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Hey All, James here! I haven’t touched bases with you for awhile and thought that I would stop by and say hi. Hi! I hope that all of you enjoyed your 4thof July festivities this year; I did! Anyways, I wanted to chat with you just for a minute or two about National Crayon ...
When you’re living with a disability, everyday life sometimes requires adaptations and special planning. Something else we should all plan for is the care we will need in the future. Even if you are currently self-sufficient, there may come a day where your needs exceed what ...
By Garrett Cabeza, Daily News staff writer Jul 1, 2019 After more than four decades of discussion, bicyclists and other pedestrians can now cross Paradise Creek on East Third Street in Moscow. Moscow Mayor Bill Lambert cut a red ribbon and led children on bicycles across ...
GRANGEVILLE — A Grangeville resident recently received a new access ramp installed by Disability Action Center NW (DAC NW). This ramp was paid for by Medicaid as the previous wooden ramp was becoming old and unsafe. The surface allowed ice to build up this past winter, ...
In the two-part series “Why We Love Where We Live” we’re breaking down the best things about living in each half of the Quad Cities of Lewiston-Clarkston and Moscow-Pullman, along with some of the not-so-good. In this week’s edition we explore 11 reasons to love the Palouse. ...
A Mental Health Awareness Walk was held on May 29th, 4:00 – 5:30 pm hosted by Disability Action Center NW, the 1912 Center, WRAP, a peer support group, and the Latah Recovery Center. This family friendly event started at the Latah Recovery Community Center and proceed to the ...
By Garrett Cabeza, Daily News staff writer May 16, 2019 Updated May 16, 2019 The efforts to bring this mental health crisis center to the Palouse started with a Spring Conference that DAC NW, NAMI Idaho, and U of I brought to the area in May of 2017! The crisis services will ...
When I was in my teens, I used to jump off the tailgate of a pickup truck, no problem. When I was in my 40s, I could still hop off the tailgate, but I usually took someone’s hand and jumped more carefully. Now in my early 80s, I sit down carefully and slide off very […]
By Alexis Van Horn In order to showcase the injustices people with disabilities often face, Dan Habib — a project director and filmmaker at the University of New Hampshire — created “Intelligent Lives,” a film aimed at changing societal perspectives. Hosted by the Idaho ...
When people who have disabilities contact the Disability Action Center NW (DAC) for assistance, they often hope the DAC will solve their problems for them, said Virgil Edwards, one of the independent living advocates in the Post Falls office. Instead they learn that DAC ...
