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    20Feb, 2017
    A Night at Carey Tickets Available

    Tickets are on sale for “A Night at Carey,” a special night of dinner and dancing to recognize local people who have strongly supported community inclusion for people with disabilities. Early bird ticket pricing is $70 a person/$560 for a table of eight until March 15. After March 15, tickets will be sold for the regular price of $75 a person/$600 for a table of eight.

    The event, which will include a dinner before the awards program and dancing afterward, will be 6-10 p.m. April 8 at Roseburg Event Center. This year’s inaugural event has a theme of “Paris Masquerade.” As a way to add to the evening’s French theme, attendees will receive masks that will be made in the agency’s new art studio.

    The highlight of the evening will be The Carey Awards, six awards that will highlight involvement with improving the lives of people with disabilities.

    Click here to go to the event page, or click the button below to go directly to the ticket purchase page.

    Early bird tickets are $70 until March 15.

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    15Feb, 2017
    Self-Advocates Visit State Officials

    Members of the Alliance Seekers of Grant and Blackford Counties were part of an annual visit to Indianapolis on Tuesday to visit with state officials and talk with them about disability issues.

    The event, sponsored by The Arc of Indiana and Self-Advocates of Indiana, is part of a traditional visit by self-advocates and other disability advocates every Valentine’s Day. The theme of this year’s event was “DSPs — The “Heart” of it All,” highlighting efforts to increase wages paid to direct support professionals who provide care. The advocates spent the day talking with the legislators who represent them and also visit with other state officials. Self-advocates from Carey Services presented legislators and state officials — including Gov. Eric Holcomb and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch — with candy jars produced in the agency’s art studio.

    8Feb, 2017
    DSP Wages Third House Topic

    One of the prime topics of conversation with state legislators attending the recent Third House forum sponsored by the Marion-Grant County Chamber of Commerce was an initiative to get money added to the state budget that would specifically be used to increase wages for direct support professionals working with disability services providers.

    Third House Moderator Alan Miller from Indiana Wesleyan University lead a discussion that was prompted by a question submitted by Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and CEO. Allbaugh and several other advocates — DSPs, caregivers, clients and other Carey Services staff members — were in the audience.

    Disability advocacy groups have approached the General Assembly seeking $10 million in additional funding in each of the two years of the state budget. The $10 million would be specifically dedicated to increasing wages for front-line caregiving staff at agencies around the state. Disability services providers around the country are experiencing critical staff shortages in care-giving positions, much of which is attributed to low wages. For most agencies, the wage rates are directly tied to the reimbursements they receive from their states; most reimbursements are linked to Medicaid reimbursements.

    12Oct, 2016
    October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    Carey Services will participate in the 71th annual observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month during October by emphasizing education through the agency’s social media outlets and their website.

    Carey will celebrate the many individuals with disabilities in the local workforce and employers who employ people with disabilities throughout the agency’s nine-county North Central Indiana service area. Area community members are invited to participate as well.

    The theme for this year’s observance is #InclusionWorks. The theme highlights the importance of including people of all backgrounds and abilities in the workforce.

    NDEAM has been observed more than 70 years. It began when returning World War II service members generated interest in acknowledging people with disabilities and their contributions to the workforce. On August 11, 1945, President Harry S. Truman signed a congressional resolution declaring the first week in October “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” The “physically” was removed from the title in 1962.

    “Carey Services is proud to participate in this observance each October,” said Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and chief executive officer. “Of all the special awareness months that are observed each year, this is one that is squarely targeted at our mission of helping people turn abilities and barriers into opportunities by emphasizing community employment and community integration.”

    Carey Services has an employment services department focused on community employment, and many of the agency’s programs have components that help people work toward greater independence. Community employment many times is a high priority for clients.

    “We appreciate the employers in our area who have been open to embracing individuals with disabilities by hiring them,” said Greg Maynard, Carey’s director of fund and strategic advancement. “By focusing on abilities, we can work together to create employment opportunities that benefit both the employee who might have a challenge and the employer who might miss out on a good employee otherwise.”

    For more information about National Disability Employment Awareness Month, click here.

    2Mar, 2016
    2016 Indiana Disability Poll Available

    The 2016 Indiana Disability Poll is now available online.

    The poll is one way people can provide input to state officials on how to improve the Indiana disability plan. The online survey has six categories for someone to provide responses:

    • A person with a disability
    • A parent, family member or guardian completing the survey for a person with a disability
    • A professional or service provider completing the survey for a person with a disability
    • A parent, family member or guardian of a person with a disability
    • A professional or service provider without a disability
    • An interested community member without a disability

    You can find the survey here.

    2Mar, 2016
    March is National Disability Awareness Month

    March is national Disability Awareness Month.

    In Indiana, more than 19 percent of the state’s population are children and adults with disabilities. The goal of the month-long observance is to increase awareness of those who have disabilities while also promoting inclusion and independence for all people.

    This year’s theme is “Inclusion is Within Everyone’s Ability,” which is a reminder that everybody has a responsibility to help our communities become vibrant places that include people with disabilities.

    For more information, visit the website of the Indiana Governor’s Council for People with Disabilities here.

    2Oct, 2015
    October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    Carey Services will participate in the observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month during October by emphasizing education through the agency’s social media outlets and website.

    Carey will celebrate the many individuals with disabilities in the local workforce and employers who employ people with disabilities  throughout the agency’s nine-county North Central Indiana service area. Area community members are invited to participate as well.

    “This is a great time to celebrate employment for people with disabilities,” said Jim Allbaugh, Carey Services’ president and chief executive officer. “Our celebration really started in July as we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the passage of the American’s with Disabilities Act.”

    Allbaugh said the theme for this month’s celebration is “My Disability is One Part of Who I Am.” The 2015 observance also marks the 70th year the observance has been conducted.

    “Employers in our area have been open to embracing individuals with disabilities in their workforce,” said Greg Maynard, Carey’s director of fund and strategic advancement, “but there is still more work to be done to assure individuals with disabilities have employment opportunities. Individuals with disabilities provide quality products, and they are a vital part of our workforce.”

    Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has proclaimed October as Disability Employment Awareness Month in the state. In issuing the proclamation, the governor noted the employment challenges people with disabilities continue to face. “Despite our successes,” he said, “less than 40 percent of working-aged Hoosiers with disabilities are employed; a reminder that we all still have work to do to ensure equal opportunity and participation in the workforce.”

    The Carey Services vision statement drives the agency’s work to improve employment and create other successes for people with disabilities, Allbaugh said. That guiding statement is: “Carey Services envisions all people, regardless of their abilities or barriers, as empowered and equally valued members of the community.”

    For more information about National Disability Employment  Awareness Month, click here.

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