When, in the 1990s, Emily Lengen chose a career working with babies and toddlers with disabilities, it felt like a chance to earn decent money while doing important, challenging work that she loved.

New York State’s Early Intervention Program is ranked last in the nation for the timely delivery of services, like physical and speech therapy, to young children with developmental delays. Right now, ...

Lacie Schweigert loves what she does for a living, providing therapy services to young children that have developmental delays or disabilities. “If you’ve ever been on a job where you can say I’d ...

Imagine you have a child, and when they’re a few months old, you start to worry something is wrong. You go to the doctor, who tells you your child is developmentally delayed, or might have autism, and ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Early intervention providers across the state are being faced with an unprecedented challenge that’s exacerbating an already existing shortage. In October, the state introduced a new ...

Amid a crisis in services for young kids with disabilities and developmental delays, New York promised families a major investment in early intervention programs. But lawmakers have yet to make good ...

Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres has accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of bungling oversight of New York’s early intervention program for toddlers with developmental disabilities such as autism and Down syndrome.

Rep. Torres sounds alarm on management of NY Early Intervention Program Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres held a press conference on Monday to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state to do more for the New York ...

HAMLIN, N.Y. – As budget negotiations in Albany continue, advocates are hoping to see an increase in pay for occupational, speech and physical therapists who work with young children. They say, there ...

Hudson Valley parents and early intervention providers are voicing their frustrations with what they say is a “major glitch” in the state’s new billing system, preventing children from getting crucial ...

Wrong way car listed as reason for Oneida County Thruway closure A car going in the wrong direction, which crashed, was listed as the reason for a significant Thruway closure Friday morning. Syracuse ...

The program serves the most vulnerable children in New York. Torres says that New York has "the single worst early intervention program in the nation." He called on the governor to fix the broken ...