Archived News

The Social Competence and Treatment Lab in conjunction with the Stony Brook Department of Psychology invite you to the following:

Adult Day Services celebrated the changing of seasons with an end-of-the-summer luau at Blydenburgh County Park in Smithtown earlier this month.

On Thursday, August 30th, Adult Residential Services hosted an open house for the new residential home in Miller Place.

On March 26th, 1986 Andrew Brathwaite was hired as a substitute driver at the Suffolk Child Development Center, which is now Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI). Andrew recalls being thrilled to receive the job offer and began earning $4.25 per hour.

Private screening, panel discussion, and reception.

Where can you go to find out what brand of popcorn pops the best or where the water really goes when a plant is watered?

Dear Friends and Colleagues:

Over the past several years, we have received overwhelming feedback from the people we support, their family members, providers and others about the need for more flexibility, innovation and customization in the planning of services.

DDI's own Gina and Lori Patalano were featured in Newsday as part of a back-to-school special.

Over the past year at DDI, the average Direct Support Professional (DSP) vacancy rate has averaged 34.65% with a turnover rate of 30.88%.

On August 8th, Billy G. and Kenn M. completed their registration to participate at the Huntington Senior Center.