Our Welcome Spring edition of our newsletter is published! Check out what we've been up to, center and community news and resources
Our Independence, Inc. 2021 Annual Report is published! View the online flipbook version or the interactive PDF. You may also request a printed copy by contacting aballinger@independenceinc.org- Save the Date for the Kansas Disability Caucus 2022! Make plans now to attend this In-Person event, August 10-12 at Hotel Topeka at City Center and join other disability advocates to unite in advocacy, identify areas of needed change and share experiences. Registration materials coming soon!
- Asking for a needed job accommodation can be a critical component to success on the job and personal and professional growth
Read through this helpful and informative article about knowing your rights and taking the uncertainty out of asking for an accommodation - Every household in the U.S. is eligible to receive 4 FREE at-home COVID test kits through the mail! Order your tests now so you have them when you need them! https://www.covidtests.gov/
- Check out our new art gallery! Our weekly Art Therapy Peer Groups have a lot of fun exercising their creativity with their fabulous art projects and we want to share them with YOU!
- Participants Needed! Participating in surveys and research studies helps decision and policymakers guide services, appropriate funding and better understand needs and gaps in services. Click here to see if there are any current opportunities YOU may qualify for!
- Independence, Inc. virtual Peer Groups now include Art and Music Therapy! Interested? Check out the information HERE
- Are you READY to get Vaccinated? Visit our COVID-19 page for all of you local resources to get informed and get vaccinated. It's FREE, convenient, and we can help get you there!
- Visit our dedicated Americans with Disabilities Act page: ADA Resources, information and 31st Anniversary Celebration!
- Our doors are now unlocked and open to the public and our computer lab is available for use! Visit our COVID page for details
- Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance is now available to those who qualify! For information and to apply: https://kshousingcorp.org/emergency-rental-assistance/
- New Resource: A guide to Disability Rights Laws and Contact Information in the United States Download the PDF Here!
- In-depth national, state and county 2020 Disability Statistics Reports now available https://disabilitycompendium.org/
- We are here for YOU and your public transportation needs! Call us today or visit https://independenceinc.org/transportation/
- Technical Assistance Publication regarding COVID-19 and the ADA and other Equal Employment Opportunity Laws https://www.eeoc.gov/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-covid-19-and-ada-rehabilitation-act-and-other-eeo-laws
- Visit our News and Community page to stay up-to-date on what's happening!
https://independenceinc.org/news-and-community/ - Visit our Advocacy Alerts page to see what you can do for Disability Rights!
