This week's episode features several interviews conducted at the Arc Westchester, the largest agency in Westchester County supporting children, teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including individuals on the autism spectrum, and their families. Special guests include Nancy Patota, Executive Director of the Arc Westchester Foundation, Teresa Lombardi, Yulia Daniels, Cynthia Ferguson and Maria Robinson. All interviews were recorded on January 30-31 at the Arc Westchester in Hawthorne, New York.
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08/19/20 • 14 min
Sewing Community - The Arc Westchester, NY
Transcript
[1:34]
My name is Nancy Patota and I am the Executive Director of The Arc Westchester Foundation. I live in Rye, New York but I am really a native Westchester person. I was born in White Plains. I lived in New Rochelle and now I’ve been in Rye for about fifteen years. I am one of eight daughters...number five, actually. And our grandmother who lived with us for about twenty-five years after the babies were born and my mom could use some help with all these kids...she
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