Workshop on Health & Fitness for People with Disabilities

Thank you Gianna Marchesi, Program Assistant and Harry Pizutelli, Administrator of Assistance Programs/TBI Fund Manager at New Jersey Division of Disability Services for the fun and informative workshop on Health & Fitness for People with Disabilities. Everyone had a great time!

ACI Remembers the September 11th Attacks

ACI Remembers 9-11. ACI paid tribute to those who were lost during the events of Sept. 11, 2001, including Colleen Fraser, disability advocate and a passenger of Flight 93. Participants recalled the day 15 years ago and the effect it had on the nation. The work of Colleen Fraser was also remembered.

Make Your Community Accessible with NJ's Barrier Free Subcode

Thank you to Emily Templeton of the NJ Dept. of Community Affairs and Edward Haas of the NJ Division on Civil Rights for their informative workshop on NJ's Barrier Free Subcode and the NJ's Law Against Discrimination. The workshop, entitled Making Your Community Accessible, is another of a series of workshops on disability rights and the law.

ACI's Independent Living Skills Group Learns How to Do Laundry

Participants in our Independent Living Skills program learned how to do laundry at a local laundromat. The class took place on Friday, June 3rd at the Fords Cleaners in Fords, NJ and was taught by Eulanda Brooks, ACI Independent Living Specialist. Nice job everyone!

Saint Peter's University Hospital​ Brings Sun Damage Awareness to ACI

Thank you to Saint Peter's University Hospital Community Mobile Health Program for presenting a workshop on sun damage prevention on Tuesday, June 7th. Staff from the hospital also conducted free skin damage screenings on participants using a DermaScan machine.

Rutgers Hosts Green Thumb Gardening Workshop for ACI

On May 26th, the Rutgers Master Gardener Program introduced 13 ACI participants to a botanical experience that won’t soon be forgotten. Master gardeners, Jerri Barclay and Anne Ryder, shared their knowledge, enthusiasm, and love for gardening with all those in attendance. The presentation included learning about various types of plants and herbs. The presenters provided a variety of hands-on experiences like examining seeds, planting a personal herb garden, and seeing how to make a single spider plant into multiple plants. Thanks to Ms. Ryder and Ms. Barclay’s hard work, there are a few more green thumbs at ACI.

Edison Students Learn About What People with Disabilities Went Through During The Holocaust

ACI would like the to thank Ilyse Shainbrown of the Holocaust Council of Greater MetroWest in Whippany for her presentation: "The Holocaust & People with Disabilities". 30 people, including students from Edison High School, attended the lecture, which included a presentation and recollections of relatives who were survivors or victims of the Holocaust.