Sunday, August 17, 2014

ACLD: Individuals With Developmental Disabilities Can Lead Enviable Lives

Based in Bethpage, New York, Adults and Children with Learning and Developmental Disabilities (ACLD) is a non-profit agency dedicated to serving the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. Founded in 1957 by a group of families whose children had developmental challenges, ACLD helps children, teens, and adults with developmental disabilities to increase their independence, improve the quality of their lives, and pursue enviable lives. The organization carries out its mission by assisting individuals with developmental conditions to make meaningful choices, create significant relationships, and lead productive and healthy lives. ACLD also works closely with families to ensure that kids and adults with developmental difficulties are always supported.

ACLD has more than 1,000 staff members across 70 program sites in Suffolk and Nassau Counties. The agency's broad range of services include day habilitation, supported employment, early childhood services, recreation programs, family support services, evaluation and training, medical and behavioral health services, and Medicaid service coordination.

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