Kansas! It’s election time. On November 8, 2022 you will head to the polls or have submitted your mail-in ballots. There are a couple of State Constitutional Amendments on the ballot this year and we want you to know what you are being asked. So, we prepared a plain-language explainer to help.
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WEBINAR: Using Technology to Advance Intersectionality
Out of the Margins and Reyma McCoy present: “Using Technology to Advance Intersectionality” When: May 10, 2022 6:00 PM Central / 7:00 PM Eastern (US and Canda) Click Here to register in advance for this webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. CART/ASL will be provided. If …
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Direct Support Workers: An Essential Workforce Surviving on Poverty Wages
Against the backdrop of a system already stretched thin, the workforce shortage in long term services and supports has become a crisis within a pandemic, leaving disabled and aging people at risk. Aging and disabled people receiving Medicaid funded Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) are people who otherwise meet the standards to be placed …
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COVID Vaccine: Fact vs Fiction
There are some things you need to know about the COVID vaccine. A4E is here to lay it all out for you.
SUMMARY OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN DISABILITY ADVOCATES AND STATE OF KANSAS ON BEHALF OF RESIDENTS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS IN NURSING FACILITIES
TILRC and DRC Kansas have reached an agreement with the State of Kansas to provide necessary mental health services to allow individuals to avoid institutionalization.
FCC Launched Emergency Broadband Benefit Program on May 12
The Emergency Broadband Benefit is a program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic.
EmpowHer Camp Applications are Closing Soon!
Connecting girls with disabled women role models. We will be selecting 9 girls for our 2021 EmpowHer Camp Program in our nation’s capital.
Community-Based Services (in the time of COVID)
Aging and Disabled people should not have been an afterthought, or left to die in institutions in the time of COVID.
Employment & addressing the ableist elephant in the room
Using your job posting to show that your work environment is inclusive and welcomes disabled people is a great step to changing this toxic and ableist habit in the future.
EVENT: “Nothing About Us Without Us” with Judith Huemann
Nothing About Us Without Us will include a host of speakers on a variety of topics including The Independent Living Movement with TILRC’s Executive Director, Ami Hyten.
Topeka Independent Living Resource Center, Inc. 