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 […]
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. […]
15th Annual Golf Tournament Press Coverage
15th Annual Golf Tournament Press Coverage TELEVISION COVERAGE: FOX 5 New York Covers the 15th Annual UCP of NYC Golf Tournament FOX 5 Good Day Wake Up Covers 15th Annual Golf Tournament PRINT/ONLINE COVERAGE: New York Social Diary Write-Up Teresa Priolo & Erika Wachter to Host 15th Annual UCP of NYC Golf Tournament Teresa Priolo […]
Pre-K Teachers at United Cerebral Palsy NYC Staten Island Use New Math Program
Four-year-old Tristan faces many challenges. He’s legally blind in one eye and has a rare genetic condition called 13-Q deletion. “With this 13 q he’s delayed in every aspect. Physical- mental- educational,” his mother, Crystal Johnson explained. Tristan goes to school at the United Cerebral Palsy of New York City Staten Island. At the center, […]
