News from LIFE, Inc.

ADA CELEBRATION IN POCATELLO It’s time to celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act with our Annual Community BBQ! This is a fully accessible event. Bring your family and friends. It will be held Wednesday July 26th and starts at 12 pm. Food will be served to 1:30 ...

News from the Northwest ADA Center – Idaho

It’s summer and who among us doesn’t wish to sit on the beach and sip something cool? For people with disabilities, a beach wheelchair can help them achieve that. Beach Wheelchairs are all-terrain wheelchairs or transport chairs that are able to navigate through ...

Epic Fails of the ADA

Accessible Parking Parking needs to be level, and must have at least 1 van accessible space and access aisle. (A minimum 8′ space with an access aisle of 8′), sign posted a minimum of 60″ from bottom of sign to the ground.  #Fail.theskinnymini! An epic fail ...

How to Attract, Hire, & Retain Workers with Disabilities

People with disabilities are an important part of the American economic environment. Unlike the workforce of the past, employers today understand the value that people with disabilities bring to the workforce. Here are some tips: Write an Inclusive Job Description: Before ...

News from Self-Directed PA Services

Looking at Deprescribing Healthcare providers are looking at deprescribing medication whenever possible. Risks of taking too many medications include adverse drug interactions, can cause falls, cognition or memory loss, blood pressure complications and more. Deprescribing is ...

At the Birth of the Rehabilitation Act (part three)

First, social program benefit levels have never risen enough each year to keep up with the ever-increasing cost of living. Second, a large percentage of SSDI recipients receive a substantial monetary sum every month and live well above the poverty line. They can pay a ...

News from BluePath Website

There are several unintended consequences of becoming an accessible business. Being accessible means you are more inclusive and welcoming to everyone. 1. If you are accessible to people with disabilities today, you are accessible for the baby boomers of tomorrow. 40% of ...

Assisted Technology for Daily Living

HANDY HOOK DOOR OPENER This door opener is designed to turn a door knob and help make pulling the door open easier from a distance that is clear of the door’s swing path. Wheelchair users will find this door opening aid is easy to use. The non- slip hook is placed underneath ...

Interstate Connections June 2023

For June, we’re working hard to create plenty of opportunities to learn about Tourette’s Syndrome and other Tic Disorders. By fostering understanding, focusing our collective efforts to educate the public during this awareness month, we can support those impacted by ...

From the Editor

I enjoyed the Moscow Mental Health Walk last month. Some very brave people came forward to talk about their mental health crisis’s in the hopes it will help someone else. A lot of the time, the conversation about mental health comes back to a lack of care. But we ...