WMCHealth Celebrates Disability Pride Month with a Lunch & Learn Event:
Advancing Care for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD)
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
11:30 AM – 1 PM
Taylor Conference Center*
- 11:30 AM – 12 PM: registration and networking. Lunch will be provided.
- 12 – 1 PM: Panel Discussion (*virtual option available for this portion)
WHAT WMCHEALTH IS ADVANCING
WMCHealth, in partnership with the Westchester Institute for Human Development and The Arc Westchester, is advancing disability-informed care through strengthened training, tools, and community-informed care pathways, embedding inclusive, person-centered practices across our system.
WHAT YOU’LL GAIN FROM THIS SESSION
- Explore barriers to care for people with IDD
- Learn practical strategies to strengthen care in clinical and operational settings
- Apply person-centered, disability-informed approaches in everyday practice
Come ready to learn, apply, and strengthen care across your team
Register here.
All are welcome. Together, we can strengthen access and advance pathways to high-quality, inclusive care for individuals with IDD across the communities we serve.
WHY IT MATTERS
130,000+ New Yorkers with IDD access services and supports across the state. Every interaction is an opportunity to deliver inclusive, person-centered care that gets it right. Source: NYS OPWDD
Featured Panelists
MODERATOR:
Ivan Miller, MD
Chair of Emergency Medicine
WMCHealth
Kathleen Macias-Torres, MPA
Associate Executive Director
Community Innovations
The Arc Westchester
Patricia Patrick, DrPH
President & Chief Executive Officer; UCEDD (University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities) Director
Westchester Institute for Human Development
Deborah Viola MBA, PhD
Network Vice President
Research & Grants Administration
WMCHealth
Frank Cavaliere, MSN, RN, CCRN
Senior Director of Nursing
WMCHealth
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