Searching for Community by Samantha Lebron 

Searching for Community by Samantha Lebron 

Samantha Lebron, featured at the Fashion Show, gave a wonderful speech about her experience finding affordable housing: When you are born with a disability or acquire one later in life, one must learn to adapt. What would happen if our communities adapted with us? I...
Looking For A Unicorn by Jana Danner

Looking For A Unicorn by Jana Danner

Jana Danner with her daughter Lindsey Danner Looking for a unicorn . . . By Jana Danner For several years my family and I searched for the perfect apartment home for our intellectually disabled, yet high functioning daughter to venture out and live independently. This...

Location, Location, Location

Fostering an inclusive living environment is going to require a location that allows our members to efficiently access local transportation to their place of employment/school and neighboring business establishments. The development will likewise need to be readily...

Beginnings

My son Tres has cerebral palsy. He is non-speaking, uses an iPad to communicate and a power wheelchair for mobility. If you have met him, you probably noticed his long red dreads and pearly smile. When Tres was 19, his speech therapist encouraged him to write to...