Alliance for Inclusion & Respect

07/17/2025

Our Positivity Committee is planting seeds of encouragement with their latest bulletin board: Never Stop Growing. 🌷

Messages like “Keep trying,” “Dream big,” “You can do it,” and “Never give up” are a daily reminder that growth happens one step at a time. Thank you to the Positivity Committee for helping us nurture a culture of kindness, motivation, and support—one uplifting message at a time.

06/18/2025

05/10/2025

🌸 Looking for a Mother’s Day gift that’s as meaningful as it is beautiful?
Support local artists and show your love this season with handcrafted pieces from The Crow at 110:
https://www.dsc-illinois.org/shop/the-crow.html

We had an incredible time at the Ebertfest-Alliance for Inclusion and Respect (AIR) Art Show and Sale—thank you to everyone who stopped by to support our artists! Your encouragement means the world to the individuals we serve at DSC. Just look at those smiles! 💙💛

Whether it's a one-of-a-kind painting, or a handmade card, your purchase helps nurture creativity, confidence, and community.

04/27/2025

Thanks to AIR member Rosecrance Central Illinois for providing our artists and guests a delicious breakfast Saturday!!!

04/27/2025

Carole Rosen is the best!!!

Happy Birthday, Carole Rosen! 🎂🎉
The Arc of Illinois is so fortunate to have you on our team as our Advocacy Program Specialist! Carole’s diverse background in advocacy includes having served as The Going Home Coalition Manager at The Arc of Illinois and is currently an Advocacy Program Specialist. Carole served as a Governor appointed member to The Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities from 2014 until 2020. While serving on the Council, she served on its Executive Committee and chaired the Community Housing and Inclusion Committee. Additionally, she serves on the board of Collaborative Community Housing Initiative, a grassroots collective comprised of families who have young adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Carole has served on New Trier Township’s Funding Committees and has organized community-wide events promoting affordable community-supported inclusive accessible housing. Her driving belief is that Community is strengthened by diversity and inclusion. In addition to her Masters of Interior Design degree, she is a Certified Aging in Place Specialist with additional coursework in Universal Design. Additionally, Carole became certified as a Financial Wellness Trainer for people with disabilities through the National Disability Institute. She is an award-winning photographer with work having been shown in numerous regional and national photography exhibitions. Carole and her husband, William, have a daughter who has developmental disabilities and a nondisabled son.

04/27/2025

Before and after Color Book!

04/26/2025

Don't miss the AIR-sponsored Anti-Stigma film in this year's Roger Ebert's Film Festival. You can see it tomorrow at 11:30AM and then linger for a Q&A directly following the film, featuring the young actor and one of our own AIR members!

Mourning makes for a memorable, hushed journey across Atlanta as a dad attempts to take his son to the ball game in David Fortune’s impressive debut.

04/25/2025

Sujata Dey-Koontz creates beautiful florals WHICH YOU CAN PURCHASE THIS WEEKEND! Join us at the Virginia Theatre during Ebertfest.

04/25/2025

Victoria Kramer is one of the most prolific AIR artists and surprises us with new designs and crafts every year. Don't miss the art show this weekend!

04/25/2025

All set up and ready to sell!!!