Are you recruiting and hiring people with disabilities correctly? Viscardi students helps answer the question.
More than 50 million people in the United States have an Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)–defined disability, yet only a tiny fraction of them find jobs in corporate America. Even fewer are promoted. In an era of enhanced recognition of…
SMSD students are Girls on the Run in Buffalo
ALLEGANY — Cathern Foster’s daughter Emma is just like most other preteen middle school girls. “Eleven and a half going on 16,” said her mom. “She’s a very bright little girl, and she lets her needs be known.” Click here to…
The Kornreich Technology Center at The Viscardi Center is hosting a FREE Vision Awareness Day on Wednesday, May 21, 2014.
The Kornreich Technology Center at The Viscardi Center is hosting a Vision Awareness Day on Wednesday, May 21, 2014. The goal of this FREE event is to educate the community about assistive technologies available to help those with sight…
Smart Schools are for ALL Schools
View a message from John Kemp, president & CEO of The Viscardi Center, appealing to the governor and Legislature to include schools serving blind, deaf and severely physically disabled students in the state’s proposed $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act.…
Students, staff at St. Joseph’s School for the Deaf celebrate school spirit day.
Students and staff at St. Joseph's School for the Deaf are celebrating school spirit day today as the institution's 145th anniversary approaches. Read more here.
4201 Schools Association Members Attend CEASD Conference
Editor’s Note: The 2014 Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf (CEASD), held its annual international meeting and conference in Indianapolis April 25 to 28. Members of New York’s 4201 Schools Association attended, receiving awards and…
Soldier, battle survivor, author and Dancing with the Stars champ J.R. Martinez visits, inspires Henry Viscardi School students
J.R. Martinez inspires disabled students. War veteran, reality show contestant visits Albertson school
Educators Stood Up For Students at Education Hearing
Albany – Educators representing 11 state-supported schools serving deaf, blind and severely physically disabled students will testify before a joint legislative committee charged with reviewing Gov. Cuomo’s proposed funding and recommending state school aid for elementary and secondary education.