Archives for October 2017

New Coalition Aims to Shine Light on Significant Need to Enhance Oral Health Care for People with Disabilities; Two-Day Inaugural Meeting October 26-27 

ALBERTSON, N.Y., October 18, 2017 – The Viscardi Center announced today that it has joined with Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), to create Project Accessible Oral Health (PAOH), an international public-private partnership that will raise awareness of, and address the significant need for, increased oral health care for people with disabilities, thus improving their overall health and quality of life.

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Alexa Williams, Henry Viscardi School at The Viscardi Center Class of 2016 Salutatorian, will appear on the annual national education media event, American Graduate Day 2017, airing live on public media stations from coast-to-coast on Saturday, October 14. (In New York, the event will air on WNET.) A freshman at St. John’s University, Alexa will share her experiences at Henry Viscardi School, as well as her plans for the future.

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The Viscardi Center, a network of non-profits providing a lifespan of services that educate, employ, and empower people with disabilities, is the focus of an in-flight video feature now playing on the seatbacks of all JetBlue Airways flights during October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This marks the second time that Viscardi was featured in a JetBlue video; in October 2015, the airline produced a clip that was viewed by approximately 2.7 million customers across the U.S. This year’s feature highlights how JetBlue’s partnership with The Viscardi Center strengthens its aim to enhance passenger accessibility, as well as its commitment to broadening the horizons of employees with disabilities.

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