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Council member advocates for disability services funding in CUNY budget
2:37:13
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Council Member Eric Dinowitz advocates for including $2.1 million in funding for disability services for CUNY students in the adopted budget plan. He emphasizes the importance of supporting students with disabilities and aligning policy with the mayor's personal experience.
- Dinowitz highlights the mayor's openness about having a disability and the need for policy to support this value.
- He requests $2.1 million for disability services at CUNY to ensure proper accommodations and support.
- Dinowitz presses for a commitment to include this funding in the adopted plan.
- Jiha commits to discussions but does not make a firm commitment to the funding.
Eric Dinowitz
2:37:13
One of the things that the I would say the mayor does very well and I think is very powerful for a lot of kids in this city is he speaks openly about having a disability.
2:37:25
And I think that it's very important to see people in leadership positions saying that out loud.
2:37:32
It is also important to include policy and budget items that support that value.
2:37:36
The council requested $2,100,000 for disability services for CUNY students to ensure that they have the resources they need so that our students have the accommodations and support they need.
2:37:48
This was also omitted from the executive budget, And today, can we commit to including this on the mayor's side, the $2,100,000 in the adopted plan?
Jacques Jiha
2:37:57
We'll have discussion with you and the city council as we move toward budget adoption as said.
Eric Dinowitz
2:38:04
But this is more than a this the This is the public discussion and this is critical, and you have
Jacques Jiha
2:38:10
This is the beginning of the discussion.