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Welcome To The Arc’s Website!

Watkins Glen, NY - Welcome to The Arc of Schuyler's new and improved website. The site  uses the latest technologies and communication tools to present information to individuals and families who are concerned about issues related to intellectual and developmental disabilities. In addition, the site keeps people informed about news related to The Arc and its supports and services as well as news from New York State and around the nation related to intellectual and developmental disabilities. Please visit our Video Library by clicking on the Resources tab above. Here you'll find interesting and important stories, messages and information. Thank you for visiting our site.

 
The Arc of Schuyler Receives $5,000 for Developing Art Programs Print E-mail

The Arc of Schuyler Receives $5,000 for Developing Art Programs

Watkins Glen- The Trustees of the NYSARC Trusts have awarded The Arc of Schuyler a $5,000 grant to assist The Arc in acquiring new equipment and necessary resources to expand upon its art programs including visual and musical arts and a new creative movement program.

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Motorcycle Ride to Benefit The Arc Print E-mail

Motorcycle Ride to Benefit The Arc

Watkins Glen-A motorcycle ride to benefit The Arc of Schuyler will be held on Saturday, August 28, 2010. The ride begins at 10 a.m. and will organize and leave from Ithaca Harley Davidson, 6022 on Route 13 in Cayuta, NY. Registration begins at 9 a.m. Donation is $15 per bike and $5 for additional riders. The ride will be approximately 90 miles. All bikes are welcome. The ride will end at The Arc’s building at 210 Twelfth St. in Watkins Glen. Hot Dogs and Hamburgers will be available after the ride as well as plenty of great raffle prizes.

All proceeds will benefit The Arc and the supports that it provides to children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. If you or your organization has additional ways to support The Arc contact Holly Baker at 607 535 6934.

 
Arc Golf Tournament Raises $21,000 Print E-mail

Arc Golf Tournament Raises $21,000

Watkins Glen- More than $21,000 was raised at The Arc of Schuyler’s 10th Annual Golf Tournament held at the Watkins Glen Golf Course on August 20.

Dave Dalrymple of Reading served as Chairperson of the tournament along with Honorary Chair Shawn Fisher of Big Flats. Fisher greeted golfers on arrival and thanked everyone for supporting The Arc of Schuyler in his welcome to the 16 participating teams.Tournament Chair Dave Dalrymple, left, and Honorary Chair Shawn Fisher.

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Arc of Schuyler begins Public Transit Service Print E-mail

Arc of Schuyler begins Public Transit Service

The Arc of Schuyler, through a contract with Schuyler County, has initiated a public transit service beginning August 16. This service will increase the ability of people with disabilities to to access community services and to be included in the fabric of the community. See the County's press release below for more details.

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Newsflash

A Parent's Point of View
Appreciating our differences

by John P. Cleary
March 17, 2010


My eight-year-old daughter, Abigail, loves to read. She reads well above her grade level, and enjoys tackling challenging books. She loves to write, too, and writes clever, funny stories to share with her brothers and sisters. She is a talented artist, a beautiful dancer and has an amazing ability to remember events down to the tiniest details.

But she is completely lost in second-grade math. Not only is the application of mathematics difficult for her – the adding and subtracting and so on – but the very essence of numbers and how and why they work is a mystery to her. She has developed mechanisms to get through some of it, but, for the most part, she simply can’t grasp it.

This is something we have long been expecting. Abigail suffered a serious brain injury as an infant. Her doctors have warned us there might be long-ranging side effects of the trauma. Already, we’ve seen some physical consequences. Damage to her pituitary has caused a kind of glandular dwarfism. She is tiny for her age, about the same size as her sister, a kindergartner.

We have been waiting to see, as her neurologist put it, where the holes in her personality would be. As she advances in school, we’ve been cautioned, she may begin to show areas of weakness connected to her brain trauma. And now, here they are.

It is frustrating for her to fall behind her peers in math. It’s frustrating for her to sit down each night to do homework that makes no sense to her. As a father, it pains me to see her struggle.

But it is also a reminder of what amazing creatures human beings are. We adapt and grow and find our strengths. We cannot be exactly like our neighbors. Even the best of us have failings and weaknesses. Yet we prosper, we work together, we are able to succeed.

It will be true of Abigail, who may never “get” multiplication but will live a joyful, productive and satisfying life. It will be true of her youngest sister, who may be profoundly intellectually disabled but will still enjoy friendship, love and achievement.

It’s my hope Abigail grows to appreciate what she and others can do, rather than focus on their limitations. I hope she can love herself for the ways in which she is different. I hope we all can.

 

(John Cleary is the parent of children with developmental disabilities and a writer/journalist who resides in the Southern Tier of New York.)

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