During a memorial service Friday afternoon, John Ellinger (pictured above in 2013 with Paula Shively) was remembered as a big man with an even bigger heart, a gentle giant who left an imprint on the lives of everyone he met. "He [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Editor’s Note: Kevin Boyer, pictured above on the right with Kyle Hankins and Chacriyar Chhuon at the Annual Recognition Banquet, stepped down as ADEC’s Board Chair in September after 10 years of service, including holding each office on the board. We are all grateful for [...]
ADEC is pleased to announce respite services will begin November 2015. Respite offers short-term relief for families caring for a loved one with disabilities. ADEC’s trained respite staff members will be available to provide in-home care so family members may [...]
ADEC presented its highest honor of the year, the 2015 Lifetime Advocacy Award, to John Goebel, (pictured above) a retired businessman and former board member who helped pioneer the agency’s assistive technology program. Kyle Hankins, Chad Miller and John Ellinger [...]
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 [...]
ADEC's dynamic Duo Team of Chacriyar Chhuon and Kyle Hankins finished the 2015 Chicago Marathon in about seven hours Sunday, making ADEC and marathon history. This was the first year athletes with disabilities requiring assistance from a partner were allowed [...]
Tess Fahey cried when one of the keynote speakers at a DisABILITY Awareness Luncheon Thursday in South Bend used her story as an example of the benefits and blessings to employers who hire adults with disabilities. Tess was one of [...]
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 [...]
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