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2008-2010 SPIL
The new State Plan for Independent Living
(SPIL) has been finalized and is now available.
· Download the PDF
document and
narrative
Kelly Buckland to be
Inducted into
Spinal Cord Injury Hall of Fame
Read the
press release
(PDF): Idaho SILC Executive Director to receive prestigious national award
November, 2007, in Washington, D.C.
We are pleased to announce the launch of
Idaho's new Equipment Reutilization Program:
Idaho AT4ALL!
At Idaho
AT4ALL, you can find used assistive technology for loan, for sale, or for
giveaway. You can also find equipment from local lending programs that can
be borrowed or demonstrated before you decide to buy. Idaho AT4ALL has a
wide variety of used equipment available including wheelchairs & scooters,
walkers, personal care items, vision and hearing aids, hospital beds,
computers, adapted vehicles, and more!
Donate Used Equipment
Through Idaho AT4All, we can
accept your assistive device(s) for donation and will make arrangements to
transport the devices to one of our regional Idaho centers. A device must
meet certain criteria in order for us to accept it. To donate an item, just
call the Center for Independent Living nearest you, or call LINC at (208)
336-3335 or the Idaho Assistive Technology Reutilization Project at
1-800-432-8324 and we can determine if your equipment meets our guidelines.
Your donation is tax deductible.
Buy & Sell Used Equipment
You can also visit the
Idaho AT4ALL website at
www.idaho.at4all.com where you can buy, sell, and request to borrow
devices. Login is required to view contact information for an item or to
list your own item(s). The process to create your own account is very fast,
easy, and free! Once you have opened an account, go to ITEMS and use the
"Item Add" function to list your equipment. It literally just takes a
minute! You can list as many items as you want.
Idaho AT4ALL is a free
service from the Idaho Assistive Technology Reutilization Project, in
partnership with the Living Independence Network Corporation (LINC) and
several other participating programs from across the state. Idaho AT4ALL
was designed to establish a system in Idaho for receiving, sanitizing,
performing minor repairs, and distributing quality used equipment to
Idahoans with the greatest need. We welcome your participation with the
program and if you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to
contact us at 1-800-432-8324 or visit our website at
www.idaho.at4all.com.
The Idaho Assistive
Technology Reutilization Project Staff
Idaho Assistive
Technology Project
University of Idaho
129 West Third Street
Moscow, ID 83843
1-800-432-8324
www.idaho.at4all.com
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SILC Receives Grant for Domestic Violence
Project
Click here
to learn more about the project, including opportunities to participate in
focus groups around the state. Contact
Robbi Barrutia, project
director, for more information.
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Disability History Movie
A film showcasing disability advocates promoting Disability History Month
at the Idaho Capitol, 2007
House
Concurrent Resolution 22 (Disability History Month) was passed by a
unanimous vote by the Idaho Senate on March 9, 2007. Senators Burkett and
Coiner did a great job presenting it on the Senate floor. HCR 22 has now
been adopted by both the House and Senate and has completed its
legislative journey.
Everyone did a wonderful job and you should all be proud! You can view HCR
22 at the following link:
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/HCR022.html
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SILC Receives Quality of Life Grant
The Christopher Reeve
Foundation (CRF) announced on January 10, 2006, that the State
Independent Living Council has been awarded a $10,000 Quality
of Life grant. The CRF awarded a total of $581,034 in Quality of Life
grants to 86 nonprofit organizations around the world.
The Quality of Life grant will fund Leadership Trainings for people with
disabilities around the state.
Three one-day regional trainings will prepare people with disabilities to
campaign for public office as well as to understand political structure
and processes. The non-partisan trainings will cover topics including
assembling a campaign management team, communications, fundraising,
get-out-the-vote, and more. The training topics will be tailored to
address adapted methods for campaigning while providing people with
disabilities the opportunity to better serve their communities in civic
governance roles. The trainings will take place in April of
2006 in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Falls and Boise.
The Quality of Life grants program was conceived by the late Dana Reeve,
former Chairman
of the Christopher Reeve Foundation and co-founder of the Christopher and
Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center. Reeve started the program with the
goal of helping people living with disabilities in the "here and now."
Grants are awarded to programs or projects that improve the well being of
people living with paralysis, especially spinal cord injuries. Funding is
awarded twice annually in thirteen categories including accessibility,
advocacy, arts, assistive technology, children, counseling, education,
employment, health promotion, independent living, practical services,
sports and recreation, and therapeutic riding. Since 1999, CRPF has
awarded 933 Quality of Life grants totaling $8 million. For more
information about the Christopher Reeve Foundation or the grant
application process, visit
www.ChristopherReeve.org.
Kelly Buckland Receives Human Rights Award
(Link to PDF Article)
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