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The Barber National Institute was founded in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1952 by Erie educator Dr. Gertrude A. Barber. Our organization currently serves more than 3,500 children, adults and families across the commonwealth with a wide range of quality educational, vocational, residential and behavioral health services. We employ more than 1,600 dedicated staff who help to carry out our mission of providing hope and opportunity to individuals with disabilities and their families.
One of the largest providers of residential services in Pennsylvania, the Barber National Institute has operated six residential group homes in the suburban Pittsburgh area since 1999. We also provide a Day Service program to adults with developmental disabilities, and support to families.
The site for the Southwest PA division of the Barber National Institute is currently under construction. If you have questions, contact us.
The Barber National Institute is committed to providing current and accurate information to assist parents and professionals in meeting the challenges of autism and other developmental disabilities. We are also committed to crediting our sources, and all articles are attributed to the author, website, or other resource. We believe that the dissemination of reliable information is important, and would ask anyone using our original material to provide proper credit.
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