by dnl426 | Aug 4, 2025 | Preparedness
What the ADA Means to Me The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 was created to protect individuals with disabilities from discrimination. These laws affect jobs, public transit, state and local government services, and telecommunications services. A disability...
by dnl426 | Dec 9, 2024 | Preparedness
Happy Winter! Winter Safety Advice Another winter: snow, cold, ice, slipping, sliding and hopefully, not falling. However we define it, winter is here! While we got off fairly easily last winter, it doesn’t look like it will be as mild this year. Being prepared for...
by dnl426 | Oct 10, 2024 | Preparedness
Ready To Go! Hurricane Preparedness Today, in an email from the White House Office of Public Engagement, I found a list of what’s being done in Florida to prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene. The government is acting prior to landfall and...
by dnl426 | Jul 9, 2024 | Preparedness
Supported Decision-Making in Michigan There are times when we get calls at Disability Network Lakeshore (DNL) asking what can be done to help children with developmental disabilities who want to be more independent. There are similar calls from adult children asking...
by dnl426 | Mar 19, 2024 | Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness Planning with a Disability If you are creating an emergency preparedness plan and you have a disability, you may want to put some thought into how it might be a challenge. For example, if you have kidney failure and rely on dialysis 3 or 4 times...
by dnl426 | Jan 12, 2024 | Preparedness
Something New at Disability Network Lakeshore Sometimes it can be difficult to find the right assistive technology (A.T.) items to meet your needs. You see something that might work out and buy it only to find that it’s not the right fit, it doesn’t do the job like...
