BALLS (Building Advocacy and Learning Leadership Skills) wrapped up its 6th round of classes during the fall at Hellgate High School. We have plans to go to Seeley Lake High as well as Frenchtown High in the spring of 2010. Also, as part of the services we provide for schools, we have developed a disability [...]
The Missoula and Flathead County YODA (Youth Opening Doors through Advocacy) groups discuss their thoughts about the alleged abuse towards students with disabilities that occurred at North Middle School in Great Falls, MT. The news story referenced in the video can be found on the KFBB.com News Channel 5 website at http://www.kfbb.com/news/local/65353112.html
Health Care Reform in America means a lot of different things for a lot of different people. For people with disabilities, though, it means a lot of different things…and a whole lot more. Disability spans every race, gender, ethnic group, socio-economic status, political affiliation, you name it...in other words, disability doesn’t discriminate. However, in the [...]
Flathead YODA is in full speed! Those of you who don’t know exactly what YODA means, let me tell about it. YODA means “Youth Opening Doors through Advocacy.” It’s a group of us who meet once a month in Kalispell. We have great snacks and drinks and it’s a great way to meet other people [...]
YODA first: As many of you may know, Summit’s Missoula youth advisory group, Youth Opening Doors through Advocacy (YODA), has identified more social activities and access to recreation as one of their goals as a group. So, we took their advice and went bowling and fishing this summer!! For the YODA meeting in July, a [...]
The Missoula Valley People First/Aktion Club was busy with recreational activities during August. On August 8th the Missoula chapter met with the Hamilton chapter at the Fort Missoula Historical Museum for a Saturday picnic and a tour of the Museum. Everyone enjoyed the sights and displays! Several of the members attended the Summit BBQ at [...]
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month and so we are happy to let you know that a new Medicaid Buy-in program, specifically for workers with disabilities, will be coming to Montana soon. The new Medicaid Buy-in program will be called the Montana Medicaid for Workers with Disabilities Program (MMWD). The purpose of the program is [...]
As you know, Summit, along with independent living centers across the nation, has been advocating for the healthcare reform bill to include long-term care services and supports, asking Congress to pass the Community Choice Act and end the institutional bias. We thank all of you that have shown your support by attending the rally in [...]
And Summit listened. This summer, Summit embarked on an outreach initiative as part of our organization's goal to expand peer support opportunities for people with disabilities. For years Summit has provided formal peer counseling services in which a trained peer advocate is matched one-on-one with an individual who needs a positive role model, emotional support, [...]
October 24th – Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease Screening: If you are interested in a free screening and have high blood pressure or family history of diabetes or kidney disease, contact Kathy Boyer for more information. October 26th – Missoula’s Halloween Party: This is an open invitation to people with a disability their family and [...]