ADAPT Joins Project Euphonia
Imagine walking into a dark room and shouting, “Google, turn on the lights,” and the light comes on. For many individuals with speech disabilities, using voice-activated technologies can be challenging to perform routine tasks because most of the existing technology can not compute the nuances in speech patterns for those who have speech challenges. The […]
Learning and Navigating NYC as a Disabled Traveler
The world has a lot to offer for those who wish to travel or have the ability to do so. For people with a physical disability, traveling can often be challenging and require lots of planning. For the Lachhman and Lachhman-Persad family, it’s important that Annie has the opportunity to experience the joys of traveling […]
ADAPT Staff Graduate with Master’s Degree Through Stony Brook University
It’s graduation season here at ADAPT Community Network. We are pleased to announce that on May 20th, 11 staff members graduated with a Master of Science in Human Resource Management from Stony Brook University. In September 2018, ADAPT Community Network partnered with Stony Brook University to provide an opportunity for our employees to attain a […]
The Stillwell Garden
Gardening offers a range of health benefits for people with disabilities, such as physical, social, mental, emotional, and sensory benefits. For mother and daughter Judy Hummel and Hannah Hummel, gardening together has strengthened their bond and created a program that everyone in our Stillwell IRA can enjoy. “When Hannah moved to Stillwell, I saw the […]
Chris and Queenie Build Their Life Together Through the Support of ADAPT
Meet Chris and Queenie, two residents within our Landings IRA. Chris and Queenie have been together for nine years after meeting at our Day Hab program. “I didn’t like Chris at first,” Queenie says, “but after spending more time together, that changed.” Today the couple is engaged and lives together. Chris and Queenie formerly lived in separate residential locations offered by ADAPT. But with […]