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When you have the right tools, it’s easier to remain independent in your own home. But how do you get access to those tools? ADVOCATE! One of our most important rights is the ability of individuals to participate in our government. By working together, standing up for ...
CALEB’S SUCCESS STORY The Idaho State Independent Living Council (SILC) and CILs often partner with other organizations and state agencies working to improve the lives of people with disabilities. The Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (IDVR) helps individuals ...
Amanda Creamer created CLOUDS as a personal photo project – a collection containing 134 pages of images of clouds that she photographed over the past 9 years. Seeing and capturing clouds with her camera became one way to cope with severe, life-long mental health ...
CURSUM ACCESSIBLE STROLLER Designed by Cindy Sjoblom a designer from Sweden, the Cursum is the best stroller ever invented for wheelchair-users. What this stroller does is snap to the wheelchair, allowing the parent to push and still propel the stroller. It’s quite a novel ...
Chances are at some time in your life, you’ve made a New Year’s resolution — and then broken it. This year, stop the cycle of resolving to make change and then not following through. If your resolution is to take better care of yourself and get healthy, you will have a much ...
Human Rights Day calls on everyone to stand up for someone’s rights! Many of us are fearful about the way the world is heading. Disrespect for basic human rights continues to be wide-spread across the globe. Messages of intolerance and hatred prey on our fears. All human ...
Entitlement Myth I recently had a conversation where someone mentioned todays youth feel they are entitled. Many declare that millennials expect special treatment, do whatever they feel like, and think they deserve to have things handed to them. But this is a myth. By ...
Some Holiday Fun You’ve heard of Elf on a Shelf. But we have Mark on a Lark!! By making a fully posable avatar of our Executive Director, Mark Leeper, each of our offices can have some fun this December with pranks about the office. You can well imagine what kind of ...
Working Guide Dogs When you meet a working guide dog team, it may be tempting to pet the guide dog. Remember that this dog is responsible for leading someone who cannot see. The dog should never be distracted from that duty. A person’s safety may depend on the ...
Getting ready for virtual advocacy days Advocacy Days begin at 10 a.m. on every Wednesday during the 2022 Washington legislative session. There is an hour and a half briefing on current issues at the start and it ends with an afternoon of advocacy. A highlighted topic will ...
