Henry Viscardi

A Laughter in the Lonely Night (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This is the story of wonderful people we have known. Many lives have been changed since Abilities, Inc. was founded in 1952/ From its humble beginnings in a Long Island garage, Abilities, Inc. has grown into an internationally renowned program that supports thousands of people with disabilities each year, and the Henry Viscardi School has become the fulfillment of a life-long dream.Under its new name, the National Center for Disability Services continues to fulfill Dr. Viscardi's original vision for people with disabilities. Here, children with disabilities can learn and grow in a school environment that teaches its students basic academic skills as it nurtures their need for love and independence. Each year, hundreds of adults with disabilities gain the dignity and self-sufficiency that comes from getting their first jobs. Employers learn how to recruit and hire people with disabilities, as we explore and develop new technologies and strategies for enhancing the education and employment of people with disabilities.Dr. Henry Viscardi Jr. envisioned that his program would become a pilot program, a model for all the world to copy, in recognizing and enhancing the participation and contributions of people with disabilities in our lives. As we enter the new millennium, "Hank" has succeeded in making this vision a reality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Viscardi Center
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1966
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798987161715
• Artikelnr.: 66301162

Autorenporträt

Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr.Born in 1912 Henry Viscardi, Jr. is today, one of the world's most highly respected figures in the fields of rehabilitation and education. He has devoted his life to ensuring that severely disabled individuals have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential as human beings. He has always believed that living proof is the most persuasive. In 1952 he founded the internationally famed National Center for Disability Services in Albertson, Long Island. Through its famous Henry Viscardi School and Work Center he has shown the world that there really are no disabled people-- only people with varying degrees of ability-not disability. Henry Viscardi has been an advisor to every president beginning with Franklin Roosevelt on the affairs of our nation's disabled. He holds citations from leading societies, universities and professional doctorates in international organizations, and has been awarded law, education, science, humane letters and literature many honorary degrees, including in addition to universities in America. This includes universities in England, Japan, Korea and Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and is a recipient of the American Exemplar Medal from the Freedom Foundation of valley Forge. In 1975, Dr. Viscardi received the New York State Board of Regents' James E. Allen Jr. Memorial Award for his great contributions to education. The National Rehabilitation Association presented him with its highest honor, the President's Award Medal, and the American Medical Association in l95l presented him with the Outstanding Service Citation, given, only four times in its one hundred and thirty year history and never before awarded to a non-medical recipient. In 1983 he received the Horatio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans and was appointed by the Congress to the National board of the Congressional Award. In 1992 he received the andrus Award from the American Association of Retired Persons and the America's Award at the John F. Kennedy center in Washington D.C. He and his wife, Lucile, live in Kings Point, Long Island and have raised four lovely daughters, They have nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.