Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy, among others. Operating throughout downstate New York, northern New Jersey, and California, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages. At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well.
What's Your Y? Sharing stories beyond disability.
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Today, YAI has a team of over 4,000 employees and supports over 20,000 people in the I/DD community. This extraordinary growth shows the ongoing need for these important services, and YAI’s success in offering them. YAI supports people with autism, Down syndrome, and cerebral palsy, among others. Operating throughout downstate New York, northern New Jersey, and California, YAI now offers more than 300 programs for people of all ages. At YAI, we are driven by our mission of living, loving, working, and learning. This applies not only to the people we support, but to our staff as well.
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Recent Episodes
February 22, 2022
Paving the Way: Special Ed Teacher Brings Representation to the Forefront
<p>YAI's Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Joshua Trinidad, interviews Ariel Smart, a Special Education Teacher at our affiliate school, Manhattan Star Academy. Find out how Smart got started in the I/DD field and how she's brought representation to the forefront at the school.</p>
October 8, 2021
YAI: Overcoming Cultural Barriers and Getting the COVID Vaccine. | Episode Three.
<p><strong>In this final episode of this first season of YAI's podcast, Kamana Shrestha, YAI's Media Relations Manager, speaks with Evelyn Medera a Behavior Intervention Specialist Coordinator in Queens New York, about the coronavirus vaccine. </strong></p> <p><strong>When the vaccine became available to YAI staff, Medera’s first reaction was “no.” She shares about her cultural background and why it was hard for her to overcome her skepticism. </strong></p> <p><strong>Despite Medera's initial hesitation, conversations with friends, family, and colleagues made her change her mind and her perspective. Find out how she overcame her concerns and what ultimately helped her decide to get vaccinated. </strong></p>
August 18, 2021
YAI: Hesitation to be vaccinated | Episode Two - Season One
<p>Today, Kamana Shrestha, YAI’s Media Relations Manager, speaks with Derreck Johnson, a Behavioral Intervention Specialist in Queens, about the coronavirus vaccine. Together they’ll uncover some of the cultural resistance to the vaccine as Derreck gets candid with Kamana about his hesitation and ultimate decision.</p>
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