Get your fashion on at Connectable’s newest event, Fashionable, on Nov. 3 at the Dillard’s in St. Johns Town Center. The fall runway show will feature the world’s first supermodel with Down syndrome, Madeline Stuart, along with local celebrities, store models, and individuals with intellectual and developmental differences (IDDs). General admission and VIP tickets, which […]
Consider connecting – as an employer, a volunteer or just as a friend – with someone on the First Coast living with an intellectual and developmental difference. That’s the message of a new community awareness campaign launched this week to enhance connections with people who have IDDs. The Community Foundation’s Susan Edelman appeared on WJXT’s […]
People with intellectual and developmental differences (IDDs) are too often defined by what they can’t do. But when you take time to connect to someone with an IDD, you’ll discover many ways they can positively impact our community, your business or even your life.Connectable is a new public awareness campaign designed to demonstrate the value […]
The lights were dimmed, everyone was wearing suits and dresses, and the DJ was playing music for the crowd. But this wasn’t your typical prom. In fact, it was a commercial shoot for the Connectable campaign.The advertisement being filmed, titled “The Dance,” tells the story of a teenage volunteer making an unexpected connection with a […]
1-800-Flowers.com has become famous for its fast delivery of floral arrangements, but the family who owns the business is now tackling one of the biggest issues in the IDD community: unemployment.Despite having the desire, ability and willingness to work, about 80 percent of adults with IDDs are unemployed. The McCann family, who owns 1-800-Flowers.com, saw […]