Thank you to Tarrytown School for having us at the Back to School Bash at Tarrytown's Patriot's Park together with partners who care about the youth in our communities... and know how to have a good time. WIHD's Community Support Network team members, Stacey Warren and Eleanor Evangelista, were thrilled to share our resources and [...]
Dr. Fox is recognized at #56 this year for leading WIHD to successfully adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic. This honor is the result of the hard work, dedication and resilience of everyone at WIHD! "Susan W. Fox, who has led the Westchester Institute for Human Development for seven years, has overseen its virtual education programs [...]
Karen VanDenHeuvel, Katie Cohen, and Gemma White of our Assistive Technology Department ran an event with Tech Owl in Pennsylvania and the New York TRAID site. They met with a major international toy manufacturer 'Spin Master' to discuss how toys could be better adapted at the manufacturing level for individuals with disabilities and the concept [...]
Mariela Adams, Manager for Self-Advocacy and Community Engagement and LEND Faculty Member, has been appointed by Governor Kathy Hochul to serve as a member of the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council. In this role, Mariela will increase her capacity and influence to positively contribute to improving the lives of people with developmental disabilities [...]
Congratulations to WIHD's Dan and Samuel Habib on their film My Disability Roadmap being nominated for a National News and Documentary Emmy! To read more about other nominees, please visit https://bit.ly/455lPm.
WIHD/CSN was honored to celebrate the 33rd anniversary of ADA with Westchester Disabled On the Move at Crawford Park in Rye Brook alongside NY Lt. Gov Antonio Delgado, NY Sen Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and many other distinguished guests and local representatives. CSN Self-Advocates Brendan Klein and Claire Polin were guest speakers, invited to introduce [...]
WIHD was proud to welcome Congressman Mike Lawler on Friday, July 21st to learn more about us and our Community Support Network. We shared issues important to individuals with disabilities and their families. Thank you to Congressman Lawler for visiting and for his commitment to people with disabilities!
We were sad to see our energetic, compassionate, and curious psychology doctoral interns go after hosting them in our Child Welfare department for the academic year. The intern’s testimonial conveys how the program set her up for a career in our field of expertise. Congratulations Leah and Kayla and WIHD wishes you the best on [...]
WIHD's Assistive Technology Program Clinical Coordinator, Gemma White, recently presented for "AAC in the Cloud" - an online Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) conference. Her presentation "Bigger is Better- 3d printing masked keyguards (and you don’t need to own a 3d printer)" can be found on YouTube (and has already been accessed close to a [...]
On May 17th, WIHD's team joined dozens of other local organizations and businesses at the Salute to Seniors information fair at Croton Point Park. It was a very BUSY day giving away assistive technology gadgets + gizmos + info so that seniors can gain more independence and continue to live in their homes. This is [...]
