Introduction

The Delaware Statewide Independent Living Council (DE SILC) is pleased to present its first organizational SPOTLIGHT feature. SPOTLIGHT focuses on disability organizations in Delaware and highlights the services and supports they offer to assist people with disabilities and their family members. By gaining knowledge through these Spotlight articles, readers can learn more about the organizations.

Disclaimer: The Delaware Statewide Independent Living Council is only responsible for the information it creates on its website.

SPOTLIGHT CDS (UD) MHMW PROGRAM

In this picture you can see from left to right the leader of the program Ashley Steinbrecher from CDS (UD), Debbie Bain former executive director of the SILC, and Arte Mays, vice chair of the SILC, the day they took the Annual Calendar photo at UD

This is the picture of the homepage of their website

This is the Lesson Plan page as it appears in their website

This is a picture of the first Lesson.

In this picture you can see the cover of the Teaching Guide

Organization SPOTLIGHT: My Health My Wellness

Introduction

For this month’s SPOTLIGHT, the My Health, My Wellness project (MHMW) was interviewed. MHMW is a project of the

Center for Disabilities Studies, University of Delaware.

An MHMW website will be provided later in this SPOTLIGHT article. We interviewed two MHMW project representatives: Ashley Steinbrecher, Project Lead and Sarah Mallory, Principal Investigator. Keep reading to learn more about My Health, My Wellness!

To read the complete article click here: Spotlight MHMW

SPOTLIGHT HLADE

Betty Martin- HLADE Dover Group Leader

HLADE had exhibit at the Deaf Expo at the Delaware School for the Deaf, Sat., 9/27. It was a great event & chance to learn and meet friends and new people! HLADE's popular new handout, APPS for Deaf & HoH people went fast!!:) Tx to Delaware Assoc for Deaf for their hard work!!:)

Our HLADE Hearing Loop Project

Organization SPOTLIGHT: Hearing Loss Association of Delaware

For this month’s SPOTLIGHT, the

Hearing Loss Association of Delaware (HLADE)

was interviewed. Linda Heller, the organization’s founder and Executive Director, was our guest. Keep reading to learn more about the Hearing Loss Association of Delaware!

To read the complete article click here: Spotlight HLADE

SPOTLIGHT BIADE

BIADE Board Members in attendance at the first Survivor / Caregiver Celebration and Community Awards Luncheon held on March 31, 2023

Brain injury survivor, Greg, with Kent County Levy Court Commissioner Sweeney. Greg is holding the mask he painted as a part of a special art therapy workshop BIADE hosted in 2020.

Caregiver of the Year awardee, Barbara, with her family.

Luncheon with a brain injury survivor, Carey, and his family

These masks were painted by brain injury survivors from Sussex, Kent, and New Castle Counties at our 2020 Conference as a part of a program allowing them to express how their brain injury felt to them. Each mask tells a different story. We use these masks now to promote awareness of the prevalence of brain injury and to give survivors a voice and the means to educate others on what it is like to live with a brain injury. This also helps to show others that people living with a disability due to their brain injury are like anyone else, deserving of dignity, respect, and compassion.

Organization SPOTLIGHT: Brain Injury Association of Delaware

For this month’s organizational SPOTLIGHT, the

Brain Injury Association of Delaware

was interviewed. Cheryl Doucette, Executive Director, and Amy Kratz, peer support group leader, were our featured guests. Additional information was received from members of the Board of Directors President Dr. Terry Harrison-Goldman and Vice President Stefanie Lancaster. Keep reading to learn more about the Brain Injury Association of Delaware!

To read the complete article click here: Spotlight BIADE