ADEC presented its highest honor of the year, the 2015 Lifetime Advocacy Award, to John Goebel, (pictured above) a retired businessman and former board member who helped pioneer the agency’s assistive technology program. Kyle Hankins, Chad Miller and John Ellinger [...]
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 [...]
Training is winding down, and it’s almost show time for Kyle Hankins and his staff, Chacriyar (Yar) Chhuon, who will make ADEC history Oct. 11 when they run the Chicago Marathon. Well, Yar will run it. Kyle gets to ride, [...]
“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 [...]
ADEC Activities Coordinator Becky Curtis received a huge surprise Wednesday at the DSPIN/SAI lunch in Indianapolis when she was recognized for her work in advocacy with the Self-Advocates of Indiana. ADEC Residential Director Brenda Falcone said this of Becky's recognition, [...]
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 [...]
Sara Kealy, ADEC’s Human Rights Officer, tries her best to have fun while encouraging staff to keep an eye out for abuse, neglect and exploitation. “I see negativity as an opportunity for growth and advancement, to do better next time,” [...]
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