Leading the Charge CECILIA COBLE TALKS EXCITEMENT, GOALS AS NEW CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT Upon joining the City Council, Coble told Fadness that advocating for those with intellectual and physical disabilities Cecilia Coble, who was unanimously was something near and dear to her heart elected as Fishers City Council president, because her daughter, Krysta, has autism has been serving on the Fishers City and cognitive delays. In fact, the family Council since 2014 when Fishers became chose to move to the area in 2011 because a city. When Coble was elected president, of the applied behavior analysis centers Mayor Scott Fadness called it an historic day in Fishers as well as the school system. for Fishers since Coble, a Latino woman, is Krysta attends the Behavior Analysis the first female president. Center for Autism in Fishers on a parttime basis. “I feel humbled and honored to represent the Hispanic community in Fishers,” Coble “I told Mayor Fadness that I wanted to help says. “Hopefully the next generation of make Fishers more inclusive and provide youth will be inspired by seeing people in opportunities for those with disabilities these positions that represent them.” to become productive members of our Writer / Christy Heitger-Ewing Photographer / Belinda Russell
MARCH 2020
community,” Coble says. “He was so supportive and has been a great champion as well.” March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Therefore, the city will offer activities all month to educate the public and celebrate the success of those with disabilities. There will be an art reception at Connor Prairie, a series of short films related to disabilities at the JiEun Lee Music Academy, and workshops and support groups at Hamilton East Public Library. In addition, there will be a workshop at Connor Prairie for employers in the community to learn more about hiring people with disabilities.
