Archived News

Keeping an eye on autism and giving a voice to its Long Island community.

The DDI Parent Association is an independent group comprised of parents, guardians, and friends of children and adults with developmental disabilities receiving services.

Participants from our Adult Residential Program and Adult Day Program enjoyed Valentine’s Day in creative ways this year.

Black History Month is a time to celebrate the contributions of African Americans to the nation and our community. This month we were proud to highlight Black history and culture with featured stories of our dedicated employees and some of their very own family histories and traditions.

Staff and students from our Children’s Day Program enjoyed their celebration of the 100th day of school on Thursday, February 11th.

As we continue to celebrate Black History Month, we are happy to introduce Maritza Archer. She was born and raised in Haiti and moved to New York at age 15, and she has been a part of the DDI Family as a Supported Employment Manager for nearly 13 years.

As we continue our Black History Month celebration, we are pleased to introduce long-time employee Tivoni Carruthers.

Our Early Childhood Services classes are learning about transportation, utilizing the NYC Interdisciplinary Units of Study Curriculum.

Through the Discovery Dairy Adopt a Cow Program, Classroom C2 from our Early Childhood Services Program adopted a cow as their virtual class pet.  The program was introduced to the families as well, and through a naming contest, the calf has been named Clarabelle.

As we celebrate Black History Month, we are excited to celebrate long-time DDI staff member, Joseph Muniz.