Tag: IDD

September 14, 2022

Time for a Change

As we know people with intellectual disabilities are often some of the most medicated people in our society. However, did you know they are often excluded from medication trials? But Bristol-Myers Squibb, a large pharmaceutical company, is aiming to change that. Bristol-Myers Squibb will team up with a non-profit company called Disability Solutions. The two companies will work together to...

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September 7, 2022

Moving People Towards Jobs

Let me introduce you to the Progressive Workshop of Armstrong County (PWAC).  Many of you might already be familiar with the Progressive Workshop, as was I. However, after seeing a Facebook post about their cleaning services, I realized I didn’t know as much about them as I thought I did. I looked up their website and found they have a lot...

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August 31, 2022

Silence the Power of Addiction; Give Voice to the Victims

News about the COVID pandemic has covered our globe. It has been plastered on every form of media and everyone knows the concerns, precautions, and fatalities. But another national epidemic continues to grow under the surface. It may not have been broadcast in our local news hours or published in bold, capital typeface but the seriousness of statistics should not...

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August 24, 2022

Coffee, Coffee, Coffee

If you are anything like me, the word coffee may bring a smile to your face. I am a firm lover of my coffee. It’s what gets me up in the morning, puts a little pep in my step, and leads me to move forward with my day. I recently stumbled across a business that brings together two things that...

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August 17, 2022

Self-Judgement or Self-Compassion?

When you make a mistake, how do you treat yourself?  When you feel unmotivated and lack direction, what do you say to yourself?  Do you feel worthless when you do not reach a goal?  Many people are learning to forgive themselves when things don’t go the way they wanted.  They console themselves by thinking of how they can try again...

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August 10, 2022

Harmony Theater – “Toto, I’ve got a feeling we are not in Kansas anymore.”

Harmony Theater started in 1994 as a performing arts collaborative for adults with disabilities. It is located in Lower Gwynedd Township of Montgomery County but supports all five counties of Pennsylvania’s southeastern region. The goal was to create a performing arts program that created an atmosphere of encouraging positive self-image and social interaction while inspiring creativity, imagination, and expression. Their...

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August 3, 2022

The Rollettes

This fall, as part of our fall syllabus, we are pleased to host The Rollettes, a wheelchair dance team based in Los Angeles.  Founder and CEO, Chelsie Hill, created this amazing team of dancers in 2012 out of a need for wanting to meet and make friends and dance together with young women who were like her.  You see, Chelsie...

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July 27, 2022

Good Times – Making Summer Memories

Summer is finally here!  Now is the time to get out and find something to do.  The ARC of Clarion and Venango welcomes anyone to attend their “Good Times” hangouts.  Here in Northwestern PA we are enjoying beautiful driving weather, so grab your friends and head out to one or all of the events sponsored by the ARC! Click the...

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July 20, 2022

Internet Safety

For most of us, the internet is part of our daily lives. It’s a tool we use to reduce isolation, forge social connections, purchase goods and services, and even promote ourselves or our work. Do you remember how you learned to use the internet? Did you learn at home? Did you learn out of necessity at work or at school?...

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July 13, 2022

The Inclusion Library

Looking for something to do? Look no further! The Arc of Clarion and Venango has done it again!  There is  something for everyone to try out in their new ‘Inclusion Library.’  New to the game Bocce?  Try it out!  Bocce is fun for everyone.  Can’t decide if you want to relax a little by going fishing or looking at the birds? ...

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