East End Disability Associates wanted to get its services for people with disabilities to the region's burgeoning Latino population, said Joy O'Shaughnessy, EEDA executive director. She is shown in the nonprofit's office on Roanoke Avenue in Riverhead on Friday. Credit: Tom Lambui The leaders of East End Disability Associates knew they had a problem. About 21% of Long Island’s population is Latino, yet a New York agency's statewide figures show less than 9% of that population was taking...

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