A single ripe tomato sits on the windowsill of Rosemary Poe's ground-floor apartment. To most people, the fruit only represents the summer bounty still to come. But to Rosemary, the tomato is a symbol of the choice and possibility she [...]
"I can't vote." As Elkhart County's voter outreach coordinator stood in front of the room at Day Service at Goshen and talked about the right to vote and the process to register, a client called me over to where he [...]
Mark your calendars for a fall shopping trip anytime between Friday, Aug. 26 through Sunday, Aug. 28. For these three days only, you can save 25% off* at Macy's with a $5 Shop for a Cause savings pass. Every $5 [...]
When Brian Replogle saw the headlines in the newspaper last week, it took him back to the day that his life was forever changed: Dec. 7, 2000. That was the day that Brian's only nephew — now his adopted son — [...]
Program surveys, reviews and audits are a valuable way to refine programming, reinforce quality standards and offer proof of impeccable service. ADEC furthers its mission of choice and possibility every time services pass critical review. Over the past few months, [...]
At ADEC, we like to ask "why not?" Why not make sure children with disabilities feel included in summer fun, like trips to the pool or the petting zoo? Why not provide children with disabilities a chance to meet friends [...]
It’s not often that people with disabilities are represented in mainstream movies, let alone in an accurate, dignified manner — but one movie out in theaters now is different. Finding Dory, the sequel to Pixar’s Finding Nemo that broke box-office records [...]
Usha Pfifferling squealed and gestured with joy as she painted outdoors at Potato Creek State Park on Wednesday, June 22. Using just her imagination and the scenery around her, she painted a brightly colored banded background and filled it in [...]
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines a disability as the condition of being unable to do things in the normal way. Well, based on that definition, each and every one of us has a disability. You cannot spell disability, without the root [...]
Like so many other college students, Dylan Eberly hasn't decided on a major or career to pursue quite yet. But thanks to a new partnership between the City of Elkhart and ADEC, he has a better idea of what he [...]
ADEC ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
1671 West Vistula Street
BRISTOL, INDIANA
574.848.7451 – [email protected]
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