People Inc. named Robert Mayer chairperson of its board of directors to a two-year term. Mayer is chief financial officer at Weinberg Campus. Other officers: vice chairperson, Randall Borst, director of accessibility at the University at Buffalo; treasurer, Joseph Abdallah, executive and investor; and secretary, Lynne Frank, principal at the Evans Agency. Board members: Mary […]

Two area nonprofits are collaborating on a program to help introduce work opportunities to high school students with disabilities. Aspire of WNY and Autism Services Inc. will provide vocational training for students based on Aspire’s World of Work (WOW) program. The program teaches soft skills like communication, time management, organization and teamwork while students are […]

People Inc. Drive Fore Disabilities Golf Tournament will take place Aug. 17 in East Aurora Country Club. Tee times are 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Snacks and beverages offered throughout the course. A reception and auction will take place at 6 p.m. followed by dinner and awards presentation. Sponsorship opportunities available. For more information contact […]

There is still time to pre-register for A Fresh Look At Autism: A Revolutionary Approach with Martha Herbert, M.D., Ph.D., on Saturday, April 18, 2015. Please pre-register by April 13, 2015 to receive a guaranteed handouts/packet.  Registrations, will be accepted thru April 17th at no additional charge.  Walk-In Registration, add an additional $10 to fees.  We hope to see […]

BUFFALO, N.Y., February 12, 2015 – The First Niagara Foundation and Community Services for the Developmentally Disabled are partnering to provide vocational and career readiness skills for people living with developmental disabilities in the City of Buffalo.  The programs will help such individuals work to become productive, contributing members of the community.   The First […]

Ontario ARC and Alex + Ani Victor have teamed up for a Charmed by Charity shopping event.  A portion of the sales from the event will benefit the Friends of Ontario ARC Foundation. Can’t make it to the event?  Give the store a call at (585) 598-3853 and you can place an order over the phone! […]

You are cordially invited to attend Allegany County Chapter NYSARC, Inc.’s Annual Meeting Wednesday, May 20, 2015 | 5:00 pm Wellsville Country Club | 3006 Riverside Drive, Wellsville We have a panel of community and state leaders directing a serious discussion on NYS’s Transformation Agenda. Please send any questions you would like addressed to rebecca.decker@alleganyarc.org […]

For the aging parents of adults who have developmental disabilities, the conditions at an unlicensed rooming house recently shut down in Buffalo represented their worst nightmares. Sewage backed up in the basement. Windows were boarded up. Someone piled torn plastic garbage bags outside a rear door. Rats infested the house. Eight residents living in that […]

He has only a limited ability to walk and talk on his own. He communicates mostly through his ever-present thumbs-up sign, a few spoken words and his keyboard attached to a voice synthesizer. And it takes four people to help him onto a horse. But for parts of two hours per week, 50-year-old Victor Hale […]

Are you currently disabled? Have you lost your ability to work full-time based on a new disability? Have you been receiving SSI or SSDI and want to work part-time, but are afraid to lose your benefits? Many individuals with disabilities fear that work activity will result in an immediate loss of benefits through SSI /SSDI […]