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!
It was only appropriate that D.M. Camille Marshall’s introduction to YAI started as a volunteer assisting with the production of Romeo and Juliet featuring the people YAI supports at Manhattan Day Services.
When Leonid Fish and his wife Maya Anbinder set a goal of enjoying more community events, Soraya Dauphin, a Community Habilitation Specialist in Brooklyn, sprung into action.
The people who live at YAI’s Rose Lane residence in Yonkers, N.Y., are fortunate to have Tamekia White in their lives. Tamekia, a Health Care Specialist, has an eye for detail.
Ana Reyes, a Bronx parent, couldn’t be happier with the progress her 27-year-old daughter Veronica has made with the support of Michelle Balandra, a YAI Community Habilitation Specialist.
Susan Zelenski, Direct Support Professional (DSP), embraces a holistic approach to health and wellness, which she is happy to share with everyone at YAI’s Astoria Day Services.
When Rolston Thomside moved into YAI’s 22nd Street Residence in Brooklyn from the Brooklyn Developmental Center, staff knew very little about him. But his life began to change thanks to Ian Thomson and the 22nd Street team.
If you see Charles Hunter and Ellen Coren enjoying a meal together in Queens or just window shopping at the mall, chances are YAI's Stephen Middleton, a Direct Support Professional, will be there, too.
Patricia Terrero-Perez spent 11 years practicing dentistry in the Dominican Republic, before moving to the United States. That's when she discovered her true calling as a Direct Support Professional.
