January 2025

Mouth was first printed in 1990 as a publication for people with disabilities. A dozen readers suggested a less rude name change to Voice, stating “You catch more flies with honey…”
Who but an ugly toad would want to catch flies?

A Washington State University mechanical engineering student team designed a wheelchair obstacle course for DAC NW to raise awareness for non-wheelchair users about the challenges that those with disabilities face daily. The course demonstrates architectural barriers common in urban infrastructure, such as high door thresholds, uneven surfaces, overhanging shrubbery, round doorknobs, and slick surfaces.

For a third year, LINC is bringing together folks with disabilities from across Idaho to talk with their legislators about issues important to them. From the direct care worker shortage to a lack of accessible transportation, Idahoans with disabilities have a lot to say. This event is for all to come to the table and share with those that are making statewide policies into law.

Have you been newly diagnosed with a disability?
You have rights! Do you know what these rights are?
A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
The road that led to these rights was long and grueling and there is still much to be done. Sure, people with disabilities have rights, but that doesn’t mean those rights are going to be upheld in the many interactions that occur throughout a person’s lifetime. Learning that you have a disability is only one step in a very long and potentially difficult journey towards finding self-acceptance, learning self-advocacy, and developing self-determination.

QUESTION:
The top loading only dumpster at my accessible apartment complex is large and on a slight slope. On top of that, there is also the fact that during the winter they do not shovel a pathway to the dumpster so there is no access to the dumpster during the winter. What can be done in a situation like this?

When comedian Jay Leno recently took a tumble while on tour in Pennsylvania, breaking his wrist and bruising his face, it not only disrupted his dinner plans, but may impact the care he gives his wife, Mavis, who has dementia. For Leno — who took the stage as scheduled — and for other caregivers, the show must go on.