Disability Justice, Access & Independence in the Greater Northwest
Showing all posts from the July 2022 newsletter. You may also download the newsletter as a pdf.
July is the anniversary of the ADA! Centers for Independent Living are proud to support the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 32nd Anniversary. On July 26th we celebrate this important civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities ...
WE NEED TO CHOOSE KINDNESS I’m tired. I’m tired of the anger, the arguments, and the mistrust. I’ve been around long enough to remember protests about Vietnam, the women’s movement, and the disabilitiy rights movement. I’m sure there must have ...
July 14th – Interacting with the Blind EMT Training Idaho State Police Office, Jerome ID July 16th – Veterans Stand Down Newport High School, Newport WA July 16th – 12th Annual Showcase in the Park Springdale, WA July 25th – Idaho SPIL ...
Americans with Disabilities Act Celebration – one for the dogs! DAC NW will be hosting the ADA Celebration Picnic in person this year!!! Free and open to all on July 29th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. A FREE lunch will be provided by The Pita Pit. Also hot dogs, chips and ...
Individual Advocacy & the IL Plan As a Center for Independent Living (CIL), LINC provides five core services to our consumers. Those services are information and referral, advocacy (systems and individual), peer support, independent living skills, and transition or ...
Full week of disability pride this month! INDEx will be hosting a variety of events to celebrate Disability Pride week July 23-29th. Start the week on July 23rd with a visit to Riverfront Park, 10am-4pm for a resource and activity fair. This free event will have fun and ...
NEURODIVERSITY IN THE WORKPLACE by Hanna Hill of The Sixth Degree (UK) A useful guide: Neurodiversity in the Modern Workplace provides an overview of the benefits and challenges of a neurodiverse workplace as well as guidance on supporting neurodiverse employees. ...
Many children with disabilities in Maine, especially those in rural areas or with more intensive needs, are unable to live at home with their families due to a lack of community-based behavioral health services. These services can include assistance with daily activities, ...
Sports & Games for Seniors An enterprising homeschooled, young student named Anna found a great resource for seniors and people with disabilities to find sports and games that work for them – it provides fun and exercise in one! These are some ideas from ...
The Idaho SILC has started hosting listening sessions to find out what kind of barriers people with disabilities are facing to live independently. The biggest barrier by far is the availability of affordable, accessible housing. As rental rates continue to rise, finding ...
A close relationship exists between physical injury and mental health. This reality is supported by research, which concludes that a severe injury can trigger mental problems like depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Such a conclusion indicates ...
Accessible Gardening There is lots of information about raised beds for gardening. The biggest barrier to these is reach. It’s hard to have leverage and strength to garden in the middle of a large bed. These Peta long handled gardening tools make that job easier. ...
Barriers to employment, transportation, public accommodations, public services, and telecommunications have imposed staggering economic and social costs on American society and have undermined efforts by people with disabilities to receive an education, become ...
The Ability Experience is a nonprofit philanthropic initiative of the Pi Kappa Phi national fraternity. The second weekend in June, Community Congregational United Church of Christ in Pullman hosted one of its Journey of Hope teams overnight at the church. The team consists ...
In a world where we prioritize positive feelings over negative ones, it creates a society that does not want to be whole. Avoiding negative emotions will only exacerbate them for the individual. I speak about this as an observer and from personal experience. We have placed ...
