southern tier independence center

“If you're disabled, and you don't get to speak for yourself, then you lose your voice.”

“More than 820,000 Americans are on the waitlist to receive care. Families may have to wait as long as five years, to get home care services that they need for their loved ones who are aging or disabled.”

The Finger Lakes Independence Center in Ithaca is among those agencies suing the New York Department of Health over cuts to a program that assists the elderly and people with disabilities.