ACC opens first Community Services office in Grand Forks

Rhonda Eppelsheimer, Family Resource Director-ACC Community Services, speaks during the Center’s ribbon-cutting event in Grand Forks on August 19.

The Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors welcome the Anne Carlsen Center to Grand Forks prior to the ribbon cutting.

KVLY photojournalist Neil Carlson inquires about ACC services during a Q&A session during the Anne Carlsen Center’s ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony.

Thomas Rohleder, the ACC Board Chair, cuts the ribbon to officially open the Center’s Community Services office in Grand Forks.

TechnoCamp - 'Rockin the Lake in 2008'

Anne Carlsen Center Assistive Technology Director Mark Coppin attaches an adapted digital camera onto a movable brace for Alex Roller, a resident at the Anne Carlsen Center, to use during an activity at TechnoCamp. A switch also mounts to Roller’s chair and makes the camera easier to operate.

Adam Wahl, a student at the Anne Carlsen Center, eyes a variety of prizes after winning a round of Bingo during evening activities at TechnoCamp.

The Anne Carlsen Center held its annual summer camp from July 27 through August 1 at Camp Grassick. This camp’s theme, ‘Rockin the Lake in 2008’, centered around music.

ACC Student Jimmy Brown practices playing a song on an adapted keyboard. The keys on the electronic instrument light up to indicate the appropriate key strokes, and can be programmed to play a song at nearly any speed.