During October, we recognize the contributions of workers with disabilities during Disability Awareness Month, and we recognize the many businesses in our community who employ individuals with disabilities. This year, staff members in our Employment Division have placed 118 individuals into permanent positions in 76 different companies and arranged 45 internships with community employers. Employment… Read more Disability Employment Awareness
Autism Family Resource Center Wednesday, October 17, 2018 3 p.m. – 6 p.m. | Easterseals Crossroads We hope that you and your child(ren) can join us for our Autism Family Resource Center Halloween Party 2018! We have all kinds of fun things planned from snacks to games to treats! And the best part — your… Read more Halloween Party
During October, Easterseals Crossroads is proud to recognize providers of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) services. October is the national month of recognition for the service that uses technology and other methods to replace speech or writing for individuals so that they can communicate. According to one of our families: My daughter’s AAC device has… Read more Augmentative Communication Month
Heartland Film Festival Easterseals Disability Film Challenge Finalists Saturday, October 13 | 10:15 a.m. AMC Castleton Square 11 Join us at Heartland for the finalist’s showing from this year’s Disability Film Challenge! Promoted by Easterseals Southern California, the Easterseals Disability Film Challenge gives filmmakers – with and without disabilities – the opportunity to collaborate and tell unique stories that… Read more Are you a Film Lover?
It’s October! And for physical therapists all around the country, that means it’s National Physical Therapy Month! Those in the profession wish to raise awareness of what physical therapists do to help individuals manage pain, improve their mobility and their functional ability. The ultimate goal is for individuals to live healthier lives. The American Physical Therapy… Read more Physical Therapy Awareness Month
A resource for Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Associate Resource Groups (ARGs) Easterseals Crossroads is in the process of developing a community Ability Round Table group for companies that have or are considering having an ERG/ARG focused on employees who have disabilities caregivers for those with disabilities individuals who have family members who are disabled… Read more Ability Round Table
Saturday, September 22, 2018 | 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Easterseals Crossroads | 4740 Kingsway Drive, Indianapolis Please RSVP by September 20, 2018; contact Katherine Hargreaves at 317.466.1000 x3017 or khargreaves@eastersealscrossroads.org Children with special needs of all ages along with their families and friends are invited to Easterseals Crossroads for a book party event! This… Read more Family Fun Book Party
Device Demo & Lending Library | bringing assistive technology to you Easterseals Crossroads offers a mobile assistive technology unit to provide free device demos and equipment loans to Hoosiers statewide. We can help you make decisions on equipment and provide technology as you wait on funding. We are your short-term accommodation to improve your quality of… Read more Technology Mobile Unit
Are you looking for a way to connect with the community through volunteer work with Easterseals Crossroads? If so, we have some great opportunities! On Friday, September 21, our Adult Day Services participants will enjoy their Fall Festival. Our Adult Day program is a blended social and medical model of day services for adults 18+ years of… Read more Volunteers Needed!
Through partnerships, we offer case management services for individual who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, have significant hearing loss and are at risk of becoming institutionalized or losing their independence due to communication barriers. This includes persons likely to be placed in an institution or nursing home; persons of racial and ethnic minorities or… Read more Deaf Services – Case Management