The Viscardi Center is a non-profit organization in Albertson, New York, dedicated to educating, empowering and employing people with disabilities. It was founded in 1952 by

Henry Viscardi, Jr. Henry Viscardi Jr. (1912-2004) was an American disability rights advocate who championed the cause of equality and employment of disabled people in workforce. In 1952, on Eleanor Roosevelt's advice, he founded Abilities, Inc. which has now expande ...

, a noted disability activist, who was also advisor to eight US Presidents on matters pertaining to disability policies.

John D. Kemp John D. Kemp is an American disability rights leader who co-founded the American Association of People with Disabilities and is currently the president and chief executive of the Lakeshore Foundation in Birmingham, Alabama. Owing to a congenital ...

is the current President of the Viscardi Center. To provide a lifespan of services, the Viscardi Center comprises: *Abilities, Inc. for entry or reentry into the workforce for adults with disabilities through

job training Vocational education is education that prepares people to work as a technician or to take up employment in a skilled craft or trade as a tradesperson or artisan. Vocational Education can also be seen as that type of education given to an ind ...

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Henry Viscardi School Henry Viscardi School is a state supported special school operated by the Viscardi Center in New York for severely disabled students requiring a specialized educational setting with medical supports.Henry Viscardi Achievement Awards

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The Viscardi Center
Disability organizations based in the United States Health and disability rights organizations in the United States Vocational education in the United States