Enabling Access (July ’24)-Program Spotlight: ACIL Hosts 2024 Youth Leadership Forum of Southwest Ohio
The Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL) proudly helped local youth to acquire and refine leadership skills by hosting the 2024 Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) of Southwest Ohio July 22nd – July 26th. “Sometimes you don’t know you are a leader until you notice people following you.” This is just one piece of wisdom that […]
Enabling Access (July ’24)-ACIL Happenings : ACIL ADA Celebration
The Access Center for Independent Living’s recent Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) celebration showed that while the fight for Disability Rights has come a long way, disability rights advocates still have work to do. “This day not only celebrates the ADA, but also serves to bring awareness and to break down barriers that people with […]
Unmet Needs for Ohioans Survey
The Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL) wants you to help with a research study. This study is about the experiences people with disabilities living in Ohio had during the COVID-19 pandemic. People who have clients with disabilities can share their experiences too. Please respond to the survey prompts on your experiences during the COVID-19 […]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (July 2024) MyCare Ohio Program Community Input Session August 5th 2024
In-person: MyCare Ohio Program Community Input SessionMonday, August 5, 20241pm to 3pmEarl Heck Community Center 201 Main StreetEnglewood, OH 45322For additional information, please email:[email protected]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (July ’24) Breaking Silences Accommodations Subcommittee August 14th 2024
Breaking Silences Accommodations Subcommittee Wednesday, August 14, 20241pm to 3pm EST Zoom Platform – Meeting Format We use Zoom Captions for ALL Meetings.For additional information, Zoom Link, or Accommodation Request, please email: [email protected]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (July 2024) ACIL 40th Anniversary Celebration
The 40th Anniversary Celebration will be an in-person event held on Thursday August 22, 2024, at the Access Center for Independent Living – 165 E. Helena Street, Dayton, Ohio 45404 from 11 AM to 4 PM. We invite you to celebrate and honor with us the history of the Access Center for Independent Living and the Disability […]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (July ’24) Breaking Silences Closed Community Collective August 13th 2024
Breaking Silences Closed Community Collective MeetingTuesday, August 13, 20245:30pm to 7pm ESTZoom Platform – Meeting Format We have a live C-Print Captionist and ASL Interpreter For additional information, Zoom Link, or Accommodation Request, please email: [email protected] NOTE: Closed meetings or (safe space) allows members of specific marginalized communities a space to talk more freely and not feel watched […]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (July 2024) Have A Gay Day! LGBTQ+ Resources Fair August 10th 2024
Have A Gay Day! LGBTQ+ Resources Fair ACIL will have a table at this eventSaturday, August 10, 20241:00pm to 4:00pmSinclair Community CollegeThe Great Hall of the Conference Center in Building 12This event does not require a ticket to attend and is open to the publicParking is Free under building 12. Food and snacks will be […]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (July ’24) Breaking Silences Advocacy Committee August 13th 2024
Breaking Silences Advocacy Committee Discussion Topic: Ohio Budget AsksTuesday, August 13, 20243pm to 4:30pm ESTZoom Platform – Meeting Format We have a live C-Print CaptionistFor additional information, Zoom Link, or Accommodation Request, please email: [email protected]
Enabling Access (June ’24)-Community Corner : LGBTQIA Pride Month
Do you know a member of the disability community who is also a member of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual (LGBTQIA+) community? Former President Bill Clinton first declared June Gay and Lesbian Pride Month in 1999, according to www.britannica.com. Over the last quarter of a century, the celebration of the month […]