A Willowbrook Memoir Reveals Resilience with Humor
“Here’s ‘America’s Least Wanted,’” joked Henry Geller when he arrived at Lifestyles for the Disabled Willowbrook campus, recalling his days as a resident of the former state school.
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Making Pesto With Friends
Making pesto can be a group effort. Follow the link below to our photo story in the Staten Island Advance to learn more. Featuring photos by Alan Russo, Meredith Arout, and Angel Bruno. Making Pesto: A group project, SILive.com
Life-Wire Podcast: Greg Travels – Kamp Kiwanis
Greg Perosi shares his Summer memories of Kamp Kiwanis, a camp for people with disabilities in Upstate New York.
Guardians honored at Surrogate’s Court
The Richmond County Surrogate’s Court’s hosted the Guardianship Recognition Ceremony on August 19th at The Richmond County Courthouse in St. George. Associate Court Attorney for Guardianship Irini Bekhet ran the proceedings and The Honorable Matthew J. Titone, the new court surrogate, thanked his predecessor and mentor, The Honorable Robert Gigante. The court works with families …
Honda to sponsor SI Advance Life-Wire Partnership
Lifestyles for the Disabled will soon announce a new partnership with the Staten Island Advance to bring content by people with disabilities to a greater audience through Life-Wire News Service. Staten Island Honda will sponsor the effort to bring photography, stories, and video by Life-Wire News to the Advance in print and online. To kick …
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What Every Caregiver Should Know: Sen. Andrew J. Lanza Special Needs Fair 2019
N.Y.S. Senator Andrew J. Lanza held his 11th Special Needs Fair on the theme of “What Every Caregiver Should Know.” The May 17th event at the Jewish Community Center of Manor Road, brought together different schools, day programs, foundations and city agencies, offering day habilitation, transportation options, health, education and more. Caregivers and people with …
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Mandela Fellows Visit to U.S.
More than twenty scholars of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders from countries all over sub-Saharan Africa spent the month of July learning what they could about nonprofit organizations and how they serve people here.
Darius McCollum Needs Help, Not Injustice
We encourage the judge and the justice system to do what’s right for Darius McCollum.
Life-Wire Podcast: It’s My Right!
Gregory Perosi and Michael Smith discuss the rights of people with disabilities. For a list of these rights, visit the Office of People with Developmental Disabilities web page: It’s My Right.
Night for All to Shine
Everyone was a celebrity at a Night to Shine this past Friday, February 10th at The Staaten
