ADEC welcomed a tour group of educators, counselors and other youth-serving professionals from Elkhart County and surrounding north-central Indiana communities as part of “Postsecondary Pathways: Connecting Education to Careers for Student Success.” The Indiana Youth Institute, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, Indiana [...]
Motivated by the desire to learn more and earn money for a car, Mauricio Anguio (pictured above) pushes himself to work hard and take on responsibility at Project SEARCH. Now in his first rotation, Mauricio works independently as he cleans offices, [...]
ELKHART — When Chacriyar Chhuon and Kyle Hankins participate as a team over several hours in the Chicago Marathon’s newly added wheelchair duo division Sunday, there will be one thing that Chhuon hopes Hankins doesn’t ask him. Read the whole Elkhart Truth story [...]
Editor’s Note: ADEC Board Member Mary Jo Ogren (pictured above in blue dress presenting certificate to ADEC consumer Larry Clingenpeel) delivered one of two keynote addresses at the 27th Annual St. Joseph County DisABILITY Awareness Luncheon Wednesday, Oct. 7. We were [...]
When Sam Hooley, Med-Flex at Ashley Court, came to ADEC 25 years ago, he was just looking for a job, but after several well-meaning pushes from his supervisors, he found a career. Sam had just moved back from living in Kansas, [...]
Click HERE for the full-size flyer. Graduating from high school is a big step for any student. What comes next? More Education? A job? Free time at home? The questions may be overwhelming. For students with disabilities and their families, the [...]
Walking into ADEC’s Goshen Shoots location, you are likely to hear someone calling out “Kellywright!” with a laugh as Kelly, team leader at the Shoots, gives consumers and fellow staff alike a hard time. “I love giving [consumers] a hard time,” [...]
At ADEC, the process of building the boat for the United Way Cardboard Boat race is almost as much fun as racing it. At the beginning of June, clients in the day program at Bristol start pestering their director, Don Wierenga [...]
When Ryan Wengerd agreed to tag along with a friend as a volunteer for Shoots Game Club, he didn’t realize he would be making a career decision. Ryan attended social work classes with Viv Blakeslee’s cousin at Goshen College. One day, [...]
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