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 27, 2019 | ACES$ Clients, Advocate, Caregivers, Everyone, Get Inspired
Most people see someone with cerebral palsy and automatically assume they have an intellectual disability. We’d like to change that perception. Did you know that most people with cerebral palsy have an IQ that is equal to or greater than the average person? Read on to...
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...
Mar 4, 2019 | ACES$ Clients, ACES$ Illinois Consumers, Caregivers, Everyone, Get Inspired
In our fight to stop the misconception that people with disabilities can’t participate and excel at sports <link to inclusion blog post>, we’d like to showcase the achievements of three athletes. These three athletes exemplify the fact that having a disability...
Mar 3, 2019 | ACES$ Clients, Caregivers, Everyone, Get Inspired, Have Fun
Unfortunately, this year’s list of Academy Award winners did not offer any representation of people with disabilities. We thought we’d take the opportunity to share a list of movies that do represent people with disabilities. Films That Include Representation of a...
Mar 2, 2019 | ACES$ Clients, Advocate, Caregivers, Everyone, Get Inspired, Stay Informed
We’re excited to share three advancements in disability inclusion and representation for the year … and it’s only March! Emojis Now Represent Disabilities Source: Unicode Consortium Emojis are communicate without depending on language. As powerful tools of universal...
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