Angelo talks with Jennifer Richard, Assistant Executive Director of our College Experience and CareerNext Programs and Colleen Dergosits, Director of Admissions.

Autism Action Update

The College Experience

Angelo talks with  Dr Gregory Firn CEO of Robots4Autism and creator of Milo. Milo the robot is designed to be interesting and approachable for learners with ASD. Robots4Autism helps learners improve their social and behavioral skills and gain the confidence they need to succeed academically and socially.

Interview with Dr Gregory Firn CEO of Robots4Autism

Angelo Santabarbara speaks with Myron Pincomb who heads the IBCCES. The IBCCES which stands for International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards work with The Autism Society for Maximum Accountability and Expanding Reach.The Autism Society and IBCCES are working together to make sure that individuals with autism get the understanding they deserve. 

GUEST: Myron Pincomb with IBCCES

Angelo talks with Anne Del Plato from the NYS Comptrollers office about The NY Able Program. They discuss in detail how it works and how folks can take advantage of this program.

GUEST: Anne Del Plato from the NYS Comptrollers office talks about The NY Able Program

Angelo has a roundtable conversation with 2 sides of the  controversial bill called AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the minimum wage for employees with disabilities.

A discussion with John Robinson and Kirk Lewis

Angelo sits with Janine Kruiswijk who is the Executive Director of The Autism Society of the Greater Capital Region, NY.   

GUEST: Janine Kruiswijk

Angelo chats with John Robinson who is the CEO of Our Abilities. John talks about his plans for a facility to train persons with disabilities to enter the workforce.

GUEST: John Robinson Our Abilities

Angelo talks about the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards. 

Angelo talks about the International Board of Credentialing and Continuing Education Standards

Angelo talks about Autism Action Day! Angelo Santabarbara, Chair of the New York State Assembly’s Sub-Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders gives an update on New York’s Autism Action Plan and announces the passage of this year’s recent new initiative that will make emergency rooms and hospitals autism-friendly.

Angelo talks about The Autism Action Day at NYS Capitol

New York State Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara presents the latest updates in Autism Legislation. This episode talks about Our Ability Alliance. The Our Ability Alliance Employment Training Center will train individuals with disabilities on specific skills that are in high demand by a growing list of businesses within the Our Ability network.

Our Ability Alliance Employment Training Center

Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara talks about the new ID card making it easier for first responders to recognize a person with a disability.

Autism Action Update ID card

Angelo Santabarbara talks about Sensory Friendly Emergency Room Pilot Program.

Sensory Friendly Emergency Room Pilot Program

The Autism Action Update is a great way to stay up-to-date on the latest Autism Action News and to hear about the newest initiatives and legislation. The show is hosted and produced by New York State Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara who is Chair of the New York State Assembly’s sub-Committee on Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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Autism Action Update

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