Walk & Roll for National Public Health Week

For the past 3 years, ACI has been a proud partner with the American Public Health Association (APHA) for National Public Health Week. On April 8th, ACI sponsored a Walk & Roll to promote exercise. The group walked through the town of Fords while carrying signs to bring awareness to National Public Health Week. Onlookers’ showed their support by beeping their horns and cheering. Argenys Caba, who organized the event, said "I am pleased with the turn out and the opportunity to walk together on this beautiful day."

Adaptive Yoga at the ARC of Union

On February 27th, 20 members (and staff) of the NJ Self Advocacy Project participated in an adaptive yoga class, taught by Carole and Luke, LVCY Certified Yoga Instructors. Everyone had a great time while relieving stress. Thank you to ARC of Union and to Ashley Ritchey of the NJ Self Advocacy Projecting for hosting.

"Luke and I had so much fun teaching yoga tonight...You were such a fun group!" - Carole Tonks, ACI Director

Living Well with a Disability Graduates

ACI recently wrapped up it's 5-week course on Living Well with a Disability. Congrats goes out to Ronald Greene, Thomas Buzzone, Florence Landau, Jose Cueva, Lucille Wallington, Natalia Lapidus, Robin Thompson, Gary Weisbrot and Daniela Tropeano for completing the workshop!

Living Well With a Disability Workshop

ACI held Orientation and the first of 5 workshops on Living Well With a Disability, Tuesday, August 27th. The first topic was "Goal Setting." There was a great turnout, the class had 11 people in attendance.

The next workshops will cover "Problem Solving" and "Health Reactions."

Sun Damage Screening

Tara Gunthner from St. Peter's Hospital Community Mobile Health Services and intern Matt, conducted a Sun Damage Screening using a DermaScan machine to detect skin damage due to exposure to the sun. Participants also received information on how to avoid skin damage from the sun. Thank you Tara and Matt for the very informative workshop!