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When it comes to starting a career, it can be a daunting task for anyone, especially for young adults with disabilities. Overcoming physical or mental challenges can make the journey seem even more difficult, but that doesn’t mean that young adults with disabilities ...
FINDING WAYS TO TRAVEL There are many people with disabilities, especially those in power chairs, who either don’t fly or are scared to fly because there have been too many instances of their chairs getting damaged or losing parts. It would be like boarding a plane when you ...
ACCESSIBLE RECREATION Accessible recreation is relatively new. For too many years and even today when asking if something is accessible in outdoor recreation the answer is “Why would someone in a wheelchair want to do _______________?” We are working to change that! As more ...
Alopecia Awareness Month National Guide Dog Month International Deaf Month Pain Awareness Month World Alzheimers Month Sept 7 World Duchenne Day Sept 9 Fetal Alchohol Syndrome Day Sept 13 Celiac Awareness Day Sept 18 HIV/AIDS and Aging Day Sept 18 International Week of the ...
COOL TOUCH OVEN RACK GUARDS It’s baking season and you can bake with confidence that you won’t get burned! These offer protection against burns from accidentally touching against hot oven racks. Made from fabric first developed for firefighters, they protect you by slowing ...
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 ...
