Fiesta Educativa Inc.’s. mission is to enhance the lives of Latino families and children, youth and adults with disabilities, and empower their ability to achieve life enhancements through culturally and linguistically responsive information, training and advocacy resources and other programs/services to ensure the full participation of Latinos with disabilities in all aspects of society. Fiesta Educativa’s efforts include an annual statewide conference providing parents with information in English and Spanish on such topics as resources, patient and client rights, educational and vocational programs, and stress management for families, as well as the sponsorship of several regional conferences throughout the state. Additional services include a home-based parent education and training program “Fiesta Familiar” and an advocacy and outreach project assisting families and persons with disabilities to make the best use of the agencies and resources available to them in their communities.
