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Who: YAI and the Center for Latin American, Caribbean and Latino Studies of the City University of New York’s Graduate Center
What: 12th Latino Health Care Conference–El Enfoque Centrado en la Persona: ¿Hacia dónde nos dirigimos? (Person-Centered Approach: What Direction are We Going?). This free, one-day conference will be entirely in Spanish and will include presenters from throughout the YAI Network and other experts in the field. All presenters have a deep understanding of the needs of families who have a child with a disability, and the professionals who support them.
Keynote speaker: Erika Ruiz, International Speaker and Founder/Facilitator of Laughter Yoga
Sessions will cover autism, guardianship, person-centered planning and much more.
When: Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Lunch will be served
To register, visit yai.org/latino. Registration is required.
Where: CUNY Graduate Center, 365 Fifth Ave., (at 34th Street) New York, N.Y.
Why: The conference is designed to provide Spanish speaking family members access to information, support, and resources pertaining to developmental disabilities in their native language
This conference is made possible through grants from the New York City Council’s Autism Initiative, The Guy’s American Heartland Foundation, Corcoran Cares, Davidoff Hutcher & Citron, LLP, the TAFT Foundation and Brooklyn Caribe Lions Club.
About YAI:
YAI offers a comprehensive range of services to people children and adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD). With 4,500 dedicated staff supporting thousands of people with I/DD each day, YAI’s mission is to help people achieve the fullest life possible by creating new opportunities for living, loving, working, and learning.