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A good meal can do more than provide us with nutrients. A good meal can make one forget about our problems and provide hope for tomorrow. Photo credit: Goodhousekeeping Providing…
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Freedom Resource Center Presents People’s Choice Awards
Mark Lindquist. Photo credit: Markjlindquist.com At Freedom Resource Center we talk about inclusive communities and the ongoing commitment this takes. When businesses, community members, and service providers all come together…
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An integrated setting is defined as one that “enables individuals with disabilities to interact with nondisabled persons to the fullest extent possible. Integrated settings are those that provide individuals with…
I was at Target recently and saw two car the parked in the accessible parking access aisles. People often use access aisles…
“Your deeds are your monuments” means that we should be remembered for the things we do. The things we do are the most important things of all. They are more…
We so desperately want to find something to hold on to, but everything changes, everything dies, and so we grasp after absences, we hurl our hearts into the vacuum where…
Language and the way we talk about disability issues are a powerful tool for change. The term ‘special needs’ is often thrown around without much thought. But what are ‘special…
To many, Jerry Lewis was a hero. The Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon was held each Labor Day from 1966 to 2010 and raised around $2.5 billion through the telethons….
5th Annual Art of Freedom 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm, October 5, 2017 Dakota Medical Foundation 4141 29th Avenue South, Fargo, ND See original creations from new, emerging, and experienced artists…
The “fundamental nature” of Independent Living is “a philosophy of consumer control, peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual and system advocacy”. Consumer control means that the individuals with…
Often, when we think of “accessible design,” we think of people in wheelchairs, hearing aids or dark glasses for the blind; but there are thousands of individuals who have an…