Board Member, Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled

A Brooklyn native and a life-long disability advocate, Sharon Shapiro served as BCID’s Executive Director from 1996 to 2001. Her advocacy accomplishments include improving Access-A-Ride by initiating a 1999 lawsuit against the MTA, getting the Disability Rent Increase Exemption enacted, and bringing accessible voting machines to New York State.

She now serves as executive director of Yad HaChazakah—The Jewish Disability Empowerment Center. Sharon joined the board in 2010.