Be sure to check out the November online edition of Able News featuring a cover story on the NJDPP as well as an article on ACI swimming with Diana Nyad for AmeriCares!
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It's All About Work - Edison High School
In November, ACI began working with students at Edison High School on Tier 1 of the It's All About Work program. It's All About Work is a program developed by the NJ Association of Centers for Independent Living in conjunction with the NJ Division on Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS) to help prepare transition students and adults for the world of work and inclusive community living. For more information, contact Luke Koppisch at 732-738-4388 ext. 110 or lkoppisch@adacil.org.
Support ACI This Holiday Season!
During this season of giving, we ask that you consider donating to ACI. With a limited budget, ACI needs your help so we may maintain and expand our programs and services to the community. Now there are two new ways you can contribute!
Need to get some holiday shopping done? You can do so while supporting ACI through GoodShop! GoodShop is a website that features deals and coupons to over 2,800 participating stores including Amazon, Dell, eBay, Gap, Macy's, and more. A percentage of what you spend at GoodShop is donated to ACI at no extra cost!
Holiday shopping already finished? You can still donate through our gofundme page. Help us reach our current goal of $2,000!
Thank you for the support! Peaceful holidays from our family to yours.
Florence Landau, 1950-2013
It is with a heavy heart and full of sadness to share the news that our beloved friend and colleague, Florence Landau passed away on Thursday, November 21st. All of us at ACI are saddened by loss of this wonderful person. We will have a tribute to Florence to celebrate her life in the near future. Please join us in keeping her in your prayers. Florence was greatly loved.
Holiday Luncheon & Shopping Trip 2013
ACI had yet another very successful annual Holiday Luncheon & Shopping Trip, as an ongoing activity through our Social Recreation Program. By popular demand, lunch was held at Applebee's, conveniently located at The Woodbridge Center Mall, followed by shopping. It was really fun, says one consumer. Nearly two dozen people showed up to join this enjoyable event! Happy Holidays!
Thanksgiving Dinner Locations in Middlesex County
A message from the Middlesex County Long Term Recovery Group
Community Thanksgiving dinner will be served at the following locations in Middlesex County.
New Developments in Disaster Assistance for People with Disabilities.
An Update from the NCIL Emergency Preparedness and Response Subcommittee
Christy Dunaway, Chair
As reported in our last update, the lack of appropriate and accessible services and the violation of civil rights in shelters, disaster recovery centers and post-disaster offerings, such as emergency funding and housing, has been a cause for concern among advocates. The issue has been discussed frequently at local, state and national levels. In 2010, as a result of considerable advocacy efforts from many within the disability community, NCIL entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This MOU allows NCIL and our representatives access to Disaster Recovery Centers operated by FEMA. Access by CILs and other disability-related entities to the DRCs is vital in ensuring quality outcomes. DRC staff members are not as familiar with disability and functional needs or limitations as CIL staff are. We have played an important role in individual lives through our intervention at DRCs.
