A Life of Their Own

A Cheerful and Successful Wish List 2022!
A Cheerful and Successful Wish List 2022!

A Cheerful and Successful Wish List 2022!

adecinc2022-12-30T11:12:50-05:00December 30th, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, DSPs, Families, News, Uncategorized|

Wish List 2022 is in the books, folks! And what a year it was: 113 clients received over 400 gifts this Christmas because of our generous Elves. There are many individuals and groups of people from our communities who [...]

ADEC Featured on ABC 57’s Holiday Heroes Segment
ADEC Featured on ABC 57’s Holiday Heroes Segment

ADEC Featured on ABC 57’s Holiday Heroes Segment

adecinc2022-12-14T12:46:35-05:00December 14th, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Administration, Community, Dignity, Direct Support, Employment, Families, News|

This holiday month gave ADEC an unexpected but wonderful gift! ADEC was featured in a series called Holiday Heroes, produced by ABC 57's journalist Summer Horan. The segment was informative and wonderfully done, and we are so grateful to [...]

Countdown to Christmas Begins at ADEC
Countdown to Christmas Begins at ADEC

Countdown to Christmas Begins at ADEC

adecinc2022-12-03T13:18:43-05:00December 2nd, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, DSPs, News, Uncategorized|

ADEC is moving full speed ahead towards Christmas and the end of 2022! On Christmas morning, our Wish List program will once again thrill over 100 people living with disabilities who otherwise may have had little to look forward [...]

Giving Tuesday at ADEC
Giving Tuesday at ADEC

Giving Tuesday at ADEC

2022-11-17T11:42:48-05:00November 16th, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Families, News|

Donate Giving Tuesday is a globally recognized day of giving, fueled by the combined powers of social media and collaboration. Giving Tuesday was created in 2012 by Henry Timms at the 92nd Street Y in New York and [...]

ADEC’s Employment Consultants Make it WORK
ADEC’s Employment Consultants Make it WORK

ADEC’s Employment Consultants Make it WORK

2022-11-01T12:48:05-04:00November 1st, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Employment, News, Uncategorized|

ADEC's Employment Services Department works towards client employment in local businesses. Working collaboratively with Vocational Rehabilitation and area businesses, ADEC’s Employment Consultants help individuals with disabilities find meaning and purpose through job placements in both Elkhart and St. Joe [...]

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

2022-10-19T15:59:42-04:00October 11th, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Employment, News|

ADEC is proud to support National Disability Employment Month. Now, more than ever, business leaders and employers should consider making the effort to hire individuals with disabilities, as they make up an often-overlooked part of society and remain a [...]

Self-Advocates of ADEC Host Presentation on Voting
Self-Advocates of ADEC Host Presentation on Voting

Self-Advocates of ADEC Host Presentation on Voting

2022-09-21T16:31:25-04:00September 21st, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Families, History, News|

During a recent Self-Advocates of ADEC meeting, participants expressed interest in learning more about their rights when it comes to voting in Indiana. The group worked with Self-Advocates of Indiana and Leah Grandy from Indiana Disability Rights to arrange a day for Leah to come [...]

ADEC Celebrates DSP Appreciation Week
ADEC Celebrates DSP Appreciation Week

ADEC Celebrates DSP Appreciation Week

2022-09-28T10:13:04-04:00September 16th, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Direct Support, Employment, News, Uncategorized|

This week ADEC is celebrating and appreciating our DSPs (Direct Support Professionals!) The DSP managers have been coming up with fun and creative tokens of appreciation, things like hot breakfast, taco bars, restaurant lunches, custom DSP t-shirts, and even [...]

Art by ADEC Show at Bristol Public Library
Art by ADEC Show at Bristol Public Library

Art by ADEC Show at Bristol Public Library

2022-09-13T14:16:35-04:00September 13th, 2022|A Life of Their Own, Community, Dignity, Employment, News|

For the entire month of September and the entire month of November you can check out & shop Art by ADEC at the Bristol Public Library. See the librarians to make a purchase. Bristol Public Library Monday 10:00 am [...]

Flowers for Wayne: An Art By ADEC Project Honoring a Lost Loved One
Flowers for Wayne: An Art By ADEC Project Honoring a Lost Loved One

Flowers for Wayne: An Art By ADEC Project Honoring a Lost Loved One

2022-08-26T16:33:19-04:00August 26th, 2022|Community, Direct Support, Families, News|

The ADEC Day Program, located in The Shoots building in Downtown Goshen, serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities with a variety of optional and engaging activities: painting, ceramics, cooking, games, computers and more. Ruth Yankey, a long-time and [...]