The summer after Alex Shively turned 5 years old, his parents set a goal for him: Alex would learn to ride a bike. Because Alex was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder called Sotos syndrome, which is characterized by [...]
This is a blog by David Polaski Flip through one of ADEC’s new “Your Individual Rights” booklets and toward the end, you’ll find a seldom talked-about right. “You have the right to learn how to register to vote and [...]
At ADEC, we have much to be thankful for this holiday season. We are thankful for the nearly 400 members of #teamADEC who report to work each day to make a difference in the lives of the people we serve. [...]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Frank Stephens has taken on Ann Coulter on national television and silenced Congress with just five words ("my life is worth living"). On Oct. 25, he will inspire and energize the guests at ADEC's Annual Celebration as the keynote speaker. [...]
Before ADEC was founded, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities were segregated from their communities, and now, with the help of people like you, they are included and embraced.
The folks from Genesis Products spent a combined 45 hours volunteering and hanging out with the people ADEC serves at the day service. The volunteers learned about ADEC's mission to offer choice and possibility to the people the nonprofit serves and were then able to see it in action.
ADEC clients at the Day Service at Bristol got a surprise visit Tuesday, June 12, from a pair of Elkhart County Sheriff's Department officers.
More than 200 people came out to Northridge High School on May 19 to support the people with intellectual and developmental disabilities served by ADEC every day.
Last month, we told you that we were breaking ground on an exciting, new Gaining Grounds location that will help provide more choices and greater possibilities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, but I wanted to take some time and explain the vision behind the new addition.
Residents of ADEC's Tara group home spend a full month counting down the days until Ride-A-Bike, and then they spend another two weeks after the event talking about how much fun they had. "They just love seeing all the bike [...]
ADEC ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
1671 West Vistula Street
BRISTOL, INDIANA
574.848.7451 – [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Friday, 8 AM – 4:30 PM
