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Giving Hearts Day
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May is Mental Health Month
Oftentimes, when mental illness or disorders are discussed, the language used to describe them is clinical and impersonal. These words don’t often do justice to what life with a mental illness feels like. This year’s theme for mental health month is life with a mental illness. May is mental health month and it was started
Brain Injury Awareness Month Open House
The North Dakota Brain Injury Network and Dakota Center for Independent Living are hosting an open house on March 17, 2016 from 2-5pm for Brain Injury Awareness Day. Brain injuries don’t just happen to professional football teams. People are dealing with the oftentimes debilitating aftermath of brain injuries here in North Dakota. Brain injuries can
October is Bully Prevention Awareness Month
October is Bully Prevention Awareness Month. Bullying impacts children of all ages all over the world. Bullying can be physical, verbal, or happen online. School dropout rates and absences among children who are bullied are much higher than other students. In fact, more than 160,000 students in the USA stay home each day because they
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). The purpose of National Disability Employment Awareness Month is to educate about disability employment issues and celebrate the many and varied contributions of America’s workers with disabilities. The history of National Disability Employment Awareness Month traces back to 1945, when Congress enacted a law declaring the first
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Dakota Center for Independent Living Hosts Visitability: Making Homes Beautiful and Accessible
Dakota Center for Independent Living is hosting an event on visitability on August 26, 2015 at the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library. There will be two sessions: 3:30-5:00 pm and 6:30-8:00 pm. Visitability is an international movement to change home construction practices so that all new homes, whether or not designated for residents who currently
Project Service Connect to Take Place on August 20th
Project Service Connect is a one day event that provides individuals and their families who are currently experiencing homelessness, and those who are at risk of homelessness access to vital services in our community. It is a one-stop shop of service providers and community members offering resources regarding housing, employment, transportation, medical/dental care, haircuts and
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Dakota Center for Independent Living Hosted Open House for 25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
On July 23, 2015, Dakota Center for Independent Living (DCIL) held an open house to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). DCIL had a wonderful turnout for the event with a total of 50 people in attendance. The celebration included lots of door prizes and activities that simulated what someone
25th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act to be Celebrated Next Week
On July 26, 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law. The ADA is considered to be one of the most significant civil rights laws passed since the Civil Rights Act of 1964, from which it draws heavily. The ADA gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to
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