Disability Justice, Access & Independence in the Greater Northwest
Showing all posts from the August 2023 newsletter. You may also download the newsletter as a pdf.
National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) is an annual observance held in August to highlight the importance of routine vaccination for people of all ages. Vaccines save 2 to 3 million lives each year. They are essential tools for protecting ourselves and our communities. ...
THE PROBLEM WITH FAKE SERVICE DOGS At our recent event, a woman with a dog in a service vest was very noticeable. The dog would engage aggresively with any dog that walked by and even with people on bikes. Obviously this is NOT a trained service dog. Real service dogs are ...
2023 TOM MCTEVIA MEMORIAL AWARD July 29th INDEx and DAC NW presented Jeff Riechmann from Courageous Kids Climbing with the Tom McTevia Memorial Award for their work in making climbing, ice skating and other activities accessible to all ages of kids with disabilities. ...
STATEWIDE IL CONFERENCE REGISTRATION by Jen Grushdale Here at LINC we’re busy scheduling speakers and vendors, activities and more! Registration for the conference is now open on our website at www.lincidaho.org/ilconference Our tentative conference schedule looks like this: ...
GETTING READY FOR APRIL IN OCTOBER The Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL) is a national grassroots, nonprofit membership organization consisting of over 260 members from centers for independent living, their satellites and branch offices, statewide ...
FEMA HAS ACCESSIBILITY ADVANCEMENTS The ADA guides FEMA’s commitment to improving services and programs to be equitably available to people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs. FEMA makes sure all programs are accessible to all disaster survivors. ...
The U.S. Department of Justice is proposing first-ever rules to ensure that websites and mobile apps are accessible to people with disabilities. Officials with the federal agency said last month that they sent a notice of proposed rulemaking under Title II of the Americans ...
Accessible Route – The accessible route to a business needs to be free of stairs and other obstacles. #Fail! – Doorway to Nowhere An epic fail means “a notable, obvious, and usually public failure.” Though perhaps well intentioned, these fails can ...
Independent Idaho is a podcast dedicated to the exploration of all things disability in the Gem State and beyond. Independent Idaho is a production of the Living Independence Network Corporation, one of Idaho’s three Centers for Independent Living. Their mission is to ...
How Assistive Technology Helps Are you less independent than you want to be because of a disability. Assistive technology (AT) enables people to live healthy, productive, independent, and dignified lives, and to participate in education, the labour market and civic life. AT ...
Small Town Accessibility A recent visit to Kamiah and Kooskia Idaho was a typical trip to a small town in Idaho. One main drag, a respectable cafe, and other necessary businesses for small town life. But how accessible is your small town? A trip to the local library and post ...
FOODS TO AVOID WITH MS Not exactly assistive technology, the Best Bet Diet Cookbook helps you eat the correct foods to significantly slow or even halt the MS disease process. It gives you foods to avoid, foods to eat in moderation, and foods to increase. If you investigate ...
