Understanding Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

By: Benjamin Walle, People Inc. Digital Marketing Coordinator Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) is actually an umbrella term for a range of conditions affecting a person's cognitive functioning and adaptive behavior. These disabilities are usually first noticed during the developmental period of life and can impact a person's ability to learn, communicate, and even engage with the world around them.

Diverse Workforces Create Job Satisfaction

By: Roxane Albond-Buchner, People Inc. Communications Director With unemployment rate among people with disabilities at three times the overall rate, ensuring that people with developmental disabilities and other disabilities secure and maintain meaningful, competitive employment is an important focus at People Inc.  

Increasing Independence & Safety Through EMods

By: Roxane Albond-Buchner, People Inc. Communications Director A person with a disability sometimes faces challenges in their home that make it hard to navigate everyday living safely, or that limit their ability to be independent. This can include anything from showers to hard-to-reach countertops to doorways, cars, beds, seating or more.

Promoting Growth at the People Inc. Greenhouse

By: Roxane Albond-Buchner, People Inc. Communications Director People Inc.’s Day Services throughout Western New York offer a place for people with developmental disabilities to grow and learn while gaining independence. And one unique program takes “growth” to a whole new level with a hands-on approach to education in a working greenhouse, where plants, trees, fruits and vegetables are the center of attention. The Brighton Park Day Services program and greenhouse sits adjacent to a park and neighborhood in Tonawanda.

Residential Settings Provide Vital Supports for People with Prader-Willi Syndrome

By: Roxane Albond-Buchner, People Inc. Communications Director Prader-Willi Syndrome is not widely known, but it is on the list of diagnoses that qualify people for services from the NY State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities. People Inc. provides support to 14 people with Prader-Willi syndrome in three specially designed community-based residences in Western New York and Rochester.

Celebrating Autism Acceptance Each Day at People Inc.

By: Roxane Albond-Buchner, People Inc. Communications Director There is no “one size fits all” when it comes to Autism, and that is clear in the approach to the People Inc. day program on Hertel Ave. in Buffalo, where all participants fall somewhere on the Autism spectrum. Whether it’s creating art, gardening, reading, volunteering, or learning daily living skills, each program attendee has a daily choice of activities and varied experiences.

Advocacy is a Way of Life

By: Roxane Albond-Buchner, People Inc. Communications Director People Inc.'s Advocacy Department is dedicated to the empowerment of each person and the community's capacity to listen and respond with positive public policy practices.

Respite: Where Friends and Fun Meet

By: Benjamin Walle, People Inc. Digital Marketing Coordinator People enrolled in our Hamburg-based Southtowns Afternoon Respite had a blast this summer, visiting local attractions and taking part in fun activities!

Living Affordably and Safely

By: The People Inc. Marketing Communications Team John Hartman is enjoying his own living room, his own kitchen, and his own bedroom. He likes being able to cook his own meals and do laundry right in the comfort of his own space. All of these may seem like small things that can be taken for granted. But, for John, they represent something much bigger.