Displaying Courage, AHRC NYC Staff Support People with I/DD in Group Homes and Remotely with Technology

• By: Marco R. Damiani, MA AHRC New York City
• July 1st, 2020
• adults, courage, COVID-19, essential workers, front-line staff, heroes, loss, mindfulness, remote learning, summer 2020 issue, technology, telehealth
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Months into our response to the COVID-19 epidemic, we have suffered heartbreaking losses and struggled through many challenges. Through it all, our staff’s extraordinary devotion, caring and tireless efforts to support people with disabilities, their families, and each other, has been...

Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Spanish-Speaking Families

• By: Marco R. Damiani, MA YAI
• April 1st, 2010
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Autism diagnoses among children of Latino descent have risen more than 90 percent since 2002, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study released in December 2009. While the reasons for this are multifaceted, Dr. Charles Cartwright, Director of the YAI Autism Center,...