POSITION STATEMENT:
UNITED NEW YORK EARLY INTERVENTION/RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS
WITH PARENTS AS PARTNERS
The United New York Early Intervention Providers and Parents as Partners' coalition formed on April 15, 2010 to represent the needs of independent contractors, parents, small agencies, and children, THOSE CHILDREN IN NEED OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES, as they move through the New York State Bureau of Early Intervention. (See our numerous publications at http://www.UNYEIP.org/publications.html).
We are pleased to report that most recently UNYEIP has expanded its scope of advocacy to include related service professionals who provide services to children ages 3 to 21 and their families, the primary stakeholders.
As noted, we are composed of Early Intervention and Related Service Independent Contractors from each discipline (Speech, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, ABA Teachers, Special Educators, Nutritionists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Vision Therapists), small agency employees, parents and caregivers, and other professionals (attorneys, physicians, compensation analysts) who share their concern for the current financial condition of NYS and its impact on children with special needs in NYS Early Intervention AND NYS Special Education. Currently, we have members throughout New York State, from Montauk Point to Niagara Falls including the five boroughs of the City of New York and are increasing membership exponentially daily. At present, we have nearly 2500 members inclusive of our Professional Advisory Board and Executive Committees. Our primary goals are:
a. Ensure that children with special needs, ALL children, from ALL religious, cultural, and socio-economic groups, of NYS are prioritized
b. Ensure that the children with special needs of NYS Early Intervention and Special Education receive not only individualized services but
frequency and duration of services that are meaningful in relation to their delay or disability
c. Ensure that ONLY those children who are ELIGIBLE to receive services are those that do receive services
d. Improve communications amongst the stakeholders of New York State Early Intervention and NYSED
e. Improve transparency in Governmental Relations with the Bureau of Early Intervention and NYS Special Education statewide
f. Encourage participation in the Statewide Early Intervention Coordinating Council and the Local Early Intervention Coordinating Councils
g. Enable collegial sharing amongst professionals
h. Enable support amongst family and caregivers
i. Develop meaningful relationships with our governmental representatives and New York State Legislators
j. Encourage Lobby Day Involvement of all members inclusive of Parents and Professionals
k. Coordinate Rallies in support of children with special needs as needed
k. Enhance communication throughout New York State between Agencies, Municipalities, and Independent Contractors
l. Preserve and protect the provision of services to children with special needs so that it is maintained as the Premier State in NYS Early Intervention
In this last year, we are pleased to have initiated the Weprin Bill A00705 and the Avella Bill S4219. We are pleased to have membership of over 2500 members. We are pleased to have initiated two active list serves to enable sharing in addition to a Twitter Account, FACEBOOK page, and a LINKED IN page. We are pleased to have brought together a strong alliance of committed professionals, original thinkers, who truly care about our children with special needs, who truly care about the families and children that they provide services to, and who truly care about the future of the State of New York and its children. We are pleased to have increased our scope of advocacy to include all children with special needs.
We are pleased to do this with no dues and no membership fees of any kind. No Paid Lobbyists or Special Interests are engaged in our initiatives.
UNYEIP is composed of volunteers who truly care about our children and our future.
To join the United New York Early Intervention and Related Service Providers With Parents as Partners:
a. providers or student apprentices may complete the registration form below.
b. parents and extended family will find their registration form on the following parent page.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Leslie Grubler MA, CCC-SLP, TSHH
Founding Director, UNYEIP
United New York Early Intervention & Special Education Providers With Parents As Partners (UNYEIP)
UnitedNYEIProviders@yahoo.com/
http://www.UNYEIP.org
FACEBOOK: United New York Early Intervention Providers
PH: (718) 213 5900
CELL: 917 355 5060
FAX (718) 224 0103
UNITED NEW YORK EARLY INTERVENTION/RELATED SERVICE PROVIDERS
WITH PARENTS AS PARTNERS
The United New York Early Intervention Providers and Parents as Partners' coalition formed on April 15, 2010 to represent the needs of independent contractors, parents, small agencies, and children, THOSE CHILDREN IN NEED OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES, as they move through the New York State Bureau of Early Intervention. (See our numerous publications at http://www.UNYEIP.org/publications.html).
We are pleased to report that most recently UNYEIP has expanded its scope of advocacy to include related service professionals who provide services to children ages 3 to 21 and their families, the primary stakeholders.
As noted, we are composed of Early Intervention and Related Service Independent Contractors from each discipline (Speech, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, ABA Teachers, Special Educators, Nutritionists, Social Workers, Psychologists, Vision Therapists), small agency employees, parents and caregivers, and other professionals (attorneys, physicians, compensation analysts) who share their concern for the current financial condition of NYS and its impact on children with special needs in NYS Early Intervention AND NYS Special Education. Currently, we have members throughout New York State, from Montauk Point to Niagara Falls including the five boroughs of the City of New York and are increasing membership exponentially daily. At present, we have nearly 2500 members inclusive of our Professional Advisory Board and Executive Committees. Our primary goals are:
a. Ensure that children with special needs, ALL children, from ALL religious, cultural, and socio-economic groups, of NYS are prioritized
b. Ensure that the children with special needs of NYS Early Intervention and Special Education receive not only individualized services but
frequency and duration of services that are meaningful in relation to their delay or disability
c. Ensure that ONLY those children who are ELIGIBLE to receive services are those that do receive services
d. Improve communications amongst the stakeholders of New York State Early Intervention and NYSED
e. Improve transparency in Governmental Relations with the Bureau of Early Intervention and NYS Special Education statewide
f. Encourage participation in the Statewide Early Intervention Coordinating Council and the Local Early Intervention Coordinating Councils
g. Enable collegial sharing amongst professionals
h. Enable support amongst family and caregivers
i. Develop meaningful relationships with our governmental representatives and New York State Legislators
j. Encourage Lobby Day Involvement of all members inclusive of Parents and Professionals
k. Coordinate Rallies in support of children with special needs as needed
k. Enhance communication throughout New York State between Agencies, Municipalities, and Independent Contractors
l. Preserve and protect the provision of services to children with special needs so that it is maintained as the Premier State in NYS Early Intervention
In this last year, we are pleased to have initiated the Weprin Bill A00705 and the Avella Bill S4219. We are pleased to have membership of over 2500 members. We are pleased to have initiated two active list serves to enable sharing in addition to a Twitter Account, FACEBOOK page, and a LINKED IN page. We are pleased to have brought together a strong alliance of committed professionals, original thinkers, who truly care about our children with special needs, who truly care about the families and children that they provide services to, and who truly care about the future of the State of New York and its children. We are pleased to have increased our scope of advocacy to include all children with special needs.
We are pleased to do this with no dues and no membership fees of any kind. No Paid Lobbyists or Special Interests are engaged in our initiatives.
UNYEIP is composed of volunteers who truly care about our children and our future.
To join the United New York Early Intervention and Related Service Providers With Parents as Partners:
a. providers or student apprentices may complete the registration form below.
b. parents and extended family will find their registration form on the following parent page.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Leslie Grubler MA, CCC-SLP, TSHH
Founding Director, UNYEIP
United New York Early Intervention & Special Education Providers With Parents As Partners (UNYEIP)
UnitedNYEIProviders@yahoo.com/
http://www.UNYEIP.org
FACEBOOK: United New York Early Intervention Providers
PH: (718) 213 5900
CELL: 917 355 5060
FAX (718) 224 0103
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