Indiana Culturally Affirming Healthy Sexuality Education & Resources for People with Cognitive and Developmental Disabilities

This page will provide contact and program information for organizations in Indiana that provide healthy sexuality education supported by organizational policies:

AccessAbility

• Type: disability services
• Mission:   The result is that our communities are enriched through the full participation of ALL PEOPLE. Building advocates and inclusive communities.
• Services: Provide individual consumers, governmental agencies, corporations and other non-profits with the tools necessary to ensure the acceptance, respect and inclusion of everyone. 
• Location:  9105 East 56th Street Suite 308 Indianapolis, IN 46216
• Phone:   (317) 926-1660
• Fax:   (317) 926-1687
• Email: info@abilityindiana.org
• Website:  http://www.abilityindiana.org/

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The Arc of Indiana

• Type: disability services; Policy advocacy and direct services
• Mission:   The Arc of Indiana is committed to all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities realizing their goals of living, learning, working and fully participating in the community.
• Services: pooled special needs trust, advocacy network, support in applying for medicaid, medicaid waviers, SSI, SSDI, vocational rehab, career counseling, community living options, lifecourse framework, supported decision making, education for consumers and providers, health insurance education, audio and visual resources
• Locations:  https://www.arcind.org/about-the-arc/local-chapters/ 
• Phone: 800-382-9100
• Fax: 317-977-2385
• Email:   https://www.arcind.org/contact-us/ 
• Website:  https://www.arcind.org/ 

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Indiana Institute on Disability and Community (IIDC)

• Type: disability services; advocacy, education, community services, research
• Mission:   to work with communities to welcome, value, and support the meaningful participation of people of all ages and abilities through research, education, and service. 
• Services: Interdisciplinary pre-service preparation and continuing education; Research, including basic or applied research, evaluation, and public policy analysis; Information dissemination; and Community services, including training, technical assistance, and model demonstration.
• Location: 1905 North Range Road, Bloomington, IN 47408-9801 (https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/pages/contact-us-map )
• Phone:  812-855-6508
• Fax:  812-855-9630 
• Email:  iidc@indiana.edu
• Website:   https://www.iidc.indiana.edu/ 

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Self-Advocates of Indiana (SAI)

• Type: disability services; Personal Advocacy
• Mission:   Self-advocacy is important because it is a way for people to know that all people, including people with disabilities, have rights. We help people understand that we want to be treated with respect. It is a way for our voices to be heard.
• Services: education, state and local advocacy, resource consolidation
• Location: 143 W. Market Street, Suite 200, Indianapolis, IN  46204
• Phone:  317-977-2375 
• Fax:  317-977-2385 
• Email:  https://www.saind.org/contact-us/ 
• Website:  https://www.saind.org/ 

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The Village of Merici

• Type: disability services; direct services
• Mission:  The Village of Merici, Inc  provides residential and community opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities that promote a strong sense of community. By creating a sense of community we will create a sense of belonging.
• Services: provides residential supported living and community integration services to individuals with developmental disabilities. The Village of Merici is an approved provider through the Bureau of Developmental Disabilities (BDDS) Waiver programs and is accredited through CARF International.
• Location:  5707 Lawton Loop East Drive, Indianapolis  IN 46216
• Phone: 317-292-9408
• Email:   colleenrenie@villageofmerici.org 
• Website: http://villageofmerici.org/

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Credit

Post written by Skye Ashton Kantola, Assistant Director, Multicultural Efforts to End Sexual Assault, kantola@purdue.edu and  Cierra Olivia Thomas-Williams, Prevention Specialist, Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV), cwilliams@icadvinc.org.