YAI’s blog is broken into two different sections. “Ask the Experts” offers advice on everything I/DD related from a diverse range of YAI staff, including social workers, doctors, and DSPs. “Around YAI” provides a small taste of some of the incredible things staff and people we support do on a daily basis. Thanks for reading!
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a nonprofit dedicated to improving health care quality, has recognized YAI Network’s Premier HealthCare as ...
As Emily Heiss approached the U-shaped brick home, her heart raced. It was her first day on the job as a Direct Service Professional (DSP) at YAI’s Old South Path residence
By the start of the 2019-20 school year, YAI’s affiliate schools, Manhattan Star Academy (MSA) and the International Academy of Hope (iHOPE), will have...
Employing visuals outside the classroom can be a transformative tool for the development, independence, and confidence of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).
On a late spring day inside a Flatiron low-rise, the entry hall of Seido Dojo hummed as 13 participants from YAI’s Manhattan Recreation program scrambled to find open cubbies for their shoes.
When the latest car or meal delivery service is only an app away, it’s easy to take for granted how much technology streamlines and simplifies our lives.
Every spring, the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) brings together the world’s largest gathering of Occupational Therapy (OT) professionals to showcase the latest practices in the field.
