Maurice Bryan Starts Clothing Line Empowering People with Disabilities
Maurice Bryan has been a longtime lover of fashion and has dreamed about becoming a fashion designer since he was young. Around a month ago, he was able to bring his dreams to life by starting an Etsy shop dedicated to his designs. He called the shop DAFASHIONS—”DA” standing for “Differently Abled.” As the name […]
ADAPT Community Network Celebrates Our 2024 Graduates
Congratulations to all the graduates of ADAPT Community Network’s Children’s Programs! Each of our students, from our preschools to our School-Age Program, worked incredibly hard this year and have reached new heights with the help of our incredible teachers, teacher’s assistants, therapists, and education staff. As the largest special education preschool provider in New York, […]
United Voices Showcases Experiences of People with Disabilities
On Thursday May 23rd and Friday May 24th, the ADAPT theatre group gave two amazing performances of their originally written United Voices play. The play was the second rendition of United Voices by ADAPT’s theatre group. The first rendition took place in winter of 2022. In 2022, United Voices was a “Verbatim Theatre Project,” which […]
People Supported and Staff Collaborate with Project ENGAGE to Improve I/DD Research
Several staff members and individuals supported by ADAPT are taking up important roles in Project ENGAGE, a research project that conducts interviews with people with developmental disabilities. People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) face microaggressions and a lack of understanding in everyday life, and the medical field is no different. Because of the incomplete […]
ADAPT Raises Over $150,000 at the 2024 Annual Golf Tournament
ADAPT Community Network held its 23rd Annual Golf Tournament on May 13, 2024 at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, NY. We are proud to announce that we raised over $150,000 to support the programs and services we provide to children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A special thank you goes to our […]