ADAPT Community Network

If you are looking for a fulfilling and impactful career, consider joining ADAPT Community Network! We are constantly hiring for a variety of positions, including direct support professional, registered nurse, teacher’s assistant, and more. Our wide range of programs and services has created a job network that has mobility, diversity, and flexibility. If you want to help kids and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live full, happy, and healthy lives, please visit our careers page at https://lnkd.in/gS-ejdsg for a list of benefits and open positions. ADAPT Community Network is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. #dsp #dspjobs #dspcareers #disabilitysupportjobs #specialeducation #registerednurse #teachersassistant #nowhiring #hiring #directsupportprofessional #nonprofit #specialeducation #disabilityservices #nonprofitcareers #nycnonprofit

Happy Women’s History Month! The William O’Connor Midwood School celebrated Women’s History Month by decorating their halls with stunning bulletin boards and hosting a special event to recognize the women of their school. Check out photos from their beautiful celebration! As an organization that is part of an industry predominantly upheld by women, we would like to recognize the tremendous impact that women have in the world of intellectual and developmental disabilities services. Thank you for all you do! #womenshistorymonth #internationalwomensday?

CONGRATULATIONS to Kaushik Das, Joseph de Mena, Nicholas Petrecki, Frank Senkiw, and Caroline Wilson on running the 2025 NYC Half Marathon! We hope you are all proud of this incredible accomplishment. Thank you for being a part of Team ADAPT and for generously raising funds to help support our programs and services! #nyhalf #halfmarathon #charitypartner #nychalf #nychalf2025

Are you ready to cheer on Team ADAPT in the NYC Half Marathon? Track our runners on Sunday, March 16th by searching by charity and selecting “ADAPT” in the New York Road Runners app. There is still time to help the runners of Team ADAPT meet their donation goals! If you would like to help them raise money for ADAPT’s programs and services, and support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, please visit https://bit.ly/ADAPTHalf.

If you are a knowledgeable speaker with expertise in a topic related to developmental or intellectual disabilities, we want to hear from you! ADAPT Community Network’s Annual Family Connect Summit is a day of online presentations addressing programs, services, policies, and strategies that enhance the lives of people with developmental and intellectual disabilities and their families. This year’s summit will take place on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, and will be based around the theme “Stronger Together.” To see past examples of presentations, visit bit.ly/FamConSummit2024. To find out how to apply, please contact familysummit@adaptcommunitynetwork.org. The deadline to apply is Friday, May 2, 2025. We look forward to hearing from you! #idd #developmentaldisabilites #iddwebinar #disabilities #specialneedsparenting #autism #disabilitysupport #disabilityinclusion #opwdd #intellectualdisabilities #cerebralpalsy #autism #adhd #asd #disabilityeducation

“We are ready in short, to dedicate our strength to serving the needs, rather than the fears, of the world.” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower Never thought I’d be following in the footsteps of a man whose writing inspired me in my early teens, when I read his memoir of World War Two, ‘Crusade in Europe’. But in being honoured with the Hausman Humanitarian Award at the Adapt Leadership Awards in New York this week, I joined an illustrious list of previous honourees that included Eisenhower in 1962. Truly standing on the shoulders of giants. My work started as a photographer, who saw injustice in the world, and believed his only way of challenging that injustice was through storytelling. An angry man with a camera. Twenty years later I am CEO of one of the fastest growing international NGOs Legacy Of War Foundation and the first UN Global Advocate for People with Disabilities in Conflict and Peacebuilding Situations. But at my heart I am still a story teller and I see this award as an honour not for me, but rather for those who have shared their stories through my work. For they are my strength and my purpose. Thank you to my dear friend Ilda Rastoder Bruun Jim Hausman and all at ADAPT Community Network And for my wonderful table of supporting friends and colleagues Negar Tayyar Erin Allweiss Rita Nakouzi Cara E. Yar Khan Amir Zia Kalliopi Mingeirou Lee Woodyear Tash Walker ?? The gala dinner raised $1.2 million which will support their incredible work building a more inclusive and equitable world for thousands of children and adults with disabilities. At a time when the world is again facing brutal aggressors, weak leadership and politics driven my profit not morality, Eisenhower’s words ring true again. “So the world is again faced with the problem of armed aggression. Powerful dictatorships are attacking an exposed, but free, area. What should we do? Shall we take the position that, submitting to threat, it is better to surrender pieces of free territory in the hope that this will satisfy the appetite of the aggressor and we shall have peace?” ― Dwight D. Eisenhower

?? Congratulations to Mark Seelig! ?? We are proud to share that Mark Seelig, Partner at Meister Seelig & Fein and Chairman of Eagle Rock Properties, was honored with the ADAPT Community Network Leadership Award at the ADAPT Leadership Awards Gala on March 3rd at Cipriani on 42nd Street in New York City. This prestigious award recognizes individuals who have made a lasting impact on their industries and communities. Mark was presented with the award by Gala Co-Chair Cara Buono in recognition of his leadership and contributions. The gala raised over $1 million to support ADAPT Community Network, a leading nonprofit dedicated to providing essential services for people with disabilities across New York. Their work in education, healthcare, technology, and residential programs helps build a more inclusive world. ?? Join us in celebrating Mark’s achievement! Watch his inspiring acceptance speech here -- https://lnkd.in/drnNct5w #Leadership #Recognition #ADAPTLeadershipAwards #CommunityImpact #Inclusion #ADAPTCommunityNetwork #MeisterSeeligFein #EagleRockProperties #Congratulations #MakingADifference

I was recently honored to accept the ADAPT Partnership Award on behalf of Cox Communications and our fantastic accessibility team. At Cox, we believe connectivity is about more than technology.?It’s about creating experiences. Our accessibility features empower independence and break down barriers to knowledge and entertainment.?This recognition is a testament to our commitment that everyone, regardless of their ability, has access to the content they love. ? A huge thank you to ADAPT Community Network for this recognition and to my colleagues who make it possible every day. Together, we’re building a better future.?

Join ADAPT for a free webinar on Thursday, March 13th from 10:00 am to 11:30 am about the path to equity in autism diagnoses. We will discuss disparities in autism diagnoses and interventions by race and ethnicity, sex, socio-economic status and cognitive ability, based on published studies. We will then list potential solutions to improve equity in autism identification and care. This webinar will be presented in English with Spanish and Mandarin Chinese interpretation provided. To register, please email familyconnect@adaptcommunitynetwork.org, call (718) 436-7979 Ext. 704, or visit https://lnkd.in/e8-B36fa. únase a ADAPT para un seminario web gratuito el jueves 13 de marzo de 10:00 a 11:30 a. m. sobre el camino hacia la equidad en los diagnósticos de autismo. Analizaremos las disparidades en los diagnósticos e intervenciones del autismo según la raza y la etnia, el sexo, el nivel socioeconómico y la capacidad cognitiva, según estudios publicados. Luego, enumeraremos posibles soluciones para mejorar la equidad en la identificación y el cuidado del autismo. Este seminario web se presentará en inglés con interpretación en espa?ol y chino mandarín. Para registrarse, envíe un correo electrónico a familyconnect@adaptcommunitynetwork.org, llame al (718) 436-7979 Ext. 704 o visite https://lnkd.in/e8-B36fa. 3 月 13 日星期四上午 10:00 至 11:30，欢迎加入 ADAPT 的免费网络研讨会，了解自闭症诊断公平之路。我们将根据已发表的研究，讨论种族和民族、性别、社会经济地位和认知能力在自闭症诊断和干预方面的差异。然后，我们将列出改善自闭症识别和护理公平性的潜在解决方案。 本次网络研讨会将以英语进行，并提供西班牙语和普通话翻译。如需注册，请发送电子邮件至 familyconnect@adaptcommunitynetwork.org，致电 (718) 436-7979 分机 704，或访问 https://lnkd.in/ea3Sfih6 #specialed #specialeducation #IEP #LRE #studentswithdisabilities?#idd #autism #asd #cerebralpalsy #spinabifida #angelmansyndrome

ADAPT is thrilled to announce that we raised a record-breaking $1.2 MILLION at the 2025 ADAPT Community Network Leadership Awards Gala! Through this historic achievement, we can continue to build a more inclusive and equitable world for thousands of children and adults with disabilities. The Gala, which took place on Monday, March 3rd at Cipriani 42nd Street, celebrated the achievements of our 2025 Leadership Award Honorees—Cheryl Wills, Mark Seelig, and Mark Greatrex, who accepted the award on behalf of Cox Communications. Their dedication to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities serves as an inspiration to us all. Additionally, we were proud to present the Hausman Humanitarian Award to Giles Duley MBE in recognition of his powerful storytelling, advocacy, and campaigning for the rights of individuals with disabilities. We would like to express our deepest thanks to all our sponsors, organizers, and attendees who made this event a groundbreaking success. A special thank you to our Event Co-Chairs, Liz Cohen Hausman and Jim Hausman, our host, Abigail Hawk, and our presenters, Cara Buono and Isiah Whitlock Jr. To read more about the gala, please visit bit.ly/ADAPTGala2025. On behalf of the entire team at ADAPT Community Network, thank you for your ongoing support, and we hope to see you for our 2026 ADAPT Leadership Awards!