Kelli Fisher went shopping at a T.J. Maxx department store in Plainview on a recent weekend and was pleasantly surprised by what she saw: it wasn’t the low, low prices or the glittering holiday ...
It’s been a busy year for Spectrum Designs, the apparel and promotional products firm that is headquartered in Port Washington. Dedicated to providing employment for adults on the autism spectrum, the ...
To celebrate the start of Autism Acceptance Month, Spectrum Designs hosted an open house on Monday, April 1. Spectrum Designs is a custom apparel and promotional products business based in Port ...
There are new items in the mix at T.J. Maxx: Custom-made T-shirts whose graphic designs were created entirely by the in-house team of neurodiverse artists at Spectrum Designs. This is the first retail ...
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-- April 1 marks the beginning of Autism Acceptance and Awareness Month. On Monday, CBS New York met a remarkable group of young people who are thriving because they were given a ...
Spectrum Designs, a Port Washington-based nonprofit and apparel maker, has landed a deal with T.J. Maxx to sell a limited selection of T-shirts in the retailer’s Northeast stores. Spectrum, which ...
Spectrum Designs Foundation, a screen-printing business that employs mostly individuals on the autism spectrum, will receive a $240,000 grant from Empire State Development for a planned expansion into ...
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y.-- April is Autism Awareness Month and some of the statistics are bleak. More than 50 percent of 25-year-olds on the spectrum have never held a paying job, despite having the ...
Port Washington, NY. -- After working in the restaurant industry for many years, Josh Mirsky, who has autism, needed a change. "I was working in a kitchen. My self-esteem was decimated there because ...
PORT WASHINGTON, Long Island (WABC) -- As we near the end of Autism acceptance month, one Long Island company makes it their mission to celebrate Autism acceptance all year round. Now, one of the ...