Digital Inclusion Week: How Easterseals SoCal is Closing the Digital Divide
Explore these Easterseals SoCal programs that are closing the digital divide for people with disabilities.
Participants Create ‘Our Voices Matter’ Advocacy Group
Easterseals Southern California participants have created a monumental advocacy group called Our Voices Matter (OVM) to advocate for their rights and the rights of their peers.
Celebrating Unsung Heroes of the Disability Rights Movement
Black Americans have a long history of making significant contributions to our country, including many who have advocated for inclusion for people with disabilities.
Child Development Service’s Nicole Sartor Shares Her Personal COVID-19 Story
Our Mental Health Disability Specialist Nicole Sartor shares her story of getting the coronavirus.
We Are the 25%
Easterseals Southern California (ESSC) has launched a public awareness campaign, “We are the 25%”. It highlights that 1 in 4 Americans identifies has having a disability, and that the disability vote represents some 61 million voices strong.
Celebrating Adult Day Services During The COVID-19 Pandemic
This year's National Adult Day Services Week September 20-26, brings with it a renewed appreciation for how the service provides older adults, adults living with dementia, or adults living with disabilities with individualized therapeutic, social, and health services for some part of the day.
My Person-Centered Journey: How Person-Centered Culture and Practices© Came to Be
Amber Carey-Navarrete has developed Person-Centered Culture and Practices (PCCP)©, a turnkey training and implementation guide for adult day services to succeed in their person-centered culture change journey. Person-centered culture champions personal preferences, interests and needs. Targeting services that support adults with disabilities, PCCP is based on the philosophy that people know themselves best. People know what is essential and meaningful in their own lives and services are meant to support them in pursuing their dreams.