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Runway of Dreams Foundation and Zappos are hosting the first nationally live-streamed fashion show with models having disabilities wearing adaptive clothing and shoes. It will be next Wednesday, March 27 in Las Vegas from 3:30-5:30 (Central Time). The link to the live stream feed is zappos.com/adaptive/fashionshow. This link will only be active during the show 3:30-5:30 (Central Time) on March…
Do you need assistance to pay your utility bill? The Kansas Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is a federally funded program that helps qualifying households pay a portion of their home energy costs by providing a one-time per year benefit. The deadline for 2019 LIEAP application is March 29, 2019. For more information, visit…
Check out this new Family Education Series provided by KU and livestreamed on Facebook. There will be new sessions on the second Thursday of every month. Session 1: IEP Development will begin 6:00 pm Thursday, March 14th.
The Ms. Wheelchair Kansas (MWKS) crowning ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, March 3, 2019, 2 p.m. at the DoubleTree Hotel in Lawrence, Kan. The ceremony will be open to the public and free of charge. It will include platform speech presentations by the contestants; a keynote speech from Ms. Wheelchair Missouri, Hilary Muehlberger; farewell from…
February is Low Vision Awareness month so I’d like to share some knowledge on this topic. 1.) Low vision is a vision loss that makes it difficult to accomplish visual tasks even with the best possible correction, but with the potential for use of available vision, with or without optical or non-optical compensatory visual strategies,…
Macy Collins, ILS in our El Dorado office, attended the Kidzfest on Saturday, January 5th. This was held at Blackmore Elementary School and included fun activities, exhibits, and information about community resources. If you’d like more information about Kidzfest you can follow them on Twitter @eldokidzfest or KIDZFEST El Dorado on Facebook.
If you or someone you know has a mobility limitation or chronic illness and wants to be more physically active in 2019, we have you covered! The “14 Weeks to a Healthier You” program is a FREE online exercise and nutrition program for people with disabilities. Sign up now and start moving more this year!…
Due to a high expected turnout the location for next week’s Emporia Friends group has been moved to the 2nd floor conference room at the Emporia Humanitarian Center. The Humanitarian Center is located at 215 W. 6th Avenue in Emporia. For more information please contact the Emporia office at 620.342.1648.
All RCIL offices will be closed on December 24th and 25th for observance of Christmas. They will also be closed on January 1st, 2019 for New Year’s Day. Thank you and Happy Holidays to All!
RCIL would like to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! All offices will be closed Thursday, November 22nd and Friday, November 23rd. We will reopen Monday, November 26th at 8:00am.
How about them Chiefs! If you missed your chance to see them with our fundraiser you’ll be happy to know three more games have been added for next month! Tickets are $33.50 and RCIL will receive $10 of that! https://www.chiefs.com/tickets/ticketfundraiser Supplies are limited so get your tickets soon! Thank you for supporting RCIL and Go Chiefs!
RCIL serves as the Northeast Kansas access site for the Kansas Equipment Exchange (KEE) program and is holding equipment drives this month! Can YOU help? Do you have unneeded equipment taking up space? Did you know that your lightly used durable medical equipment can help a Kansan with a disability who needs assistive technology, but…
Fall seems like a busy time of the year for everyone and here are some more items for your list: Register to vote! Tomorrow, October 16th, is the last day to register to vote in the election on November 6th. The disability population holds the largest amount of voters! Don’t forget, if it’s difficult to…
Do you shop on Amazon? If so you can donate to RCIL without spending any extra money! RCIL has registered with AmazonSmile Foundation which 0.5% of eligible purchases from Amazon are donated to a charity of the shopper’s choice. All you have to do is when you go to www.amazon.com it will ask you to…
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services also known as KDADS is seeking feedback from Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) stakeholders as they are planning waiver renewals. KDADS will be hosting regional meetings along with two options to call in. These forums are opportunities for KDADS to hear feedback on what you think…
There will be changes made to the KanCare program but they will not affect your eligibility for the program. The state will be hosting non-mandatory meetings next week including one in Olathe, Wichita, and a conference call. State staff will be present at meetings to provide information on what is and what is not changing…
Support Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc. by going to a Kansas City Chiefs game! It’s fun and easy! Click here to purchase your tickets: KC Chiefs Tickets Choose as many tickets as you would like and enter the promo code: RCILINC RCIL will receive $10 for each ticket purchased. Each ticket costs $33.50. Funds raised will…
Researchers from The University of Michigan Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation are doing a research project on women’s health and disability. They are interested in connecting with women with physical disabilities living in Lyon County. We are helping spread the word to women in our community! The researchers want to hear from you and…
Are you interested in seeking employment, but not sure where to start? Join us May 24th for a free employment skills class! In the morning session we’ll learn about resumes, job searches, and the interview process. In the afternoon speakers from Vocational Rehabilitation, Kansas WORKS, and a Benefits Specialist will give brief presentations of their…
I’m sure you have seen “Awareness Month” for one reason or another from month to month. I know April is almost over but I thought I’d share some facts and resources about this month’s observations including Autism Awareness and Parkinson’s Awareness. Autism Awareness Month http://www.autism-society.org/get-involved/national-autism-awareness-month/ Autism short of Autism Spectrum Disorder is a development disability 1 out of 68 children have…
Wednesday, April 18th, in Emporia attend a free seminar on everything you need to know about renting! This training is for landlords (https://tinyurl.com/EmporiaLANDLORD2018) or tenants (http://tinyurl.com/EmporiaTENANT2018) Follow link or call (785) 234-0217 for more information or to register.
Check out State Independent Living Council of Kansas’ annual report below. SILCK Annual Report (PDF) SILCK Annual Report (text only) For questions or more information contact Kathy Cooper (785) 234-6990 or Kathy.cooper@silck.org
The Kansas Youth Empowerment Academy is partnering with the Resource Center for Independent Living and bringing our Empower Me! Series “It’s My Life!” Workshop to Osage City and surrounding area youth! This is simply a one-day, weekend workshop that will help youth with disabilities learn how to live independently, make good decisions, and take charge…
Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc. (RCIL), a non-profit organization, wishes to thank the family of Patricia Peterson for naming RCIL as the beneficiary of memorial contributions made in her name. As a founding board member of RCIL, Mrs. Peterson was instrumental in creating and overseeing Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc. in 1984 which…