ADAPT Community Network

If you are looking for a fulfilling and impactful career, consider joining ADAPT Community Network! We are constantly hiring for a variety of positions, including direct support professional, registered nurse, teacher’s assistant, and more. Our wide range of programs and services has created a job network that has mobility, diversity, and flexibility. If you want to help kids and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live full, happy, and healthy lives, please visit our careers page at https://lnkd.in/gS-ejdsg for a list of benefits and open positions. ADAPT Community Network is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. #dsp #dspjobs #dspcareers #disabilitysupportjobs #specialeducation #registerednurse #teachersassistant #nowhiring #hiring #directsupportprofessional #nonprofit #specialeducation #disabilityservices #nonprofitcareers #nycnonprofit

To celebrate Disability Pride Month, ADAPT is highlighting different disability rights activists you should know. Today, we are recognizing Alice Wong, a Chinese American writer and activist who is most well-known for founding the Disability Visibility Project. Alice Wong was born in 1974 with spinal muscular atrophy, a disorder that caused her muscles to weaken and took away her ability to walk. Since her days in graduate school, where she chaired the Disability Interest Group, Wong has been a champion of disability rights. In 2013, Wong was selected by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Council on Disability, which advised U.S. legislators on matters affecting Americans with Disabilities. Then, in 2014, she founded the Disability Visibility Project, which aims to tell the authentic stories of people with disabilities through oral histories. Follow us at @adaptwechange on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn as we post more iconic disability rights activists during Disability Pride Month!

Are you looking for a job where you can make a difference? Thursday, July 11th from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm is our SAME-DAY HIRING EVENT at 185 Ardsley Loop, Apt 2F, Brooklyn, NY 11239. Interview for #fulltime, #parttime, and #oncall Direct Support Professional positions at our Brooklyn residential programs. For more information and to RSVP, scan the QR code or click the link below. Bring your resume and dress to impress! https://lnkd.in/eDX2C9U7 #interview #event #jobhunt #DSP #directsupportprofessional #hiring #samedayhiring

Last month, members of ADAPT’s Pelham Day Hab in the Bronx went out to Pelham park for a scavenger hunt. With the help of art specialist Natalie Reichel, Pelham Day Hab goers travelled in a group around the park looking for rocks that were painted with an undisclosed theme that turned out to be Beauty in the Beast. After the scavenger hunt, everybody had the chance to paint their own rock to bring home with them as a souvenir. Maria, one of the participants, said, "I didn't find anything during the hunt but painting my own rock made the whole thing worth it!" Many thanks to Natalie and Pelham staff for arranging this wonderful outing!

Happy 4th of July! We at ADAPT wish you and your family a safe and fun Independence Day.

Congratulations to Hilary Cohen, Theresa Oddo, Alice Howard, and Carol Lincoln on their June retirement! ADAPT Community Network thanks you for your many years of dedication to our organization, your colleagues, and the individuals we support. We can’t wait to see how this next chapter of your lives unfolds!

ADAPT Community Network is excited to announce that A'Isha Torrence, CPA, the former SVP of Finance, has been promoted to Chief Financial Officer! In addition to over 25 years of experience in the I/DD field, she holds the position of co-chair for the Interagency Council Fiscal Committee and serves as a Board member for the New York State Society of CPAs. Congratulations, A’Isha!

Happy Disability Pride Month! Did you know that Disability Pride Month takes place in the month of July to commemorate the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26th, 1990? The ADA was a landmark legislative act that made discrimination based on disability illegal in the United States. Although the ADA was a massive step for the disability rights movement, the journey towards equality is far from over. This month and beyond, ADAPT works to end the stigma surrounding disability through community outreach, self-advocacy opportunities, and more. 

On Monday, June 24th, the annual Radical Joy Ball brought the house down at the Whitney Museum of American Art. Each year during Pride Month, we celebrate the vibrancy of the LGBTQIA+ and the disability community through fashion and artistic expression. This year’s event featured not only a runway show featuring designs by the individuals we support, but also a skit, a lip-sync performance by Magenta, and a Drag Story Hour NYC reading by Yuhua Hamasaki (featured on Season 10 of RuPaul’s Drag Race). Thank you to the team from the Whitney Museum, Whitney Director Scott Rothkopf, performers Yuhua Hamasaki and Magenta, and everyone who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make this event happen. Check out everyone’s radically radiant looks here!