by dnl426 | Oct 9, 2023 | Preparedness
Service Animal Questions and Answers There is a lot of confusion about whether the person coming into a business with a dog is really using a service animal, or if they just can’t stand to be separated from their pet so they pass it off as a service animal when it...
by dnl426 | Aug 1, 2023 | Preparedness
Not Just Blowing Smoke Having trouble catching your breath these days? I have asthma, and I’ve learned that it’s up to me to do whatever it takes to get through each day as best I can. That includes monitoring the smoke in the air from the Canadian wildfires so I can...
by dnl426 | Jun 20, 2023 | Preparedness
A Resource Center For Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Individuals You might wonder what a Resource Center for people with hearing loss is. Disability Network Lakeshore has received a small grant to start a Resource Center that allowed us to purchase assistive technology...
by dnl426 | May 10, 2023 | Mental Health, Preparedness
Post Covid This Thursday, May 11, 2023, marks the official end of the COVID-19 health crisis. In the United States, over a million people were lost, and many more continue to suffer from the after-effects, or “long COVID” as it’s known. In Michigan, over 38,000 people...
by dnl426 | Mar 17, 2023 | Preparedness
A New Way of Life Doesn’t it feel like we are past the worst of the COVID-19 crisis? We are all relaxing now and, to be honest, I think most of us have let our guard down and aren’t all that concerned about contracting COVID anymore. Yesterday I started feeling like...
by dnl426 | Feb 27, 2023 | Preparedness
Disaster Scams It’s unfortunate that there are people who prey on the weak and injured, yet in our society, they exist. Individuals who take advantage of people who have been involved in a disaster often portray themselves as government representatives with important...