Henry Viscardi

A Man's Stature (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

A Man's Stature is not only Dr. Henry Viscardi Jr.'s autobiography,

but it is also the dramatic account of the events leading up

to the creation of Abilities, Inc. From its humble beginnings in a

Long Island garage, Abilities, Inc. has Brown into an internationally

renowned program that supports thousands of people with

disabilities each year, and the Henry Viscardi School has become

the fulfillment of a life long dream.

Under its new name, tl.re National Center for Disability

Services continues to fulfill Dr. Viscardi's original vision for people

with disabilities. Here, children with disabilities can learn

and grow in a school environment that teaches its students basic

academic skills as it nurtures their need for love and independence.

Each year, hundreds of adults with disabilities gain the

dignity and self-sufficiency that comes from getting their first

jobs. Employers learn how to recruit and hire people with disabilities,

as we explore and develop new technologies and strategies

for enhancing the education and employment of people with

disabilities.

Dr. Henry Viscardi ]r. envisioned that his program would

become a pilot program, a model for all the world to copy, in recognizing

and enhancing the participation and contributions of

people with disabilities in our lives. As we enter the new millennium,

"Hank" has succeeded in making this vision a reality.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Viscardi Center
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 1952
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781088049334
• Artikelnr.: 66212600

Autorenporträt

Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr.Born in 1912 Henry Viscardi, Jr. is today, one of the world's most highly respected figures in the fields of rehabilitation and education. He has devoted his life to ensuring that severely disabled individuals have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential as human beings. He has always believed that living proof is the most persuasive. In 1952 he founded the internationally famed National Center for Disability Services in Albertson, Long Island. Through its famous Henry Viscardi School and Work Center he has shown the world that there really are no disabled people-- only people with varying degrees of ability-not disability. Henry Viscardi has been an advisor to every president beginning with Franklin Roosevelt on the affairs of our nation's disabled. He holds citations from leading societies, universities and professional doctorates in international organizations, and has been awarded law, education, science, humane letters and literature many honorary degrees, including in addition to universities in America. This includes universities in England, Japan, Korea and Canada. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and is a recipient of the American Exemplar Medal from the Freedom Foundation of valley Forge. In 1975, Dr. Viscardi received the New York State Board of Regents' James E. Allen Jr. Memorial Award for his great contributions to education. The National Rehabilitation Association presented him with its highest honor, the President's Award Medal, and the American Medical Association in l95l presented him with the Outstanding Service Citation, given, only four times in its one hundred and thirty year history and never before awarded to a non-medical recipient. In 1983 he received the Horatio Alger Award for Distinguished Americans and was appointed by the Congress to the National board of the Congressional Award. In 1992 he received the andrus Award from the American Association of Retired Persons and the America's Award at the John F. Kennedy center in Washington D.C. He and his wife, Lucile, live in Kings Point, Long Island and have raised four lovely daughters, They have nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.