Publications

Factsheets

April 21, 2008		Health: Language Access Legal 'Cheat Sheet' Brief summaries and links to full text of all local, state and federal laws relevant to language access in the health care setting. (57.57K Bytes)
October 26, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! In New York Pharmacies (Spanish)
October 3, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! In New York Pharmacies (English)
April 13, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! Under NY State's New Language Access Regulations (Arabic)
April 13, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! Under NY State's New Language Access Regulations (Bengali)
April 13, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! Under NY State's New Language Access Regulations (Urdu)
April 13, 2007		Health:Know Your Rights! Under NY State's New Language Access Regulations (French)
January 12, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! Under NY State's New Language Access Regulations (Chinese)
January 12, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! Under NY State's New Language Access Regulations (Russian)
January 12, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! Under NY State's New Language Access Regulations (Serbo-Croatian)
January 11, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! Under NY State's New Language Access Regulations (English) A one-page factsheet appropriate for advocates to use for community outreach & trainings. (44.17K Bytes)
January 11, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! Under NY State's New Language Access Regulations (Haitian-Creole) A one-page factsheet appropriate for advocates to use for community outreach & trainings. (43.36K Bytes)
January 11, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! Under NY State's New Language Access Regulations (Korean) A one-page factsheet appropriate for advocates to use for community outreach & trainings. (68.03K Bytes)
January 11, 2007		Health: Know Your Rights! Under NY State's New Language Access Regulations (Spanish) A one-page factsheet appropriate for advocates to use for community outreach & trainings. (43.64K Bytes)
January 10, 2007		Health: Race Disparities in New York City's Health System
January 3, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Media Fact Sheet
December 1, 2006		Health: Important Facts About the Federal-State Health Reform Partnership ("FSHRP")
November 27, 2006		Health: Important Facts About the Health of Central Brooklyn
September 1, 2006		Health: Important Facts About the Health of Southeast Queens
February 28, 2006		Special Education: Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
February 28, 2006		Special Education: Obtaining Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) for children with autism and developmental disorders
February 28, 2006		Special Education: Obtaining payment for private placement from the DOE
February 28, 2006		Special Education: Obtaining the services specified in an Individualized Education Program
October 14, 2005		Health: Right to Emergency Medical Services
June 6, 2005		Waste: Reasons why the City Council must approve ULURP applications for Marine Transfer Stations
August 30, 2004		Brownfields: The impact of Brownfields on communities
August 30, 2004		Community Development: FAQs about 197-a plans
August 30, 2004		Pollution: Facts about PM 2.5
		Power Plants: New York Power Authority's (NYPA) plan to build new power plants
June 13, 2003		Employment: FAQs about employment discrimination and the law
May 23, 2003		Mental Health: FAQs about access to clinical psychiatric records
January 31, 2003		Special Education: The transition process
August 1, 2002		Employment: FAQs about information confidentiality
August 1, 2002		Employment: FAQs about job interviews
August 1, 2002		Employment: FAQs about job reassignment
August 1, 2002		Employment: FAQs about leave of absences
July 31, 2002		Employment: FAQs about reasonable accommodation

Legal Documents

December 10, 2008		Health: NYLPI's Comments to Department of Health Proposals for Certificate of Need Reform
November 5, 2008		Disability Rights: Comments of NYLPI Attorney Amanda Masters, regarding City Council Introduction 799, which would create an NYPD database of people with mental illness who have been transported to hospitals. Comments of NYLPI Attorney Amanda Masters, regarding City Council Introduction 799, which would create an NYPD database of people with mental illness who have been transported to hospitals. (31.1K Bytes)
September 18, 2008		Health: Testimony of Gavin Kearney, Staff Attorney, to the State Hospital Review Planning Council on Improving the Certificate of Need Process Through Community-Based, Participatory Health Planning
September 2, 2008		Disability Rights: Comments to DOJ Proposed Rulemaking, Title II & III of the ADA
June 16, 2008		Health: Testimony of Nisha Agarwal, Staff Attorney, to New York City Council Health Committee - Language Access in Pharmacies
April 23, 2008		Health: Second Amended Complaint to NYS Office of the Attorney General - Discrimination in Pharmacies Complaint filed on behalf of Make the Road New York alleging that 25 pharmacies in New York City and Long Island failed to provide language assistance services to community members who are limited English proficient. (253.8K Bytes)
March 18, 2008		Health and Disability Rights: Amicus Brief to the 2d Circuit, Loeffler v. Staten Island University Hospital Amicus brief filed in support of plaintiffs by a broad coalition of disability rights and language rights organizations. The brief addresses the need for and consequences of failing to provide effective communication services in a hospital setting for people who are deaf or limited English proficient and also addresses the district court’s legal analysis in granting summary judgment to the defendant hospital. (1.21M Bytes)
October 31, 2007		Health: Discrimination Complaint - Language Access in NY Pharmacies NYLPI, on behalf of Make the Road New York and the New York Immigration Coalition, filed a discrimination complaint with the New York State Office of the Attorney General, alleging that pharmacies in New York City and Long Island denied non-English speaking patients equal access to their services when they failed to translate medicine labels or provide interpretation services. (160.85K Bytes)
October 17, 2007		Health: Concerned Residents of Southwest Brooklyn Letter to the State Department of Health Requesting Approval of Proposal to Preserve Health Services at Victory Memorial Hospital Site
October 3, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Amicus Brief, Leave to Appeal (Ct. of Appeals)
September 19, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Motion for Leave to Appeal (Ct. of Appeals)
September 19, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Notice of Motion for Leave to Appeal (Ct. of Appeals)
March 29, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Request for Expedited Appeal, Temporary Restraining Order, and Preliminary Injunction (N.Y. App. Div.)
March 29, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Plaintiffs-Appellants' Notice of Motion and Affirmation in Support of Preliminary Injunction (N.Y. App. Div.)
March 14, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Brief for Plaintiffs-Appellants (N.Y. App. Div.)
March 14, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Plaintiffs' Notice of Appeal (N.Y. App. Div.)
March 3, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Bronx Supreme Court's Order and Decision
February 5, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - State's Notice of Appeal
January 26, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Plaintiffs Reply Memorandum of Law
January 26, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Reply Affirmation with Exhibits
January 9, 2007		Brownfields: Commitment Letter from Mayor in Exchange for Council Approval of Mott Haven Site
January 3, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Order to Show Cause and Supporting Papers
January 3, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Signed Order to Show Cause for Preliminary Injunction
January 3, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Memorandum of Law in Support of Plaintiffs' Order to Show Cause
January 3, 2007		Health: Berger Commission Litigation - Verified Complaint
December 4, 2006		Brownfields: Written Testimony of Kevin Olson and Dave Palmer on Behalf of Bronx Committee for Toxic Free Schools
July 31, 2006		Health: Resolution Agreement between the Office of the Attorney General of New York and St. Vincent's Hospital Staten Island
September 21, 2006		Health: Testimony of Jin Hee Lee on behalf of SQUISH - Mary Immaculate Hospital
September 18, 2006		Health: SQUISH Submission to State Department of Health - Mary Immaculate Hospital
September 18, 2006		Health: Statement of Michella Dorcius (Jamaica YMCA) - Mary Immaculate Hospital
August 28, 2006		Health: Resolution Agreement between the Office of the Attorney General of New York and MediSys Hospitals
June 21, 2006		Health: Wyckoff's Letter of Commitment re Mary Immaculate Hospital
June 16, 2006		Health: Declaration of Irving Hicks (Brinkerhoff Action Association) - Mary Immaculate Hospital
June 16, 2006		Health: Declaration of Kathy Momperousse (Haitian Americans United for Progress) - Mary Immaculate Hospital
June 16, 2006		Health: SQUISH Bankruptcy Submission - Mary Immaculate Hospital
June 15, 2006		Health: Declaration of Eduardo Barahona (Centro Hispano Cuzcatlan) - Mary Immaculate Hospital
June 15, 2006		Health: Declaration of Gladys Brown (Lisa Leggon-Brown Memorial Foundation) - Mary Immaculate Hospital
June 15, 2006		Health: Declaration of Sharon Rumley (Queens Comprehensive Perinatal Council) - Mary Immaculate Hospital
June 1, 2006		Health: Letters from the Community - Mary Immaculate Hospital
		Disability Rights: Duane Reade Settlement Agreement/Consent Decree
February 28, 2005		Brownfields: Amanda Masters' testimony on Brownfields & Brownfields Opportunities Areas Program Amanda Masters is a Senior Staff Attorney and Coordinator of the Access to Health Care Program at NYLPI. She presented this testimony at the City Council Hearing on Brownfields and Brownfields Opportunities Area Program (BOAP). (128.41K Bytes)
October 12, 2004		Waste: Janette Wipper's testimony on behalf of OWN Janette Wipper is a Staff Attorney in NYLPI's Environmental Justice and Community Development Program. She presented this testimony on the Department of Sanitation's proposed final siting regulations for Solid Waste Transfer Stations to the New York City Council's Sanitation and Solid Waste Committee. (136.12K Bytes)
September 22, 2004		Health: NYLPI's City Council testimony, supporting a bill to strengthen New York City's Human Rights Law
September 14, 2004		Health: Settlement Agreement with Brooklyn Hospital Settlement agreement between Brooklyn Hospital, Make the Road By Walking and Fort Greene Strategic Partnership. (362.61K Bytes)
July 19, 2004		Waste: NYLPI's letter to the Department of Sanitation on proposed siting regulations
February 13, 2004		Power Plants: NYLPI's testimony on behalf of CURE concerning the Energy Policy Task Force report
September 12, 2003		Health: Resoultion Agreement between the Office of the Attorney General of New York and St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (Utica, NY)
August 24, 2003		Health: Resolution Agreement between the Office of the Attorney General of New York and Faxon St. Luke's Health Care (Utica)
February 28, 2003		Health: Resoultion Agreement between the Office of the Attorney General of New York and Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
February 27, 2003		Health: Resolution Agreement between the Office of the Attorney General of New York and Woodhull Hospital
January 31, 1990		Community Development: NYLPI's testimony in support of the 197-A Coalition's recommendations

Reports

April 23, 2008		Health: Bad Medicine: How New York City's Pharmacies Fail to Provide Translation and Interpretation Services Written in conjunction with Make the Road By Walking, this report documents the impact that the lack of interpretation and translation services in pharmacies have on Limited English Proficient New Yorkers. (179.17K Bytes)
November 29, 2006		Health: Open Letter to Gov. Pataki & Gov. Elect Spitzer re: the Berger Commission Final Report
November 7, 2006		Brownfields: Not in My Schoolyard: Avoiding Environmental Hazards at Schools Through Improved School Site Selection Policies
October 12, 2006		Special Education: Small Schools, Few Choices: How New York City's High School Reform Effort Left Students with Disabilities Behind A report issued by Parents for Inclusive Education and prepared by Kim Sweet, NYLPI Associate General Counsel (482.53K Bytes)
March 27, 2006		Health: A report on the impact of hospital closures on medically underserved communities Report prepared by NYLPI's Access to Healthcare Program and presented to The Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century. (147.4K Bytes)
October 5, 2005		Special Education: Missed opportunities: The state of transition services for youth with disabilities in New York City
April 7, 2005		Disability Rights: The implementation of "Kendra's Law" is severely biased
May 1, 2004		Waste: A map of the sitings of Solid Waste Transfer Stations in New York City
		Waste: The distribution & capacities NYC's Solid Waste Transfer Stations
December 30, 2003		Power Plants: The New York City Energy Policy Task Force report
June 25, 2001		Community Development: The Pratt Institute's Manufacturing Land Use and Zoning Initiative Project report

Newsletters

May 1, 2007		Pro Bono Matters: Spring 2007
August 31, 2006		Pro Bono Matters: Summer 2006
April 24, 2006		Pro Bono Matters - Spring 2006
December 1, 2005		Pro Bono Matters - Fall 2005
August 31, 2005		Pro Bono Matters - Summer 2005
March 1, 2005		Pro Bono Matters - Spring 2005
October 1, 2004		Pro Bono Matters - Fall 2004
June 1, 2004		Pro Bono Matters - Summer 2004
May 31, 2004		Pro Bono Matters - Spring 2004
October 1, 2003		Pro Bono Matters - Fall 2003
June 1, 2001		Pro Bono Matters - Summer 2001
March 1, 2001		Pro Bono Matters - Spring 2001

Annual Reports

April 1, 2007		2004 - 2006 Annual Report
April 31, 2004		2003 Annual Report
January 1, 2002		2000 Annual Report

Manuals

September 15, 2004		Health: The rights of the uninsured in New York City
August 1, 2004		Discharge Planning for Children who are Hospitalized for Mental Health Treatment in New York State (Spanish)
March 30, 2004		Mental Health: Discharge planning for children hospitalized for treatment in New York State

General

November 5, 2008		Disability Rights: Comments of NYLPI Attorney Amanda Masters, regarding City Council Introduction 799, which would create an NYPD database of people with mental illness who have been transported to hospitals. Comments of NYLPI Attorney Amanda Masters, regarding City Council Introduction 799, which would create an NYPD database of people with mental illness who have been transported to hospitals. (31.1K Bytes)
November 5, 2007		Health: NYLPI Poster Presentation at American Public Health Association Annual Meeting - Physicians' Perspectives on Treating Patients with Limited English Proficiency Preliminary data and findings from ongoing research with physicians at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY. (184K Bytes)
		Power Plants: A statement supporting the closure of the Indian Point nuclear power facility This statement was issued by the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC). (13.77K Bytes)
February 12, 2004		Power Plants: CURE's letter to Mayor on the Energy Policy Task Force report
May 8, 2003		Power Plants: A letter opposing the use of Liberty Bonds to fund the siting of power plants in low-income neighborhoods This letter was submitted by NYLPI to Governor Pataki and Mayor Bloomberg on behalf of Communities United for Responsible Energy (CURE), the Labor Community Advocacy Network (LCAN), the Liberty Bonds Housing Coalition, and the Rebuild Coalition with a Spotlight on the Poor. (30.05K Bytes)
April 15, 2002		Brownfields: A discussion paper on New York City's Brownfields policy

Special Projects

November 5, 2008		Disability Rights: Comments of NYLPI Attorney Amanda Masters, regarding City Council Introduction 799, which would create an NYPD database of people with mental illness who have been transported to hospitals. Comments of NYLPI Attorney Amanda Masters, regarding City Council Introduction 799, which would create an NYPD database of people with mental illness who have been transported to hospitals. (31.1K Bytes)