IAHD Champions

Dec 27, 2025 February 11 @ 4:07 pm

A Happy Holiday Season at IAHD

🔔 This year, IAHD held its annual holiday sing along at Bainbridge! Check out the sing along compilation video below or on our YouTube page, as well as the gallery of festive faces who attended. 🐧 Individuals at St. Mary’s made some holiday and winter paint prints with stencils and…

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Dec 1, 2025 February 11 @ 4:07 pm

All Around IAHD: November 2025

🎖️ Happy Veteran’s Day to all who have served. At IAHD, we took this day to acknowledge Ron, participant at the Tarrytown day program and a resident in one of our Westchester homes. In 1981, he participated in a 3-month long training as a member of the US Army in Fort Jackson,…

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Nov 19, 2025 February 11 @ 4:07 pm

Advocating in Albany with NYDA

IAHD staff and the people we support got involved in local politics as they participated in the New York Disability Advocates (NYDA) Capitol Rally in Albany on November 18th. The purpose of this rally was to advocate for improvements for people with IDD and the people who support them including a 27% targeted inflationary…

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Aug 10, 2025 February 11 @ 4:07 pm

Hanging Out in Hawaii

On August 8th, the IAHD Champions hosted their second annual luau at outside the DeVito conference center. The space was transformed into an island-like getaway, with Hawaiian themed decor throughout, including a banner made by the IAHD Champions as seen in the back of this photo. The Champions invited all…

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Apr 30, 2025 February 11 @ 4:07 pm

IAHD’s Annual Autism Awareness Walk 2025

IAHD held their annual Autism Awareness Walk at Bainbridge on April 30. On this perfectly sunny day, members of the IAHD community walked the streets around our Bainbridge Day Program in all shades of blue to support this cause, with the local community cheering IAHD on! Prior to the event,…

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Dec 26, 2024 February 11 @ 4:07 pm

IAHD’s Got (Holiday) Spirit

❄️The holidays are always a special time here at IAHD. Our day habs do a spectacular job of developing programs and activities that will surely make everyone begin to feel oh so very merry. This article talks about the wonderful things done and memories made throughout our day programs this…

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Oct 28, 2024 February 11 @ 4:07 pm

IAHD Represents at the SANYS Annual Statewide Conference

At the end of October, one of our IAHD Champions attended the annual SANYS statewide multi-day conference in Albany. Jodi, member of the IAHD Board of Directors, SANYS NYC/Westchester regional Self Advocate of the Year, and IAHD Champions secretary attended her first conference in Albany since becoming a self-advocate. This…

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Jul 31, 2024 February 11 @ 4:07 pm

Looking to the Future and Beyond

On July 26, members of the IAHD Champions from Tarrytown and Bainbridge attended the 2024 Self Advocacy Association of New York State (SANYS) NYC-Westchester Regional Conference in Manhattan. This year’s conference theme was ‘Looking to the Future and Beyond’. Our Champions spent their morning and afternoon listening to keynote speakers,…

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Jul 27, 2024 February 11 @ 4:07 pm

Aloha from IAHD Tarrytown!

To celebrate the summer fun, the IAHD Champions at Tarrytown decided to plan and host a luau for all to enjoy! Everyone chose a lei to wear as they entered the room. There were some tasty tropical snacks, like fruit salad and ice pops to indulge in, as well as…

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Apr 6, 2024 February 11 @ 4:07 pm

Rallying for Rights in Albany

At the beginning of April, IAHD Tarrytown staff and some of our Champions took a trip up to Albany to participate in a rally organized by the New York Disability Advocates (NYDA) with their fellow self-advocates. The purpose of the rally was to advocate for a 3.2 % Cost of…

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