January 20th was an exciting day to be at the Capitol! The Statewide Independent Living Council and Montana’s four Centers for Independent Living (Summit, NCILS, MILP, and LIFFT) sponsored this year’s Legislative Day event during the 2011 Legislative Session, which was held in the Capitol Rotunda. Approximately 100 people participated in Legislative Day this year, [...]
Montana’s Independent Living Centers, along with AARP Montana, Disability Rights Montana, Montana Association of Community Disability Services, Mental Health America of Montana, the Area Agencies on Aging, the Community Mental Health Centers, and consumers from all across Montana rallied in the Capitol Rotunda in Helena on Thursday, March 10th to send a message to legislators [...]
On April 1, 2011, disability advocates joined approximately 1,500-2,000 Montana citizens from all across the state in front of the Capitol in Helena for the No Fooling with Our Future rally. MEA-MFT organized the rally along with the Partnership for Montana's Future. Concerned about the legislature’s deep cuts to education, human services, children’s health programs, [...]
The 2011 Legislature is still going full steam ahead but we wanted to take this opportunity to provide this update of the legislation the Montana Centers for Independent Living has been working on this session. For more complete details about each of the bills we have been following, which are listed below, please go to [...]
Over the next eight months, Summit will be conducting an education campaign about the Medicaid for Workers with Disabilities program. Justyn Field, Summit’s new communications & media specialist, will be spearheading this effort. So, if you are asking yourself “How does this darn thing work?” or “How does the Medicaid for workers with Disabilities program [...]
The Flathead County office has recently started the finishing touches on the Gateway Community Center office space. Interior windows are in and the interior doors should be installed by the time this goes to press. We are enjoying our new offices very much and encourage you to stop by and take a look. February 19th [...]
Building Advocacy and Learning Leadership Skills (BALLS) classes were offered to five high schools this past year and almost 100 students took this training in three Missoula High Schools as well as in Frenchtown and Florence. Disability and IL History, Movement and Culture training was also given to junior and senior history/government classes at Big [...]
Summit has recently contracted with Portland State University to participate in a research project called the Women’s Safer and Stronger Program along with two other centers for independent living, Sources in Fayetteville, AR and ABIL in Phoenix, AZ. The project will last three years and women from western Montana who have experienced abuse are welcome [...]
Some big changes have taken place with the Summit Kalispell office. We have moved into our new offices at the Gateway Community Center (the old Gateway West Mall). You can now find us at 1203 Highway 2 West #35. The new office has a lot more room with space for peers to work and a [...]
Here in Lake County activity has been picking up. We have been running a Living Well with a Disability workshop and it finished on January 6th. Then we are starting another cycle of Living Well on January 11th. In March we will be starting a Working Well with a Disability workshop, which we plan to [...]
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