universities.
Eric Dinowitz
2:05:23
Have they reported to you about their new program that's supposed to sort of centralize
Madison Pinckney
2:05:29
CUNY Accommodate.
Eric Dinowitz
2:05:30
CUNY Accommodate.
2:05:31
Yes.
Madison Pinckney
2:05:32
I have not spoken with them about it.
Eric Dinowitz
2:05:34
Okay.