Connect with family members, friends and community partners at our upcoming events.
What does Cultural and Linguistic Competence mean for Direct Support Professionals?
The importance of Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) cannot be understated. DSPs The roles of DSPs have evolved from solely caregiving and focuses more broadly on supporting people across the full spectrum of disabilities to have meaningful lives in the communities in which they live, go to school, work, parent, engage in recreation, worship, and share friendships and other intimate relationships. This session will focus on: 1) cultural competence and linguistic competence and how these concepts and practices relate to the everyday responsibilities of DSPs and the people across racial, ethnic, cultural, and linguistic groups that they support and their families; and 2) the unique issues that DSPs face due to their multiple cultural identities and experiences attributed intersectionality, social location, discrimination and the “isms.”
AHRC Floral Park Auxiliary hosts…
SPRING BINGO!!!
Friday, April 12, 2024
Doors open at 5:00 pm – Games start at 6:00 pm
Floral Park Recreation Center
124 Stewart Street, Floral Park
$20/adult, $10/child under 12
Includes Pizza, Beverages, Snacks and 2 Bingo Cards
*Additional Bingo cards available for purchase $1.00 each*
RSVP by April 7:
Please send payment by check (with names of players) made payable to AHRC Floral Park to:
Susan Leschinski
61 Adams Street, Garden City, NY 11530
OR:
Venmo payment and included information to: @Susan-Leschinski
There will also be raffles!!!
Engaging Diverse Communities in Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities
Many of this nation’s communities have been oppressed, minoritized, and discriminated against. For some within these communities, their history in the US, territories, and tribal nations, is compounded by current day realities perpetuated by inequities. Establishing and sustaining broad-based community partnerships that support the full inclusion of and equity for persons who experience intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families present myriad benefits while simultaneously presenting unique challenges. Many IDD organizations and programs continue to struggle to engage communities in a culturally and linguistically competent manner. This session will present six key strategies and approaches to engage the culturally and linguistically diverse communities of New York State.
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Oheka Castle
135 West Gate Drive, Huntington, NY 11743
AHRC FOUNDATION WALK
SUNDAY, OCT. 27, 2024
EISENHOWER PARK
It’s that time of year again. Time to register to make a difference at the AHRC Foundation Walk!
Let’s continue to make a difference in the lives of children and adults with I/DD.
Gather back at Eisenhower Park for another wonderful Walk Day experience.