YAI Media Coverage

Spreading our Message

Raising awareness about the rights and needs of people with disabilities is central to the mission of the YAI Network. Thanks to the people we serve and their families, as well as our dedicated staff, we always have an inspiring and compelling story that we want to share with the world.

If you are a media professional looking for an expert opinion, profile, quote or story idea, be sure to check out our Press Kits and contact the following:

Media Contacts

Lynn U. Berman
Senior Media Relations Manager
212-273-6199
lberman@yai.org
After-hours cell 203-981-6938

Todd Medland
Media Relations Specialist
212-273-6389
todd.medland@yai.org

YAI Network News Clips

2010

The New York Post, June 3, 2010, "Park Run For The Disabled": http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/park_run_for_disabled_05iLhYyXHkXp0MSci3fQuI

The Epoch Times, May 25, 2010, "Council Member Weprin Calls for Autism Funding": http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/36162/

The Staten Island Real-Time News, May 7, 2010, "Willowbrook Survivors Recollect Dark Days": http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/05/willowbrook_survivors_recollec_1.html

The Journal News, March 4, 2010, "Horace Greeley boys ready to swim for a good cause": http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20103040323

Santa Fe Reporter, February 24, 2010, "Jackson’s Legacy: A 23-year-old lawsuit still sets the stage for new mexico’s most vulnerable citizens": http://www.sfreporter.com/stories/jackson_s_legacy/5383/all/

The Leader-Herald, February 19, 2010, “Group Home Safety Policies Urged”: http://www.leaderherald.com/page/content.detail/id/520119.html?nav=5011

2009

WABC-TV's Tiempo, December 27, 2009, Host Joe Torres interviews Dr. Charles Cartwright, Director of the YAI Autism Center, and Dr. Brigida Hernandez, Director of Research for the YAI Network, about the rise in autism, especially among the Latino community. VIDEO: Tiempo on December 27, 2009 Part 1 and VIDEO: Tiempo on December 27, 2009 Part 2

The Wall Street Journal, December 19-20, 2009, “Sharp Rise In Autism, But Causes Are Unclear”: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126116363121997487.html

Reuters, December 4, 2009, "Health sector eases US job loss" (video): http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=9315934

The Queens Chronicle, September 10, 2009, "People with Disabilities Put A Shine on U.S. Open": http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20368276&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=574902&rfi=6

The Journal News, July 30, 2009, "Spirited Woman Battles Illness": http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2009907300381

Autism Spectrum News, Summer 2009, “Navigating the Transitional Years – With a Little Help”
Autism Spectrum News, Summer 2009, “For People on the Spectrum, There’s No Place Like the Medical Home”
Autism Spectrum News, Summer 2009, “Finding the Ability in Disability”
Autism Spectrum News, Summer 2009, “Meet Premier HealthCare’s Autism Fellow: Dr. Maria McCarthy”
http://www.mhnews-autism.org/back_issues/ASN-Summer2009.pdf#zoom=100

Autism Spectrum News, Spring 2009, “Searching for a School-Age Program”
Autism Spectrum News, Spring 2009, “Tools for Identifying Autism in Infants and Toddlers"
http://www.mhnews-autism.org/back_issues/ASN-Spring2009.pdf#zoom=100

Autism Spectrum News, Winter 2009, “YAI/NIPD Network Names Dr. Charles Cartwright Director of Autism Center; Members of Autism Advisory Council Also Named”
Autism Spectrum News, Winter 2009, “Guiding Families: YAI Service Coordinators Assist Families in Accessing Services and Coping with a child’s Diagnosis of Autism”
http://www.mhnews-autism.org/back_issues/ASN-Winter2009.pdf#zoom=100

2008

New York Nonprofit Press, Oct. 21, 2008, “Leadership Transition at YAI”: http://www.nynp.biz/index.php/people/79-leadership-transition-at-yai-

The New York Times, Aug. 12, 2008, “Caring for a Special Needs Child Can Be Difficult for Business Travelers”: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/business/12special.html?scp=16&sq=Philip%20H.%20Levy&st=cse

The New York Times, June 1, 2008, “For People With Down Syndrome, Longer Life Has Complications”: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/01/nyregion/01down.html?scp=3&sq=Philip%20H.%20Levy%20+%20Down%20Syndrome&st=cse

Newsday, Jan. 26, 2008, “Special Court Cleaners; Chasing Away the Dust Bunnies”: http://www.newsday.com/long-island/li-life/special-court-cleaners-1.561614

2007

PR News Wire, May 14, 2007, "YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities Obtains Favorable Settlement in Washington Heights Condo Lawsuit": http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=ind_focus.story&STORY=/www/story/05-14-2007/0004587784&EDATE=MON+May+14+2007,+01:35+PM

2006

ABC News/Nightline, May 30, 2006, “Love Complicates Life Even for the Autistic”: http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Health/story?id=2019736&page=1

The New York Times, April 20, 2006, “Learning to Savor a Full Life, Love Life Included": http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/20/us/20romance.html?_r=1&scp=18&sq=Philip%20H.%20Levy&st=cse

2004

The Associated Press, April 12, 2004, “Autistic Man Expresses Himself with the Piano; Music May Improve Social Skills for People with Condition": http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4721389/

The New York Times, Aug. 29, 2004, “Life’s Work; Off-Court Achievements at the U.S. Open”: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/jobs/life-s-work-off-court-achievements-at-the-us-open.html?scp=1&sq=Lisa+Belkin+%2B+disabled&st=nyt

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