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    Isn’t It Time to Bring Inclusion to Your Workplace?

    When Beebe Healthcare was looking for employees who would be dependable, hard-working and could work independently, they turned to the Easterseals Supported Employment program and the outstanding workers with disabilities that are a part of it. Thanks to that critical decision, Erin Stevenson and twins, Dontasia and Donnisha Eley are earning competitive wages as a critical part of the team at Beebe.
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    Easterseals Celebrates Better Hearing and Speech Month

    When Valeriya learned her son, Edward, had a very rare genetic disorder, there were many questions but often few answers. For comfort and support, she reached out to other families from around the world who also had children with rare disorders. Here at home, she reached out to Easterseals, who brought critically needed services to help Edward meet his developmental milestones.
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    Easterseals Celebrates National Family Caregiver Month

    When her twin sister passed away, Sylvia Davis felt lost and lonely. The pair were very active sharing their gift of music with their community and it was a tough adjustment. Her younger sister, Deborah Cooke, recognized Sylvia’s need to remain active in the community and found Easterseals Adult Day Health Services. Not only does the program keep Sylvia engaged and social, but it provides Deborah with a much-needed break from caregiving.
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    Easterseals Camp Fairlee Makes Campers Feel Like Family

    Each camper that attends Easterseals Camp Fairlee becomes a part of the Fairlee family, but some members have been a part of the family for a lot longer. Jamal, who has Cerebral Palsy and uses a wheelchair, looks forward to coming to camp each year and has been coming for 26 years. Starting at the age of 6, Jamal has made his mark on the camp well into his adulthood and enjoys every minute of his experience.
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    Campers Will Experience Joy of Camp Fairlee Thanks to New Campership Fund

    When Tim Ernst’s sister, Margaret, passed away he knew he wanted to honor her dedication to her daughter Madeline, who lives with a disability, in a big way. He combined his love of biking and his passion for giving children the opportunity to experience summer camp into a perfect package and that is when the Margaret M. Ernst Campership Fund was born.
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    Rosie's Lifetime with Easterseals

    The always-fashionable Rosie loves arts & crafts, especially when she does them at one of her favorite places…her adult day program at Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore which she has attended since 1975.
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    Alex's Employment Story

    Alex landed his dream job shortly after graduation thanks to Easterseals Supported Employment program.
  • Three people are looking at the camera. The woman in the middle is in a wheelchair. The man on the left is her husband wearing a baseball cap and her daughter is on the left. Everyone is wearing coats and they are positioned outdoors in winter.

    Emory's Caregiver Story

    Emory and Otisia “Tish” did not know in 1982 when they said those words “in sickness and in health” that sickness would come sooner than they thought. Though caregiving for Tish, who had her first stroke at 45, has not come without trials, it is Emory’s great attitude, support from family, and a team of caring professionals at an Easterseals Adult Day program, that has really made a huge impact in how they continue to live their lives.