Disability Pride Profile: Meet Easterseals Graphic Design Contractor Maria Hernandez
For Disability Pride Month, Maria shares career experiences and insights that demonstrate the importance of having inclusive workplaces.
Adult Day Services Program Director Shares How COVID-19 Impacted Her Life and Easterseals Services
Adult Day Services Program Director Joanna Duncan shares her personal experience with how COVID-19 impacted her life.
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.
The 2020 Media Access Awards presented by Easterseals Disability Services
The 2020 Media Access Awards presented by Easterseals Disability Services celebrate the accurate portrayal and employment of people with disabilities in all media.
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.
Easterseals Outreach & Engagement Supports Those With Mental Health Issues
Program focuses on providing mental health services to the disability community in Orange County.
Video Special: Living Options Music Therapy
Music is a unique form of sensory stimulation that is a means of communication and expression. Research results and clinical experiences show success in incorporating music into mental health therapy, even for those who may not respond to other therapies.
More Examples of Easterseals’ Work During the COVID-19 Quarantine
The past month has been filled with more great stories of associates working hard and thinking creatively to support our participants and families during the pandemic.
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.
For Your Holiday Movie Viewing Consideration: “The Peanut Butter Falcon”
“The Peanut Butter Falcon” is more than an enjoyable movie. The film, and its backstory, also provide an excellent example of what Easterseals means when it says we are looking to “change the way the world defines and views disability."