Developmental disabilities community comes together at family support fair
Approximately 1,500 attendees crowded into the Student Union building at Brooklyn College for the annual Brooklyn Family Support Fair hosted by the Brooklyn Developmental Disabilities Council.
Over 100 tables on two floors were manned by representatives of various not-for-profits that provide services to the developmentally disabled and their families, as well as of government agencies that offer resources to those in need.
In addition, there were 10 workshops on various issues that provided event-goers with substantive information to help them select the best services for their family members, plus an awards ceremony at which the annual Karuna Heisler Award was presented to Duncan Whiteside of the Maidstone Foundation for Lifetime Service, to Lucina Clarke of My Time Inc., for Going the Extra Mile, and Elizabeth Sunshine of the New York State Institute of Disabilities for Innovation.