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CareSource Foundation Grant Will Grow The Arc Advocacy Network

The Arc of Indiana, the state’s leading advocacy organization for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is committed to empowering people with disabilities and their families to become leaders in their lives and communities. In 2025, this vital mission will receive significant support through a generous grant from the CareSource Foundation focused on growing…

In Memory of Ilene Younger Qualkinbush

September 5, 1926 – May 14, 2020 It is with great sadness, but with immense appreciation for her life, that we share the news that Ilene Younger Qualkinbush, the “founding mother” of The Arc of Indiana, passed away on May 14, 2020 at the age of 93. Inspired by her daughter Susan, who was born…

An Open Thank You Letter to My Mom

“I realized when you look at your mother, you are looking at the purest love you will ever know.”  Mitch Albom Dear Mom, With my recent job change in the field of disability, I have found myself pondering more intensely your journey as a mother to a son who happens to have a disability. Your…

Imagine – A Gift of Grace

Sometimes it is the people who no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine. The movie The Imitation Game shares the story of mathematician Alan Turing, who works to break the German’s enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. Turning is portrayed as an individual who may be on…

Ned’s Sister

By Kate Barrow, “Ned’s Sister” There is a long running joke among my friends and family that started when I was a kindergartner in Charlottesville, VA.  My younger brother was in the pre-k class for children with special needs at the same school, and on occasion some of the fifth graders would help out in…

Advice from Someone Who was Bullied

Melody Cooper On July 26, I went to the Bullying Conference, sponsored by the Children’s Coalition of Indiana. They talked about the kids in the school and how they are getting bullied in the school, in the cafeteria. I look around me and I know what it is like to be bullied. And it is not…

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