ABLE - A Broader Living Experience CANCELLED DUE TO CONVID-19

A Broader Living Experience (ABLE), is a non-profit 501(c)3, ICF-DD(H) licensed residential facility in San Rafael, CA. Focusing on creating a home environment with 24-hour care for adult men and women with developmental disabilities.

With a ten-bed residential facility for developmentally disabled adults, founded by a Marin County native family whose children lived at the Sonoma Developmental Facility, a large State institution.  As both their children grew older, the parents envisioned a place in Marin where their loved ones would be closer and where families could have more input in their care.  They dreamed of a home where their children would receive loving care for the rest of their lives.

In April 1985, DeAnza House was opened.  The day-to-day operation was given to a local organization to manage. In 1991, the parents took back the operation of the home.  Although still called DeAnza by many, the formal name was changed to ABLE – A Broader Living Experience.  Its board of directors is made up of relatives and community leaders.