2024-2025 New York State budget consolidates CDPAP management from hundreds to one business, affecting 250,000 disabled individuals.

New York State's 2024-2025 budget includes a significant change for the disability community: the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP), previously managed by hundreds of organizations, will be run by just one business. This change was implemented last minute and some details are still unclear. An estimated 250,000 people with disabilities currently benefit from CDPAP.