Ability Beyond Disability

“Our Mission is in our name … at Ability Beyond Disability we discover, build and celebrate the ability in all people.”  

Ability Beyond Disability is a health and human services provider and 501(c) 3 organization headquartered in Bethel, CT, and Mt. Kisco, NY. The agency provides innovative and quality services for people with complex disabilities and multiple diagnoses who desire to live as part of their community.  Economic and social independence, community integration and social justice for people living with complex disabilities and multiple diagnoses are the agencies focus. Our multifaceted services uphold this mission and reflect our belief that people living with differing abilities deserve dignity, independence and hope. Four values critical to Ability Beyond Disability are individual choice, customer satisfaction, person-centered planning and economic empowerment.

Ability Beyond Disability provides services to over 1,900 individuals that reside in Fairfield, Litchfield, New Haven and Hartford counties in Connecticut and Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland and Westchester counties in New York. The majority of the people served are youth and adults with moderate to significant disabilities including, but not limited to:

·        Intellectual disabilities

·        Neurological disabilities

·        Autism Spectrum Disorders

·        Acquired brain injuries

·        Mental illness

·        Sensory impairments

·        Down syndrome and/or

·        Visual and hearing impairments.

Ability Beyond Disability’s “Vision for the Future” includes creating a model service delivery system that will provide a network of resources in Western CT and the Hudson Valley, NY, that is effective, cost-efficient and responsive to the diverse needs of people with disabilities. During 2010 the agency provided services to 1,425 people. By the end of 2015, Ability Beyond Disability strives to meet the needs of twice as many people.  

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