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Disability Service Facilitators (DSF)
Who We Are
Disability Service Facilitators, or "DSFs", are agency representatives who are committed to making our agencies more inclusive. We are liaisons to New Yorkers with disabilities, connecting them to City government and services.
What We Do
As DSFs, we coordinate our agencies' efforts to comply with and carry out our agencies' responsibilities under the ADA and other federal, state, and local laws and regulations concerning access to agency programs and services by persons with disabilities.
Under Local Law 27 of 2016, each City agency must appoint a DSF.
Meet a DSF
Lorenzo Van Ness,
Director of Community Organizing and Engagement
NYC Commission on Racial Equity (CORE)
Who I Am
I am a queer, trans, Dominican, lifelong New Yorker, dedicated to building access for New Yorkers pushed to the margins, supporting community and growing knowledge.
What I Do
I lead and coordinate the Community Organizing and Engagement (COE) work at CORE. CORE's COE incorporates aspects of language justice, disability justice, community safety, and leadership development to increase community voice in government decision making. As DSF, I spearheaded the drafting of our agency's first 5yr accessibility plan draft, review many of our materials for accessibility and share information about how to increase access across our agency.
Fun Fact
I love to karaoke.
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