Disability

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Neuronhurst  

In 1888 Dr. William Fletcher, son of Indianapolis pioneer opened W. B. Fletcher’s Sanitorium (later renamed Neuronhurst), the first private… Read More »Neuronhurst  

Noble Inc.

Noble Centers were founded in 1953 by parents of children with developmental disabilities. More than 100 parents met at the… Read More »Noble Inc.

Rock Steady Boxing

Rock Steady Boxing (RSB) is a non-contact boxing exercise program designed for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s is a… Read More »Rock Steady Boxing

Senior Services

From its beginning, Indianapolis has provided a range of governmental and nonprofit services for senior citizens, especially low-income residents. Before… Read More »Senior Services

Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital

Eskenazi Hospital, formerly Wishard Hospital and City Hospital, is Indianapolis’ oldest hospital. For most of its history, the primary purpose… Read More »Sidney & Lois Eskenazi Hospital

Special Education

Some Indianapolis children received special education services even before the city had a free, public school system. These services were… Read More »Special Education

Sports Medicine

Well before the term “sports medicine” had come into common use, a few Indianapolis physicians began concentrating on the treatment… Read More »Sports Medicine

Tribe of Ishmael

Reverend , became interested in the poor of Indianapolis and how society could provide relief for them. McCulloch served both… Read More »Tribe of Ishmael

Ryan White

(Dec. 6, 1971-Apr. 8, 1990). Ryan White, a middle school student living near Kokomo, Indiana, contracted HIV (Human Immunodeficieny Virus)… Read More »Ryan White

William Willard

(Nov. 1, 1809-Feb. 15, 1881). Born in Vermont, Willard attended the American Asylum for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, because… Read More »William Willard