by NWVCIL | Jul 14, 2017 | Advocacy, Disability, Outreach, Public Awareness
Healthcare Vote Expected Next Week: The Fight Is Not Over! From the National Council on Independent Living The Senate released their updated version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act (PDF) yesterday, and all of our concerns remain the same. Read the Senate...
by NWVCIL | Jul 14, 2017 | Advocacy, Disability, Public Awareness
Darla Erwin: Medicaid’s future a life/death decision to disabled (Gazette) By Darla Erwin July 6, 2017 I am — like thousands of others in West Virginia — a person with a disability. I was born with cerebral palsy and need a power wheelchair to get around. I’m also a...
by NWVCIL | Jul 11, 2017 | Disability, Outreach, Public Awareness
Three West Virginia Centers for Independent Living received 75 manual wheelchairs of various sizes for distribution to those in need. Brynn Hochman and her family from Los Angeles have been working with American Wheelchair Mission as part of a humanitarian Bat Mitzvah...
by NWVCIL | Jul 10, 2017 | Disability, Public Awareness
This coffee shop only hires people with disabilities.
by NWVCIL | Jul 7, 2017 | Public Awareness, Uncategorized
The Elkins office had a special guest! Former consumer, Jennifer, and her mother, Shirley, stopped by to say hello to the wonderful women of Elkins. Jennifer and Shirley came all the way from Wisconsin, where they moved a few years ago. Look at the smiles all around....
by NWVCIL | Jun 23, 2017 | Advocacy, Disability, Public Awareness
The Rachel Maddow Show 6/22/17 Rachel Maddow tells the history of ADAPT and the activism of disabled Americans and points out the leadership role these activists have taken in challenging the Republican plan to take Medicaid away from millions. Duration:...
