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OUR HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
For over 65 years, The Viscardi Center has offered revolutionary programs and services that enhance the lives of people
with disabilities.

1952

1962

1975

Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr. founds
Abilities, Inc. out of a small West
Hempstead garage, later expanding
to a facility in Albertson

The Henry Viscardi School
opens for students with
physical disabilities

Dr. Viscardi influences the passage
of the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA)

1982

1990

2011

Job training and work readiness
programs are introduced

Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) is passed; The
Viscardi Center begins consulting
businesses on disability
best practices

John D. Kemp, renowned leader
in the disability rights movement,
becomes President and CEO

2014

2018

2019

U.S. Department of Labor awards
The Viscardi Center a cooperative
agreement for the Employer
Assistance and Resource Network
on Disability Inclusion (EARN)

Project Accessible Oral Health
forms as a global initiative to
address the disability community's
need for equal access to oral
health care

The National Center for Disability
Entrepreneurship launches to
empower innovators to selfemployment success



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