FUSE

08/22/2025

Another great evening supporting and celebrating Women's Resource Center of Hancock County, Inc.

08/21/2025

🌟 Join us at the Fall Inspiring Abilities Expo! 🌟

We’re excited to share that FUSE will be hosting a special speaker session on Saturday, September 20, from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

💬 Hear from Sara Cummins, Executive Director of FUSE and mom of two children with disabilities, as she shares about the resources, programs, and support FUSE offers for families and individuals with disabilities. Sara will also take your questions—don’t miss this chance to learn and connect!

📅 Event Details

Inspiring Abilities Expo

🗓 Saturday, September 20, 2025

🕘 9 AM – 1 PM (FUSE Session: 11 AM – 12 PM)

📍 401 W. Meridian School Road, Indianapolis, IN 46217

🎟 FREE Admission

✨ Come for the speaker sessions, stay to explore the exhibit hall full of organizations, service providers, and resources that support individuals of all ages and abilities.

👉 Parents, caregivers, educators, and professionals—register today to join us: https://fuseinc.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fuseinc/eventRegistration.jsp?event=19888&

Let’s celebrate inclusion, connection, and empowerment together. 💙

08/21/2025

Reminder anyone can make a referral for First Step.

If you have concerns about your child's development, you don't have to wait for your doctor to do a referral to First Steps. Anyone can submit a request for an evaluation at https://www.cibaby.org/make-a-referral

08/20/2025

🌟 Speaker Spotlight 🌟

We’re excited to welcome Lesa Paddack to the Fall Inspiring Abilities Expo on Saturday, September 20 at Perry Meridian High School!

Lesa is a longtime advocate for families of children with special needs. With decades of experience supporting parents through IN*SOURCE and serving on local, state, and national boards, she brings both professional expertise and personal perspective as a mom and grandmother.

📚 Session: Skills for Effective Parent Advocacy
This interactive training will empower parents to:
✅ Understand the meaning of advocacy
✅ Learn six key skills for effective advocacy
✅ Improve organization and communication during the special education process

Lesa’s passion is helping families and professionals work together so every child can reach their greatest potential. 💙

✨ Join us to learn, connect, and be inspired! Register at https://fuseinc.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/fuseinc/eventRegistration.jsp?event=19888&

📅 Saturday, September 20
📍 Perry Meridian High School

08/15/2025

This will be a great event. We hope to see you there!

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08/15/2025

The United States Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a preliminary injunction allowing two Indiana mothers to continue receiving state reimbursement for providing attendant care to their medically fragile children. The decision, which currently applies only to these two families, follows the state’s 2024 policy change that barred legally responsible individuals (LRIs) from providing attendant care and moved them to structured family caregiving.

Citing the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Supreme Court’s Olmstead decision, the Court agreed that without these services, the children faced a significant risk of unnecessary institutionalization and are best served at home with their families. The case now returns to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana for further litigation.

Learn more here: https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/briefs/appeals-court-sides-with-mothers-in-attendant-care-case/

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08/14/2025

Great chance to learn more about The Blue Envelope Program.

Join us for this month's , which will be on the Blue Envelope program! Learn what the program is, how it got started, and what steps to take to set it up in your own communities.

If you've already registered for an Ask The Arc, you're all set! If not, head to arcind.org/our-programs/videos-webinars/ to get started!

ID: Promo for "Ask The Arc Webinar Series: The Blue Envelope Program." The background is blue with the logo for The Arc in the top-left corner. Centered is a laptop displaying photos of two women; overlaid at the bottom is text that reads, "Featuring Elise Shrock and Natalie Miller, Marion County Prosecutor's Office" Below the laptop, text reads: "Thursday, August 14th, 2025, 6 pm EDT | Register: arcind.org/our-programs/videos-webinars/"

08/14/2025

We know there are a lot of you that have just started back to school and we wanted to share this awesome resource!

Shop chew tools from ARK

08/12/2025

A great visual from The Arc of the United States

You might not feel the impact yet, but big cuts to Medicaid are in the new budget bill, and the timeline to implement is on the way.

This isn’t just about numbers in a budget. It means states will have less money for Medicaid programs, fewer people getting the care they need, and fewer families getting the support they rely on to stay afloat. People with disabilities rely on services such as home and community-based services, which are optional for states to fund. States are going to have to face budget choices in the coming years.

People with disabilities and their families are watching closely because these decisions will shape lives for years to come.

Once programs are cut, it’s hard to bring them back. The long-term effect will be felt by millions.

08/12/2025

Another great way to use your voice!

08/11/2025

💙 Thank You, White Family! 💙

We are incredibly grateful to The White Family for their generous grant in support of Club CIC — our innovative program helping teens and young adults with disabilities build vital social and life skills.

Thanks to the White Family’s support, we can keep creating opportunities that empower, connect, and inspire. 💫