Keyword: disability
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I didn’t have a disability. Our institutions do.
After watching a boring sci-fi movie, I stared at the blinking orange hand signal outside the Lynbrook movie theater, waiting to cross heavily trafficked, four-lane Peninsula Boulevard. more
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Charles Hammerman, center, president and CEO of Rockville Centre-based Disability Opportunity Fund, rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on the 10th anniversary of his nonprofit in 2017.
Rockville Centre nonprofit aids people with disabilities
Getting an influx of cash from Google is not something that happens to companies very often, so when a Rockville Centre-based nonprofit received a $5 million loan, its president and CEO was thrilled. more
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Cuomo needs to fund the developmentally disabled
Recently, a unique mobile rally and car parade commemorated the 33rd anniversary of the closure of Willowbrook Psychiatric Hospital on Staten Island. Opened in 1947, Willowbrook was, by today’s standards, a horrific institution . . . more
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Stay strong, Nassau
Last weekend was cold and windy, which likely prevented many people from venturing outside to potentially crowded spaces like the Jones Beach Boardwalk. For now, that’s a good thing. more
The cast of “Peter and the Star Catcher” at New York University Educational Theater. Sean McGowan is fourth from left at bottom.
From Centre Stage to NYU
Sean McGowan has wanted to be an actor since elementary school. With the support of his family, friends and teachers, the 21-year-old Valley Stream resident with Down syndrome is pursuing that dream. more
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Wheelchairs and public transportation
Q. My question is about handicapped requirements. I’m in a wheelchair, and I work in the city and take public transportation. I’m wondering why it took so long for the City of New York to do anything about handicapped access . . . more
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Joseph Forte landed his dream job at the New York State Department of Labor’s Hickville Career Center in 2009, and has worked hard there as a custodian.
RVC man rewarded for hard work
Rockville Centre resident Joseph Forte, who was diagnosed with a developmental disability as a young boy, was recently honored as a recipient of the William B. Joslin Outstanding Performance Award, granted to 58 hardworking people this year by the New York State Industries for the Disabled. more
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South Side Middle School students cheered on fellow classmates Sean Michel, Michael Maher and Aidan Adia as they ran around the track during the finishing leg of a yearlong marathon.
SSMS students finish yearlong marathon
After completing a marathon — done over the course of the school year as part of a free physical education program for children with disabilities — South Side Middle School students’ smiles radiated as they were awarded brand new sneakers. more
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Governor: Direct caregivers deserve a ‘living wage’
Many of the most vulnerable people in our society are cared for by some of the strongest. Looking out for a child or adult with developmental disabilities can be trying . . . more
RVC’s D’Ambrose recognized for CDD work
Lynda D’Ambrose, a Rockville Centre resident and president of the Children’s Day Program Parent Association, was honored by The Center for Developmental Disabilities during its annual dinner last … more
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