About Dayniah
WHO IS DAYNIAH MANDERSON?
Dayniah is a 40 y.o. mother, educator, activist, and writer. She migrated from the island of Jamaica in 1994 and has resided in New York since then. She has been a public school educator for more than 16 years and holds the title of Miss Wheelchair NY 2017. Her commitment to positively impacting society is showcased below.
BUSY LITTLE ME
PUBLIC APPEARANCES, PANELS, PUBLICATIONS
April 30, 2010: "A Life of Determination and Dependence"
By Erik Olsen, New York Times.
Dayniah Manderson, a young Jamaican immigrant, struggles to achieve her goals despite a debilitating spinal disease.
https://www.nytimes.com/video/nyregion/1247467746198/a-life-of-determination-and-dependence.html
April 30, 2010: "Bent, Not Broken" By KASSIE BRACKEN and ERIK OLSEN, NEW YORK TIMES.
http://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/nyregion/02back.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/02/nyregion/02back.html
September 24, 2017: Dayniah Manderson crowned Miss Wheelchair New York 2017
December 03, 2017: MDA Caregiver Seminar
December 28, 2017: News 12 the Bronx features MWNY 2017
Bronx woman named Ms. Wheelchair NY 2017
http://bronx.news12.com/story/34803454/bronx-woman-named-ms-wheelchair-ny-2017
January 19, 2017: Chicks in Chairs interview at ICS
February 11, 2017: Project DreamAIR Seminar, Featured on News 12 the Bronx
February 21, 2017: WCBS 880 interview with Sean Adams
February 22, 2017: New York State Assembly Hearing on Home Care workforce
March 03, 2017: Chicks in Chairs interview featured on their YouTube channel
March 04, 2017: United Cerebral Palsy presentation
March 05, 2017: ReelAbilities Film Festival Forum
March 08, 2017: Commissioner Victor Calise meets MWNY 2017
March 27, 2017: WCBS 880 Interview “50 People to Know: Ms. Wheelchair NY 2017 Dayniah Manderson, WCBS 880, March 27, 2017
https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2017/03/27/50-people-to-know-ms-wheelchair/
April 05, 2017: NYU Steinhardt’s GSO “Diversity in the Workplace” panelist
April 16, 2017: Judge “Little Miss Amazing” pageant
April 23, 2017: Applebee’s fundraiser for Infinite Possibilities Empowerment Center
April 26, 2017: Seminar at Hunter College with the PossAbilities Club to talk about Disability & Relationships/Sexuality
May 07, 2017: Abilities Expo Judge at the CosAbility Cosplay Competition
May 09, 2017: NYU features alumni and their advice to new graduates
https://www.nyu.edu/about/news-publications/news/2017/may/advice-from-nyu-alumni-.html#Dayniah
June 30, 2017: "From Apples to Advocacy: Teacher Dayniah Manderson embraces her role as Ms. Wheelchair NY 2017", Muscular Dystrophy Association,, June 30, 2017
https://www.mda.org/quest/article/apples-advocacy
October 18, 2018: "Does my wheelchair make you uncomfortable? How my disability may have cost me a job" by Dayniah Manderson, USA TODAY.
November 2019: DISABILITY VISIBILITY PODCAST Interview with Alice Wong
https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2019/11/18/ep-64-disabled-teachers/
June 15, 2020: "Bronx teacher files discrimination complaint against NYC Education Dept. for leaving her without wheelchair-accessible bathroom for 12 years", By MICHAEL ELSEN-ROONEY and KIOVANGIE HERRERA, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS.
July 24, 2020: Interview with Ask Win https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/askwin87/Kim_ONeill.mp3
July 2020: Chit Chat After Dark interview with Libra Hicks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ySBWgWDWu4
July 14, 2020: Black Women's Roundtable on Disability and Chronic Illness with Rep. Ayanna Pressley, (D-MA)
August 12, 2020: Interview with Erin from Claiming Disability, Inc.
October 2, 2020: Clips and Conversation: Crip Camp, the 2020 Election, and GOTDisabilityV w/Dr. Jill Biden!