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 […]
Enabling Access (June ’24)-ACIL Happenings : 2024 Dayton Youth Leadership Forum Application Deadline Fast Approaching
ACIL will host the 2024 Dayton Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) next month. If a high school student with a disability that you know wants to be a part of it, move quickly. The application deadline is fast approaching. The 2024 Dayton YLF is one of six in-person, week-long, trainings geared toward high school age youth […]
Enabling Access (May ’24)-ACIL Happenings : Help ACIL Celebrate 40 Years of Impact
Do you believe that people with disabilities should have full and complete access to their local communities? The Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL) was founded in 1984 on that very principle. Roland Skyes, Roy Poston, and Roger Flint collectively known as the “Rolling R’s” founded ACIL with the vision of affecting change that would […]
Enabling Access Upcoming Events (May ’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 (May ’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 […]