Apr 4, 2019 | ACES$ Clients, Advocate, Caregivers, Everyone, Get Involved
The words we use to define disabilities can have extremely adverse effects. More specifically, they can affect how society treats people with disabilities. In addition, they can affect how people with disabilities views themselves. In short, the words we use can place...
Mar 28, 2019 | ACES$ Clients, ACES$ Illinois Consumers, Caregivers, Everyone, Get Inspired, Get Involved
Diveheart is an Illinois-based non-profit that offers scuba therapy for kids, adults and veterans with disabilities. How Scuba Diving Therapy Helps People With Disabilities Diveheart’s educational scuba programs combine the feeling of weightlessness with the wonder of...
Mar 20, 2019 | ACES$ Clients, Advocate, Caregivers, Everyone, Get Involved
The 2030 UN Agenda for Sustainable Development pledges “no one will be left behind.” With this in mind, we have advocacy work to do to for people with Down syndrome. Negative attitudes, hurtful stereotypes, exclusion and discrimination still exist today. For this...
Mar 18, 2019 | ACES$ Clients, Advocate, Caregivers, Everyone, Get Involved
In addition to Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month, March is also Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. In 1987 President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March Developmental Disabilities Month. Back then, the goal was to destigmatize developmental disabilities. The goal...
Mar 13, 2019 | ACES$ Clients, Advocate, Caregivers, Everyone, Get Involved, Improve Life
March is dedicated to bringing awareness to Multiple Sclerosis (MS), the autoimmune disease that damages the protective lining of nerves. MS can affect any part of the body by reducing the communication between nerve pathways and the brain. Is There a Cure? The short...
Mar 11, 2019 | Advocate, Get Inspired, Get Involved
On Tuesday, March 12, 2019 Oklahomans with disabilities, friends, loved ones and legislators come together for Disabilities Awareness Day. Hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS), the event is expected to bring more than 750 people. Their...
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