Wed, September 30, 2020
This quarter's highlights include: Virtual Central Park Challenge | Black Lives Matter Protests and Disabilities | Effects of COVID-19 | Interview with Naomi Ortiz| and more...
Self Advocacy
Tue, February 11, 2020
This quarter's highlights include: Mural unveiling | The Green New Deal | OPWDD Funding Cuts Aren't Fair | Interview with Tom Ott| and more...
Tue, November 26, 2019
On November 15, YAI hosted its third annual Hudson Valley Autism Conference, drawing more than 200 people from across the region who came to learn more about the challenges and opportunities that adults with autism encounter in their everyday lives.
Tue, October 29, 2019
Of all the collective knowledge held by experts and direct support staff at YAI, none surpasses the insight and experience of those who know, firsthand, what it’s like to live as a person with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD). Because of this, YAI’s self advocates take their role seriously, dedicating much of their lives to giving a voice to the I/DD community through speaking engagements, community activism, and statewide political advocacy.
Fri, October 25, 2019
This quarter's highlights include: New YAI Headquarters Welcome Reception | Rallying for Accessibility | Greta Thunberg | Marching for Disability Pride and more...
Wed, July 24, 2019
This quarter's highlights include: Tony Award Winner with a Disability | YAI's Central Park Challenge | Terry's Graduation | YAI Latino Conference for People with Disabilities and more...
Fri, April 26, 2019
This quarter's highlights include: YAI Artists Showcase Their Work | I Have a Disability, But I am Learning to Cook for Myself | Interview with Jessica Presedo, from Food Bank For New York City | My Trip to Albany | and more...
Wed, February 20, 2019
(From left to right) Loretta, YAI Self Advocacy President Janice, Lee, Kevin, Kisha, and Jennifer in front of the Capitol Building On February 11, a group of 47 people including people we support, YAI self advocates, family members, and staff braved the cold weather and took the trip to Albany to join the New York Alliance for Inclusion and Innovation in advocating for the needs of people with disabilities. Upon arriving in Albany, the group from YAI received a briefing from Queens Regional...
Fri, January 18, 2019
This quarter's highlights include: An Introduction to Ask Amelia | Interview with Judy Rybak | Defying the Odds | Accessibility and the MTA | and more...
Tue, November 13, 2018
YAI has over 60 years of experience and expertise in supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) locally, throughout Downstate New York and Northern New Jersey. Our outstanding training program is renowned on a national level. However, YAI is taking bigger, and further, steps toward expanding its international reputation. Over the past few weeks, YAI has sent in-house experts to both Chile and South Korea to share their diverse knowledge on I/DD issues. We are also...
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