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All Michigan resident's 16+ are now eligible for the COVID vaccine
To best serve our community's needs, LifeWays is requesting your voluntary participation by completing this short questionnaire regarding Barriers to Services. All answers are anonymous. LifeWays Community Outreach Survey Jackson County residents, the Jackson Continuum of Care has a housing survey that needs your input. to help local agencies better understand the housing needs of the community, they have developed this survey below. Please take a few minutes and complete the survey. The survey is anonymous and will help agencies better serve the needs of community members with their housing needs. Jackson Continuum of Care Housing Survey | While we plan on having the Loan Closet open every Tuesday, because of COVID there may be times we feel it is unsafe to do so out of concern for the people we serve and the people we employ. We ask you please call AHEAD (517)782-6054 to check if it is open and to request equipment so we can make the process easier for all involved. Fix-dis services are under the same conditions as the Loan Closet. Equipment must be dropped off the Tuesday before to allow proper sterilization time for people working on equipment.
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The partnership with U of M and disAbility Connections has provided a great video of the importance of accessibility and the impact it has on people. Please watch the video and click on the link below to read the article that goes with it.
How different would the story have been if Victor Frankenstein and the villagers had reacted to the “creature” not with fear and violence, but with “yes and” and “got your back”?
Watch Jim Ansaldo from the Indiana Institute On Disability at Indiana University, lead this participatory, thoughtful, and fun session. They used improv-- the art of making things up on the spot -- to explore these ideas and co-create new stories of disability that represent our highest aspirations.
Get ready to follow along in this active and fun presentation, focused around how we can change the discourse about disability.
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Pedaling for Parkinson's @ Jackson YMCA Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 127 W. Wesley Jackson, MI 49201. Classes run in 8 week sessions. Participants can register at any time. For additional information you can contact Marilyn Guidinger at (517) 914-5186 or Shawna Tello of YMCA at (517) 782-0537 | Upcoming Events
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YOUR OPINION COUNTS
The Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) needs to hear directly from people who have disabilities, their family members, friends, caregivers and other stakeholders. Your participation in the process is vital and we appreciate your time and consideration in completing this survey.
The information collected will help to assess how those programs and services are meeting the needs of people who have disabilities living in Michigan. The following link will take you to the survey.