Steve Hinkle - The Early Days of Group Homes

Steve Hinkle - The Early Days of Group Homes

Housing

Deinstitutionalization

Fort Wayne State Developmental Center

A member of the Fort Wayne neighborhood association where a new group home was going in telephoned Steve Hinkle. "'You know,' he said, 'just three houses down the road, there's a Cadillac that sits in a driveway.' And I said 'Well, I think that's really important because I've got a new van that's going be sitting there and I don't want it to be a sloppy neighborhood.'" Starting in 1976, Steve was instrumental in placing former residents of Fort Wayne State Developmental Center into some of Indiana's first group homes. Steve was President/CEO of Easter Seals Arc of Northeast Indiana for 34 years. In this video excerpt of a 2012 interview, he describes early group home development as both an exciting time of transition and a struggle with barriers such as zoning regulations and neighbor attitudes.

Indiana Disability History Project

Center on Aging and Community, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community, and Indiana Governor's Council for People with Disabilities

2017-04-07

Stephen L. Hinkle - Interviewee

Jennie Todd - Interviewer

Peggy Holtz - videographer

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"Steve Hinkle - The Early Days of Group Homes" YouTube video, 00:06:14, interview excerpt 002-mi-01 by the Indiana Disability History Project, posted by "Indiana Disability History" on April 7, 2017, https://youtu.be/-i7lchbZr2Q

Indiana, Allen County, Fort Wayne

1976 - 2012