August 10, 2021 Our services have influenced many people over the years and in return, they have affected us! Our longstanding relationship with the Family Sports Center has been one of the most beneficial and mutual connections for years. Between the Avalanche Grill allowi...

By Jo Boom Episode 3: Life Improvement: A Cost/Benefit Analysis Welcome back! In Episode 2 of Tales from a Backyard Front, we looked at a situation in which there was a gap between who the IDD system thought a man with IDD was and who he really was as a person. This misun...

My name is Kristen Taylor. I was an intern this summer at arc Thrift Stores’ corporate office. I am from Atlanta, Georgia, and I am majoring in sociology and minoring in political science at the University of North Georgia. Growing up, I was also giving back to the community...

Here at Ability Specialists, we not only offer a day program and evening groups, but we also specialize in employment coaching. We work with and mentor several individuals at work in our community. Many members of our Ability Specialists family independently work full or par...

By Tiffany Sander, Ability Specilists Ability Specialists was founded in 1999 by a husband and wife team that saw a need in the disability service community that wasn’t being met. Since then, hundreds of adults have come through our doors learning how to live, work, and fee...