Press Releases:

Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Sapolin Host Reception in Honor of 18th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act - 8/12/08

Mayor Bloomberg Signs Four Bills Promoting The Use of Clean-Air, Accessible Taxicabs And For-Hire Vechicles - 12/18/2006

Mayor Bloomberg Hosts Reception Honoring 15th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act - 8/16/2005

Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Providing Rent Increase Exemption for Persons With Disabilities - 8/09/2005
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Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Making Ferries Accessible to All New Yorkers - 7/20/2005

Mayor Bloomberg and Small Business Services Commissioner Walsh Announce $795,000 Project to Renovate Bedford Stuyvesant's Restoration Plaza - 12/15/2004
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Mayor Bloomberg Hosts Reception in Honor of the Sixth Annual National Disability Mentoring Day - 10/20/2004

Commissioner Podziba and Commissioner Sapolin Announce Tandem Bike Program For People With Disabilities - 04/29/2004

Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Providing Property Tax Exemptions for the Disabled - 12/22/2003
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Mayor Bloomberg Presents New York City Marathon Winners with Keys to the City - 11/03/2003
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Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Launching TLC Base Station for Livery Cabs That Can Accommodate Wheelchairs and Motorized Scooters - 10/01/2003

Mayor Bloomberg Announces Four Million Dollar Government Contract Awarded to Bronx Small Business - 07/24/2003
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Mayor Bloomberg Recognizes Disabilities Awareness Month - 04/14/2003
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Chancellor Joel I. Klein Announce Reforms of Instruction and Services for All Special Education Students in New York City - 04/03/2003

New York City Law Department Announces Agreement to Complete Installation of Pedestrian Ramps Throughout the City (in pdf) - 09/11/2002

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Appoints Matthew P. Sapolin as Executive Director of The Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities - 10/15/2002

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Other News

Making Things Better - Yankees celebrate Americans with Disabilities Act - 08/16/2006

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