Achieving More with Acadia Windows & Doors

The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region (The Arc NCR) celebrated Manufacturing Day at Acadia Windows and Doors in Rosedale on October 3, 2014. An annual event that occurs on the first Friday of October, Manufacturing Day is an occasion during which North American manufacturers open their doors to showcase the potential of modern manufacturing and foster interest in manufacturing careers.

Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown and Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger were amongst those who toured Acadia Windows and Doors and learned about their renovation and new construction window and door business, which serves the Mid-Atlantic region and East Coast of the United States. It was also an opportunity to support Acadia for their disability employment advocacy during October’s National Disability Employment Awareness Month, as employees with developmental disabilities make up 10% of Acadia Windows and Doors’ workforce.

“Acadia is a little company that’s able to do great things because of our partnership with The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region,” says Acadia’s VP of Manufacturing, Neill Christopher. “Our employees from The Arc NCR have made our company even better.”

Acadia Windows and Doors has received national recognition for their seamless integration of employees with intellectual and developmental disabilities. These employees have benefited Acadia’s timeliness and efficiency of work production, boosted teamwork and improved safety. This achievement is featured in the Maryland Department of Disabilities video, “Meet Jessica.” The video showcases Jessica Markle’s amazing ability to improve Acadia’s work production and overcome stereotypes surrounding being blind and developmentally disabled. You can learn about her remarkable story, Acadia Windows and Doors, and hiring efficient workers who can fill your company’s needs by visiting www.arcncr.org and clicking on “Hire Our Workforce.”

About The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region: For sixty-one years, The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region has helped people with intellectual and developmental disabilities build better lives by providing support services and advocacy to adults and children and their families in Harford and Cecil Counties. For more information, call 410-836-7177 or visit www.arcncr.org.

Photo Caption: (from left to right) Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger, Jessica Markle and Lieutenant Governor Anthony G. Brown spend an afternoon together at Acadia Windows and Doors.