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NYS Federal Impact Interactive Map

Buffalo Co-Lab

The NYS Federal Impact Interactive Map aims to provide insights into how federal cuts are affecting New York state jobs and federal spending.

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A screenshot from a new interactive map that highlights how federal funding cuts are impacting NY state.

Criminal Record Toolkit

The Criminal Justice and Employment Initiative

Consolidating federal, state and local laws across NY and four adjacent states to provide justice-impacted job seekers with the latest information on their rights and how to ensure accurate records for employment opportunities.

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Disability Statistics

Yang-Tan Institute

Disability Statistics enables users to create interactive maps, bar charts, detailed tables, or text summaries of national, state and local disability statistics.

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Buffalo Block-Level WalkScore Cluster Map

This tool provides data on census block-level WalkScores, summarizing the likelihood of living in a highly walkable – or highly unwalkable – area in Buffalo, by race and ethnicity.

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CJEI Restorative Record

The Restorative Record is an employment tool that lets justice-impacted individuals showcase their potential and help secure meaningful, lasting careers.

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Disability Benefits at Work

The Disability Benefits at Work toolkit explains how to receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits while pursuing work and a career.

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Eviction Filings Dashboard

Designed to visualize where eviction filings have occurred since 2018, the Eviction Filings Dashboard displays the frequency and how filing patterns have changed over time.

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ILR Wage Atlas

Designed to easily analyze and visualize wages across N.Y. state, the Cornell ILR Wage Atlas also shows which occupations are best, or worst, for earning a living wage.

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Labor Action Tracker

A collaboration between the ILR School and the University of Illinois' LER School, the Labor Action Tracker provides a comprehensive database of strike and labor protest activity across the United States.

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Living Wage Mapping for Upstate New York

Released in 2023, the Living Wage Mapping for Upstate N.Y. allows the user to search for the estimated living wage for a single adult with no children, by labor market region and county.

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NYS Digital Equity Portal

The NYS Digital Equity Portal is an interactive, online data mapping tool that displays broadband internet accessibility across the state.

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NYS Housing Tenure and Voter Turnout

The NYS Housing Tenure and Voter Turnout tool examines actual voter turnout by tenure, race, and party, and simulates what these turnout rates would look like if renters voted at the same rates as homeowners at both the Senate District and Assembly District levels.

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Service Animals in Public Spaces

The Service Animals in Public Spaces toolkit outlines regulations and best practices for allowing service animals in businesses.

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Small Business at Work: Understanding the ADA

The Small Business at Work toolkit provides essential resources for small businesses to successfully hire and retain employees with disabilities, as well as to create a welcoming atmosphere for customers with disabilities.

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WNY Child Care Mapping and Data Resources

The WNY Child Care Mapping and Data Resources provides the geographic distribution of childcare deserts and areas with low childcare capacity throughout Erie and Niagara Counties.

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