Catch up on the latest news from our growing community.
It’s starting to get warm out and you know that that means! It’s time to start getting ready for the Special Olympics of Connecticut’s Annual Summer Games. If you’re interested in participating, please email lisa.hoadley@abilitybeyond.org before March 10 to register. We welcome new athletes! We’re offering Track & Field, Aquatics, […]
Our nationally-recognized Project SEARCH internship program for transitioning young adults with disabilities will be holding two informational sessions for those interested in upcoming program sessions. We are excited to be looking for new candidates for programs that will be available soon at Danbury and Waterbury Hospitals. You can also learn […]
As published in The News-Times Margot Pratt, a Ridgefield High School graduate, says she loves coming to her job at Danbury Hospital every morning, helping with housekeeping and sanitation tasks on the upper floors. “I like talking with the nurses,” said Pratt, 22, who also said she’s looking forward to a future […]
Earlier this month, the community gathered for a most successful Autumn Mental Health Breakfast that raised more than $100,000 in support of Ability Beyond’s mental health services. We are so moved by the leadership and advocacy of our 2023 honorees: Eric Foss, Charles Coretto and Tracey Dolan as well as […]
Ability Beyond and Nuvance Health join forces to promote inclusion and independence, bringing internationally-recognized Project SEARCH model to Danbury DANBURY, Conn.—Local young adults with disabilities may now gain real life work experiences at Danbury Hospital, thanks to a 10-month internship program that launched this fall through Ability Beyond and Nuvance […]
Ability Beyond has announced its second-ever employee resource group (ERG)—Ability Pride—to support, represent, and celebrate LGBTQIA+ members of the workforce! “By the very nature of the work we do—which is caring for people—we have to care for our team members,” said Shaileen Brighton-Ortiz, Director of Services and DEIB at Ability […]
