Northern Regional Center for Independent Living

02/06/2026

From our friends at the Joseph P Dwyer Vet to Vet Peer Center

02/06/2026

Our Family Craft Corner Group scheduled for this evening has been cancelled. We are sorry for the inconvenience. Stay warm everyone!

02/04/2026

Sharing from our friends at New York Association on Independent Living

02/04/2026

Link takes you to a Letter to the Editor published in the Watertown Daily Times encouraging everyone to rise above hate speech and stop using the "R" word.

Recently a public person referred to Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota using the R-word. The Northern Regional Center for Independent Living denounces language that demeans another person based on disability

01/30/2026

Winter and relentless snow got you down? Try some retail therapy! During the month of February, the Mission's thrift store will provide you with a bag you can fill with clothes for $5 and shoes are $1 each! Exclusions apply- see Mission staff for more details.

01/30/2026

📢 Reminder: Don’t miss the virtual public meeting on Wednesday, February 4, at 6:00 p.m. about the draft Commissioner Policy that guides the use of Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices (OPDMDs).

✅ OPDMDs are battery or fuel-powered devices, other than wheelchairs, used for locomotion—including golf carts, scooters, e-bikes, and other personal mobility devices.

✅ The proposed policy consolidates and streamlines several existing DEC policies and procedures and establishes a framework to identify new opportunities for the use of OPDMDs by people with mobility disabilities.

For more information or to register, head to the link in the comments section below.

01/28/2026

Come warm up with us at Stop In Center on Wednesdays in Watertown from 9:30-11:00 am. Enjoy fun crafts, a light breakfast and best of all, a chance to hang out with others! For questions or to request a reasonable accommodation, contact our office at (315)785-8703 or skylarh@nrcil.net

01/27/2026

Due to the weather, we need to cancel the ACCES VR orientation for today at 1:00 pm in Watertown.
The next one is on February 3, 2026 in Lowville at 3:00pm and
February 10,2026 at 1:00 pm for Watertown

Thank you for your patience!

01/26/2026

Upstate New York Regional Youth Action Board and CARES of NY are working to determine the needs of you ages 12-24 who are experiencing housing instability. Please scan the QR code or go to https://form.jotform.com/260066215227147 to respond. Taking the survey enters you for a chance to win a $50 gift card. Requirements include:
- Between ages 12 and 24.
- Currently staying in an unstable or temporary housing situation, such as:
-Couch surfing / staying with friends or family temporarily
-Living in a car
-Living in an emergency shelter or transitional housing program
-Living outside, in a tent, or abandoned building Staying in a hotel/motel paid for by an agency or program
-Moving between different people’s homes with no permanent place

Please contact NRCIL if you need assistance in completing this survey!
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01/26/2026

Join us February 9! We're taking a bus to this important advocacy day in Albany.

01/26/2026

ROTEO is cancelled today due to weather. Please stay safe and warm today!

01/25/2026

If you need access to a warming center in St. Lawrence County, you can go to Step by Step in Ogdensburg, the Massena Public Library, Potsdam Public Library, Hepburn Library of Norfolk or the Gouverneur Community Center.