Serving Children and Adults with Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities since 1949

Living, Learning, Working

It was a different world 60 years ago, especially for families of children with intellectual and other developmental disabilities. Not much was understood about their problems. There were few alternatives outside of full-time parental care. They were shunned by society and largely ignored by public education. And for the most part, professional assistance could only be found in institutions that were hardly more than warehouses… places of little help and less hope.

But in 1949, a small group of parents came together to form AHRC, a new organization founded on the conviction that every person, regardless of their intellectual abilities, has the right to live with dignity, learn with pride and work to achieve their highest potential.

From a handful of volunteers, AHRC Suffolk (a chapter of NYSARC, Inc.) has grown to be one of the region's most trusted organizations and a leading voice on behalf of intellectually challenged children, adults and their families. Our school, day habs, community residences and on- and off-premises employment opportunities provide a comprehensive range of programs and services, delivered by an experienced caring staff. At heart, AHRC Suffolk remains very much a family ... a community of parents, teaching and health care professionals, volunteers, business partners and supporters bound by a common goal: to provide a life of opportunity for the intellectually and physically disabled. We invite you to join our community and share our vision for the future.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

1115 Waiver: What You Need to Know The State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD), in consultation with the State Department of Health (DOH) and other stakeholders, has begun the process of seeking significant programmatic and fiscal improvements to New York State’s service system through the development of a new 1115 demonstration waiver, called the "People First Waiver." OPWDD’s Commissioner, Courtney Burke, has launched a series of brief online videos that discuss different parts of the waiver. Click HERE to view! Confused by this information? Click HERE to read The 1115 Waiver – the New Way Services and Supports will be Developed in New York State: How We Got Here and What We Really Need to Do Build a Stronger System for People with Developmental Disabilities For more information, visit OPWDD’s Question and Answer page by clicking HERE.  

Come out of hibernation this March for Autism Speaks and AHRC Suffolk's annual POLAR BEAR PLUNGE on 3.3.12!
Registration is open! Visit our event page to sign up!

“Stay in the Know!” AHRC Suffolk’s Fall 2011 Communicator is now Available online.
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