Association For The Development Of The Exceptional Inc

TO PROVIDE SPECIALIZED ACADEMICS, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENT DISABILITIES, FOCUSING ON EACH PARTICIPANT'S ABILITIES AND CHOICES, MAXIMIZING THEIR POTENTIAL WHILE GUIDING THEM TOWARDS A PATH OF ACQUIRED SKILLS, SELF-DETERMINATION AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION.

THROUGH THE ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN OUR DAILY PROGRAMMING, WE EMPOWER OUR CONSUMERS TO ACHIEVE OUR POWERFUL MISSION STATEMENT. ADE PROVIDES MULTIPLE CHOICES OF PROGRAMMING TO BETTER SERVE THE MANY NEEDS, AND LEVELS OF FUNCTIONING OF OUR 200+ CONSUMERS PER YEAR. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO OFFER OUR CONSUMERS AN ARRAY OF SKILLS THAT WILL ALLOW THEM TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY. ALSO, TO INTEGRATE THEM IN SOCIAL AND WORK ENVIRONMENTS SO THEY CAN REACH THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL WITHIN THEIR INDIVIDUAL ABILITIES AND CHOICES. AS WELL, TO FORTIFY THEIR VOCATIONAL SKILLS SO THEY MAY HAVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND BECOME PROUD WAGE-EARNERS.ADE'S MANAGEMENT APPROACH FAVORS SEQUENTIAL ELEMENTS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO BE ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RUN OUR EXCELLENT PROGRAM, FOR EXAMPLE:1)CLIENT RECRUITMENT- ADE CONTINUES TO ENJOY AN EXCELLENT REPUTATION IN THE COMMUNITY. BECAUSE OF THIS AND BECAUSE OF THE VARIETY OF ACADEMIC, VOCATIONAL, AND EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS PROVIDED TO THE CONSUMERS WE SERVE, THE SUPPORT COORDINATORS, WHICH ARE THEIR REFERRAL AGENTS ARE VERY INCLINED TO REFER CONSUMERS TO OUR AGENCY. DURING 2021 THE STATE AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES SCORED ADE'S COMPETENCY AT A LEVEL OF 100% ONE OF THE HIGHEST SCORES IN FLORIDA.2)STAFF DEVELOPMENT - ADE CONTINUES TO ENHANCE THE POTENTIAL OF OUR STAFF THROUGH TRAININGS. ESPECIALLY OUR DIRECT CARE STAFF IS GIVEN AN ASSORTMENT OF IN-SERVICE TRAININGS SUCH AS: KNOWLEDGE OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, 0 TOLERANCE, OSHA, CPR, HIV, FIRST AID, BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT, PAC, AND OTHERS.3)EXCELLENT PROGRAMMING- A PROFICIENT, QUALIFIED STAFF UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A WATCHFUL MANAGEMENT TEAM ALLOWS US TO CONDUCT AN EXEMPLARY PROGRAM, WHICH ENHANCES OUR REPUTATION AND ENCOURAGES ADDITIONAL ENROLLMENT AND GROWTH.AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, ADE CONTINUES TO ADD A HIGHER LEVEL OF PROFICIENCY AND SOPHISTICATION TO OUR VOCATIONAL SKILLS TRAINING AREAS, AND ALSO REGARDS A HIGH PRIORITY ON OUR COMMUNITY INCLUSION COMPONENT OF OUR ADULT DAY TRAINING PROGRAM, PERSONAL SUPPORTS, AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT ETC.ADDITIONALLY, WE CONTINUE TO OFFER OUR OTHER VOCATIONAL TRAINING AREAS, SUCH AS: ART EXPRESSION, COSMETOLOGY, JEWELRY DESIGN, PHYSICAL EXERCISE PROGRAM, CAR WASHING AND DETAILING, PACKAGING, BAGGING, COLLATING, CULINARY TRAINING AND BAKING, COMPUTER CLASSES, HORTICULTURE, MONEY BUDGETING, COMMUNITY AWARENESS, COMMUNITY MOBILITY, FIRST AIDE, AND INDEPENDENT LIVING PROFICIENCY, AND MANY OTHER SKILLS.