Launched by Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro in 2015, the “ThinkDIFFERENTLY” initiative seeks to change the way individuals, businesses, organizations and communities relate to our neighbors with  disabilities.

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October 2026

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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Adpative 845 All Abilities Fitness Group (CrossFit)
  • Sensory Space Glow on Middle School Girls Group
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Cornell Cooperative 2nd Annual Fall Festival
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • TRI EMPOWER YOURSELF APPLY WITH CONFIDENCE!
  • Dover Plains Library: All Abilities Adult Social Hour
  • Adpative 845 All Abilities Fitness Group (CrossFit)
  • TRI EMPOWER YOURSELF APPLY WITH CONFIDENCE!
  • Sensory Space Fall Connect Club
  • Sensory Space Fall Connect Club ages 6-9
  • Sensory Stepping Stones Girls (15-18 years) Self-Harm Recovery Group
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Tools for Supporting Mental Health in Individuals with I/DD Series (Westchester Institute for Human Development)
  • Seizure Recognition & First Aid Certification Webinar
  • Sensory Space Level Up Middle School Boys Group
8
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • TRI SOCIAL SECURITY WORK INCENTIVES
  • Adpative 845 All Abilities Fitness Group (CrossFit)
  • TRI SOCIAL SECURITY WORK INCENTIVES
  • The Hudson Valley Job Fair: Presented by DC Works and the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce
  • Sensory Space Glow on Middle School Girls Group
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Sensory Stepping Stones Girls (11-14 years) Self-Harm Recovery Group
12
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • COUNTY OFFICES CLOSED
  • Odyssey Church Fun Night
13
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Dover Plains Library: All Abilities Adult Social Hour
  • Adpative 845 All Abilities Fitness Group (CrossFit)
  • TRI Applying for Social Security Disability Programs Workshop- VIRTUAL Meeting
  • Sensory Space Fall Connect Club
  • Sensory Space Fall Connect Club ages 6-9
  • Sensory Stepping Stones Girls (15-18 years) Self-Harm Recovery Group
14
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • 2026 DREAM Symposium (Disability Rights & Employment Awareness Month)
  • Sensory Space Level Up Middle School Boys Group
15
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • 2026 DREAM Symposium (Disability Rights & Employment Awareness Month)
  • Adpative 845 All Abilities Fitness Group (CrossFit)
  • 2026 START / CSIDD Clinical Education Trainings
  • Sensory Space Glow on Middle School Girls Group
16
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Supporting Neurodivergent Clients: A Training for Mental Health Professionals
17
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • National Down Syndrome Society Buddywalk
  • Sensory Stepping Stones Girls (11-14 years) Self-Harm Recovery Group
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Dover Plains Library: All Abilities Adult Social Hour
  • Adpative 845 All Abilities Fitness Group (CrossFit)
  • Community Based Services, Inc 2026 TRANSITION AND RESOURCE FAIR
  • Sensory Space Fall Connect Club
  • Sensory Space Fall Connect Club ages 6-9
  • Sensory Stepping Stones Girls (15-18 years) Self-Harm Recovery Group
21
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Social Security Work Incentives- Taconic Resources for Independence
  • Sensory Space Level Up Middle School Boys Group
22
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • HVSP National Disability Employment Awareness Month Recognition Summit 2026
  • Adpative 845 All Abilities Fitness Group (CrossFit)
  • Sensory Space Glow on Middle School Girls Group
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • U.N.I.T.E.D. Performing Arts Corp Breathe
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Jim Garvey Memorial Disability Resource Fair
  • U.N.I.T.E.D. Performing Arts Corp Breathe
  • U.N.I.T.E.D. Performing Arts Corp Breathe
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Brain Injury Support Group
  • Center for Spectrum Hops for Happiness III
  • Sensory Stepping Stones Girls (11-14 years) Self-Harm Recovery Group
  • U.N.I.T.E.D. Performing Arts Corp Breathe
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Dover Plains Library: All Abilities Adult Social Hour
  • Adpative 845 All Abilities Fitness Group (CrossFit)
  • Applying for Social Security Disability Programs Workshop- IN PERSON
  • Sensory Space Fall Connect Club
  • Sensory Space Fall Connect Club ages 6-9
  • Sensory Stepping Stones Girls (15-18 years) Self-Harm Recovery Group
28
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Sensory Space Level Up Middle School Boys Group
29
  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • Think Accessible: Creating ADA Accessible Flyers Using Power Point training
  • Adpative 845 All Abilities Fitness Group (CrossFit)
  • TRI Speak in One Voice- Special Education Support Group
  • East Fishkill Library: All Abilities Social Hour
  • Sensory Space Glow on Middle School Girls Group
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
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  • National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM)
  • HAPPY HALLOWEEN

ThinkDIFFERENTLY Moments

Inspired Thinkers

ThinkDIFFERENTLY Moments highlight the great work happening in our community.

Thank You for 10 Years!

2025 marked 10 years of the ThinkDIFFERENTLY initiative in Dutchess County. It was a year of new events (Farm Day [ …Read More ]

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ThinkDIFFERENTLY Moments highlight the great work happening in our community.

Dutchess County Tourism and Wheel the World Videos of Accessibility

Dutchess County Tourism is excited to share with you the two industry and consumer videos produced in partnership with Wheel [ …Read More ]

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ThinkDIFFERENTLY Moments highlight the great work happening in our community.

Dutchess County ThinkDIFFERENTLY visits Fit & Fun Playscapes, LLC

Dana Hopkins and Mara Santiago of Dutchess County ThinkDIFFERENTLY visited Fit & Fun Playscapes, LLC to learn more about their [ …Read More ]

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ThinkDIFFERENTLY Moments highlight the great work happening in our community.

Spectrum News: Differently abled people find support with ThinkDIFFERENTLY

In December, Spectrum News interviewed Dana Hopkins, All Abilities Program Director for Dutchess County at the 6th Annual ThinkDIFFERENTLY Conference held at the [ …Read More ]

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ThinkDIFFERENTLY Moments highlight the great work happening in our community.

Eagle Scout Project

Ryan Lugo, a John Jay High School student, recently completed his Eagle scout project! Ryan planted a garden and built [ …Read More ]

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ThinkDIFFERENTLY Moments highlight the great work happening in our community.

Youth Soft Skills Empowerment & Hudson Cadillac

Emanuel Cordero, a vocational coordinator from  Youth Soft Skills Empowerment (YSSE) (left) met with Mike Mullaney, Dealer Principal (right) from [ …Read More ]

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Universal Park Equipment

Congratulations to Sidney Scoralick, James Ryan and Ulises Olmedo. Special thanks to  their teacher Kimberly Sweck, Arlington High School, Teacher-Engineering and Cameron Tuller, a junior at the time, who helped  the team with the physical construction of the project. 

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