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Celebrate the ADA!

Celebrate the ADA!

Celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Today is the 32nd anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) America’s first intensive legislation focusing on the equality for people with disabilities. This Act has been an impetus in driving our country forward towards equal opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for the estimated 61 million individuals with disabilities in America.

As we celebrate the ADA, we should reflect on the progress that has been made and focus on achieving the ADA’s full promise of advancing disability access and inclusion for all.

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The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

New Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

 988 is the new three-digit dialing code for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Starting July 16, 2022, you can call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org if you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.

 

 

El 988 es el nuevo código de marcación de tres dígitos para la Línea de vida contra el suicidio y las crisis. A partir del 16 de julio, 2022, puedes llamar o enviar un mensaje de texto al 988 o chatear con 988lifeline.org si tú o alguien que conoces está pensando en el suicidio o experimentando una crisis de salud mental o de consumo de sustancias. 

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Letter July 2022

Letter July 2022

Sometimes things are happening so fast that there is scarcely enough time to stop to tell everyone about what we have been doing at hip.

We spent the spring taking advantage of the relaxed social distancing and mask rules and we participated in several events where we had the opportunity to great current and future consumers.

Twelve hip members joined the group at the Bassmaster’s Tournament where we enjoyed a beautiful day at Darlington Lake. Longtime hip member Bo-jean Heap received a trophy for catching the smallest fish and the award was much bigger than the fish. It was a fun event, and everyone agreed that it was good to get together in the fresh air.

The Home Humpday Happening gang gathered for a reunion dinner hosted by Trish Carney. After many months of Zoom contact, they were all happy to meet and share new ideas for new games and craft sessions in person.

hip staffers brought out the agency display for the Bergen County Caregiver Fair, the Hudson County Community Services Fair and the Senior Elder Abuse Prevention Walk. I even had the chance to participate on a panel for the Community Health Law Project where I saw many old friends and talked about Centers for Independent Living throughout the state.

Our latest agency initiative is the realization of a way to assist people with much needed medical equipment. We rented two storage units in Jersey City and Hackensack and are accepting donations and distributing gently used medical equipment for those who need it. And, as a first for our agency we purchased a van to collect and transport the equipment!

We will have more to tell you in the upcoming newsletter, so for now, enjoy the summer and watch for the calendar raffle on Wednesdays.

Brian

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