Testimony on School Buses at New York City Council Oversight Hearing on Air Quality

Testimony of Melissa Iachan on Commercial Waste Zones at City Council Committee on Environmental Protection Oversight Hearing

Testimony before New York City Council’s Committee On Hospitals, in support of Resolution 512, which is calling on New York State to mandate medical schools to train its students in recognizing implicit bias.

Testimony Before the New York City Council’s Committee on Public Housing and Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction — Oversight Hearing: Accessibility in Public Housing

Sign-Up Guide For Deaf New Yorkers

Disability Justice

Produced in partnership with the Center for Urban Pedagogy and designer Grace Robinson-Leo, Sign Up! is a pocket-size foldout. The colorful guide helps Deaf New Yorkers let others know that they are Deaf and what their communication rights are. The guide illustrates the good and illegal practices used by service providers when providing an interpreter and what to do in case of discrimination. Using simple illustrations and high contrast colors, the guide is accessible to Deaf individuals with low vision.

Click here to download a copy.

Bonilla vs. Hudson County complaint

Testimony To the New York State Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee on May 17, 2019 regarding Climate Change, Equity and the Climate and Community Protection Act

Environmental Justice

City Council Testimony Supporting 5 Cent Fee On Single Use Paper Carryout Bags

Environmental Justice

Amicus Brief on Local Law 57, Waste Equity

Environmental Justice, Waste Equity

Charles V United States, Court Ruling On Motion To Dismiss

Charles v. United States, Health Justice, Immigrant Justice