UCP of NYC Joins Five Downstate ARCs in Partners Health Plan (PHP)
United Cerebral Palsy of New York City Joins Five Downstate ARCs in Partners Health Plan – a First-of-Its-Kind Managed Care Model for New York Families with Disabilities New York’s leading disabilities nonprofits to offer broad range of healthcare services to individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. CLICK HERE to download the press release
NYU Tandon To Screen Award-Winning Film On Innovative Disabilities Course
BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — NYU Tandon School of Engineering Senior Lecturer Allan B. Goldstein’s Disabilities Studies course, where engineering students and self-advocates with cerebral palsy explore how to communicate, connect, and cultivate their abilities by making videos together, is the subject of the acclaimed documentary “The Ability Exchange.” The award-winning film […]
Tamsen Fadal & Mike Woods To Co-Host the 7th Annual UCP of NYC Santa Project Party & Auction
Tamsen Fadal, Eight-time Emmy winning Anchor, PIX 11 News, & Mike Woods, Meteorologist, Fox 5’s Good Day New York, To Co-Host the 7th Annual UCP of NYC Santa Project Party & Auction A Benefit for the Children’s Program of United Cerebral Palsy of New York City Tuesday, December 6th 2016 CLICK HERE to download the […]
Staten Islander with Special Needs Promotes Local Businesses
A Staten Island man with cerebral palsy is on a mission to inspire others to do great things, while also raising awareness about Cerebral Palsy. Live music, craft beer and business owners were all part of an event held at the Flagship Brewery in Tompkinsville on Sunday. Forty local businesses and artists celebrated all things […]
New York City promised free preschool to every family, so why do some students with disabilities struggle to find seats?
Shavon Gilliam realized her son Mikel was different about six months after his first birthday. His speech wasn’t developing like most other kids his age, and he didn’t seem to grasp how certain toys worked. “Like a big toy truck — he would turn it upside down and just play with the wheels,” Gilliam said. […]