Enter to Win a Gift Basket from ACI!

Calling all ACI friends and family! Do you want to win delightful prizes for your family or that special someone?

ACI is holding raffle drawings on April 20th for FAMILY FUN and DATE NIGHT DELIGHT gift baskets! Each basket contains $900 worth of gift certificates and prizes including: Six Flags Great Adventure, Bonefish Grill, Vito Mazzi Salon and Spa, Forever Flowers, Woolverton Inn, Count Basie Theater, Stress Factory, Alex and Ani, Korbell Champagne and many more!

Tickets for each basket: $25 for one ticket and $100 for five tickets.

For ticket information or to inquire about selling raffle tickets, please contact Argenys Caba at acaba@adacil.org or 732-738-4388 ext. 113. PayPal is also available for payment (PLEASE specify the name of the basket you are donating towards).

Ticket sales will benefit the Alliance Center for Independence. The winner does not need to be present at the time of the drawing.

Posted on March 17, 2017 and filed under Donate.

ACI Staff Compete to be the Jenga Champion!

On March 2nd, ACI volunteer, Alcides “Al” Gomez, organized and ran a fantastic Jenga Tournament for the ACI staff. Each team was evenly matched and all participants were on the edge of their seats trying to keep their hands steady while pulling out the Jenga blocks from the tower. The intense music added to the excitement of the game. Although the team consisting of Monica, Luke, and CJ was victorious everyone had a fun time trying not to topple the Jenga tower. Congratulations Al, you did a great job organizing the event! Thank you for a wonderful time!

Posted on March 3, 2017 .

ACI Remembers Disabled Victims Murdered by Family Memebers or Caretakers

On March 1st 2017, the disability community and our allies gathered around the world for annual Day of Mourning. For the past 3 years ACI organized and hosted a vigil to mourn and to express our outrage. This year more than 100 people were added to the already too long list of victims murdered by a family member or care giver. We decry these incidents as unacceptable. We demand justice. And we speak for those who are no longer alive to speak for themselves. We will host this vigil every year until it is no longer needed. Thank you to all who attended this poignant evening.

Posted on March 2, 2017 and filed under Advocacy.

A Night of Bowling with ACI!

On the evening of February 24th, friends of ACI went to Stelton Lanes in Piscataway for a night of bowling! Both experienced bowlers and novices had a ball doing their best to knock down their pins. ACI regulars welcomed newcomers to the event and the ACI family. It was a great night were sportsmanship and friendship went hand in hand!

Posted on February 27, 2017 and filed under Social Rec.

Winter Series of Coloring for Adults Classes

On February 22nd, ACI wrapped up the winter session of the Coloring for Adults series of workshops. Participants selected their own coloring pages and turned their artistic abilities into an array of colors! The class challenged their skill of concentration, increased their contact with other people with disabilities and improved their awareness of participating more comfortably in social situations.

Posted on February 23, 2017 and filed under Health.

Local Disability Community Commemorates Lives of Disabled Filicide Victims

For Immediate Release
Local Contact: Luke Koppisch
Phone: 732.738.4388
Email: lkoppisch@adacil.org

EDISON - As part of a nation-wide Day of Mourning, disability rights advocates in the Edison area will be holding a vigil on Wednesday, March 1st to honor the lives of disabled people murdered by their families and caretakers.

“As part of a nationwide Day of Mourning,” Over 50 such murders have been reported in the United States in the last five years, over 20 in the last year alone. The total number of killings is likely higher than the amount which are reported in news media. We must address violence against people with disabilities and speak out against the dangerous cultural prejudice that says a disabled life is not worth living said Carole Tonks, Executive Director of the Alliance Center for Independence.

Posted on February 22, 2017 and filed under Press Release.

Win New Jersey Devils Tickets from ACI!

Win 6 lower level tickets to an upcoming NJ Devils home game at the Prudential Center (valued at 200)! Raffle tickets are $25 each by Paypal, cash or check (Send all checks to ACI, 629 Amboy Ave, Edison, NJ 08837. MEMO: NJ Devils Raffle). Proceeds will benefit ACI.

The winner will be able to choose any NJ Devils home game during the remainder of the 2016-17 season! (Subject to availability. NY Rangers games excluded.) Drawing will be held on March 10th.

UPDATE: Congrats to Emily Wagner for winning our NJ Devils raffle!!! Thank you to everyone who played!

Posted on February 17, 2017 and filed under Donate.