Enabling Access Upcoming Events (June 2024) Breaking Silences Advocacy Committee Meeting July 9th 2024
Breaking Silences Advocacy CommitteeGuest Presenter: Erica Munnerlyn, Medicaid Health Systems AdministratorOffice of Health Plan PolicyThe Ohio Department of MedicaidPresentation: Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities (MBIWD) and the Ohio Workability EligibilityTuesday, July 9, 20243p to 5:30p ESTZoom Platform – Meeting FormatFor additional information and / or Zoom Link, please email: [email protected]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (June 2024) Breaking Silences Closed Community Collective Meeting July 9th 2024
Breaking Silences Closed Community Collective meetingTuesday, July 9, 2024, 5:30p to 7p ESTZoom Platform – Meeting FormatFor additional information and / or Zoom Link, 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 or placed in a position to […]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (June 2024) Breaking Silences Accommodations Subcommittee Meeting July 1st 2024
Breaking Silences Accommodations SubcommitteeMonday, July 1, 2024,3p to 5p ESTZoom Platform – Meeting FormatFor additional information and / or Zoom Link, please email: [email protected]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (June ’24) Election Protection Summit July 13th 2024
The Non Partisan Election Protection Network is a network assists voters and answer questions regarding elections. Recently, the network has received reports of problems with curbside voting for voters with disabilities. According to reports, there is sometimes a lack of signage and direction at curbside voting locations. Other times, voters are left in a bind […]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (June 2024) ADA Recognition & Celebration July 26th 2024
Save the Date: ADA Recognition and Celebration Friday, July 26, 2024 1p to 3p EST Zoom Platform – Webinar Format For additional information and / or Zoom Link, please email: [email protected]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (June ’24) Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) July 22nd-July 26th 2024
The Access Center for Independent Living will be hosting the 2024 Dayton Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) July 22nd-26th at Dayton Public Library (Downtown). YLF is a week long youth leadership program for high school students with disabilities. At Dayton YLF, youth will have the opportunity to connect with peers while learning about the importance of […]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (June 2024) Access & Functional Needs Committee Meeting August 5th 2024
The Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL) is excited to announce that the Access and Functional Needs Committee will have its next meeting on August 5th, 2024, from 2pm-3:30pm at our office with an additional opportunity to meet over Zoom virtually, please contact me for additional information, if needed. This and future meetings will be […]
Help Improve Local 911 Dispatch
Have you experienced an access and functional difficulty when calling 911 locally? ACIL has become aware that some people with access and functional needs in Dayton and surrounding communities have experienced difficulties when calling 911 for help during emergencies. ACIL is working with the local public health departments as well as other organizations on the […]
Enabling Access (June ’24)-Program Spotlight: What Happens in Think This Is Easy?
The February 2024 edition of Enabling Access detailed the history of an immersive disability awareness training that the Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL) offers called Think This Is Easy? (TTIE). It has come to our attention since the article was published that some members of the community do not have a grasp of what […]
Enabling Access (June ’24) – Staff Spotlight: Barb Butler-Thomas
Meet Barb Butler Thomas, Independent Living Specialist and Youth Transition Coordinator at the Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL). An integral member of the staff, Barb has the responsibility of going into schools in our service area to help students with disabilities prepare for their future. “I put students through trainings that help them to […]