The IAHD Champions Together We’re Stronger

The IAHD Champions is a self-advocacy group formed in 2019 made up of individuals participating in programs at IAHD, specifically at our Tarrytown location. Partnering with the Self-Advocacy Association of New York State (SANYS), founding members of this group took a course on grassroot self-advocacy. Eventually, in 2021, 12 people successfully completed and graduated from the SANYS course. The group adopted the name, ‘The IAHD Champions’ and developed their simple, yet powerful, tagline: together we're stronger.

Going forward, the advocates want to continue to work on campaigns focused on their rights and things they are passionate about. They also aim to pursue more community-based projects. Additionally, within the next year, the IAHD Champions will expand their advocacy initiatives by beginning a chapter at our Bainbridge Day Program.