Athletes Build Strong Bonds During Summer Games
More than 60 athletes, supported by dozens of volunteers and staff, recently came together at Southern Connecticut State University for the annual Special Olympics Summer […]
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Switch It Up – TIP Squad Presents Assistive Tech Device
Members of the Technology Innovation for Peers (TIP) Squad showed participants of a recent assistive technology convention just how easy it could be to make […]
Coming Full Circle through Project SEARCH
Leonardo, a graduate from our Project SEARCH job training program, is proud to share where he was born: Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville. Today, the hospital […]
Gala & Beyond: The Magic Within – Honoring a NY Family
Hundreds of community members joined Ability Beyond on April 26th to celebrate The Magic Within during Ability Beyond’s annual Gala & Beyond as we honored […]
Reimagining the Future after a Traumatic Brain Injury
Like so many adults with a disability, 38-year-old Michael, of New Milford, dreamed about entering the workforce—but he wasn’t sure if he could. Would he […]
Stronger Together
Growth is rarely comfortable or easy. That didn’t stop Zion from taking a bold step toward independence in June 2023—through the doors of a Danbury […]
Confidence and Community, Day by Day
Spend a few moments with Michelle, a warm-hearted and gregarious member of our Day Program, and you might not believe that she felt shy, uncertain, […]
Dr. Robert Bedoukian—A Beloved Hero of our Ability Beyond Family
It all starts with passion, vision and optimism – after that, Ability heroes veer off into their own special superpowers. Dr. Robert “Bob” Bedoukian left […]
Lifting Voices in the Day Program
It was the last place Max expected to be: on stage at Ability’s Gala fundraiser last year, singing to hundreds of people as the lead […]
Thriving With Succesful Employment
“Whatever you believe, you bring to life … so speak into existence what you want to do.” So goes the poem Believe, by David, 23. […]