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'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 [...]
ADEC’s Technology Challenge may be replicated by Arc chapters across the country after getting national exposure during a conference. Rod Tackett, ADEC Communications Specialist, and Don Wierenga, ADEC Director of Assistive Technology and Day Services, presented a blueprint for organizing [...]
“Nailed it!” clients from ADEC at the Plaza sang out after their cupcake, Snickerdoodle Pumpkin Pie, was declared the overall winner of the ADEC 2015 Cupcake Wars Wednesday. Five teams, one from each of ADEC’s Day Services sites, came up [...]
Congratulations to ADEC's newest statesman! Nate Griffey won the election and joined Ritchie Mann as a board member for this district at the Self-Advocates of Indiana conference on Wednesday Sept. 16. Nate will serve a three-year term, and he'll be [...]
When the family of someone with a disability hears rumors of change to their Community Integration Habilitation (CIH) waiver services, the first response is fear. This daunting fear and confusion drove an emotional CIH Transform Town Hall Meeting in South [...]
Parents took advantage of a rare opportunity to meet with disability service providers from state, federal and local agencies all gathered in one place Saturday, Sept. 12, for a Transition Resource Fair at Indiana University South Bend. “It’s amazingly resourceful [...]
Next week promises to be a busy week for many at ADEC. The annual Direct Support Professionals of Indiana (DSPIN) Conference takes place in Indianapolis, running concurrently with a Self-Advocates of Indiana (SAI) Conference. ADEC staff and consumers are contributing [...]
Click HERE for the full-size flyer. Graduating from high school is a big step for any student. What comes next? More Education? A job? Free time at home? The questions may be overwhelming. For students with disabilities and their families, [...]
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