In It Together
Getting married is one of those rites we take for granted. Some prospective grooms still follow tradition and ask fathers for the bride’s hand, but couples don’t really need permission to marry as long as they’re of legal age. [...]
Purpose Matters
Purpose Matters There are dozens, if not hundreds or thousands, of variables included in the equation for personal happiness and fulfillment. Few variables are as impactful or important as how we make sense of our value to society. How [...]
Something to Brag About
Since 1972, families in Elkhart County have been supporting ADEC by participating in its annual Ride-A-Bike. What started 41 years ago has become a springtime ritual and a family tradition for many people. It’s also become the longest-running event [...]
Helen Finds Her Voice
I'd like to tell you about Helen. Helen is an 80-year-old woman who lives with seven other ladies in an ADEC group home in Bristol. Helen attends day programming at our Bristol campus, where she paints, makes cards, sews [...]
Riding a Mechanical Bull
By Lisa Kendall ADEC Staff Working in Human Resources, I talk about our mission every day. In fact, it is my most important hiring criteria – do applicants understand our mission? Do they understand what we are trying to accomplish [...]
2000 and Beyond
The emphasis on self-advocacy, value of the contributions consumers make in their local communities, consumer choice and an increase in non-paid interaction between consumers and members of the community started in the 1990s spurred continued action in 2000. Consumers worked [...]
The Nineties
The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law on July 26, 1990, granting equality of opportunity for our nation’s more than 43 million Americans who experience one or more physical or mental disabilities. Considered the most sweeping piece [...]
The Eighties
Endeavoring to improve and expand services for people with visual impairments and for infants and young children in need of early intervention services, the facility at Williams Street was renovated in 1983. A grant funded the improvement project. Within the [...]
The Seventies
Through the efforts of volunteers, good things were happening at the Rehabilitation Center with visual impairment services. In the early 1970s more formal programs, including a low vision clinic, were established with the development of a blind rehabilitation services contract [...]
The Sixties
Special friends, family members and community supporters of the Council for the Retarded of Elkhart County Inc. began a countywide capital campaign to fund the construction of a new school for children with disabilities. The dedication and open house for [...]
