We provide leadership training, community development and advocacy to allow persons with disabilities to fully participate in family, social, and community life
Downers Grove, IL
Joined July 2019
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AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
22 year ago today, the U.S. Supreme Court ushered in a revolution with its #Olmstead v. L.C. decision, which established the right of a person with a disability to live and receive services in the most integrated setting possible. @AccessLiving video: youtu.be/O3mJGtribtA
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
The representation of those with disabilities as heroes because they live with a disability forms a dangerous connotation that life that way is inherently a struggle. It also relegates those with disabilities to being defined by their disability alone.
#VisitAble #disability
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AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
Not all disabilities are visible. June is PTSD Awareness Month, a time to spread information about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Check out #PTSDAwareness to join the conversation and access the latest resources #InvisibleDisabilities
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AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
The time is now to show your support for @aim_cil during #GivingDuPageDays!
Your $500 donation can provide assistive technology to a child with disabilities.
Be the change. Visit bit.ly/3wzlqbL
#GDD2021
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
@aim_cil, thanks for joining us for #GivingDuPageDays!
AIMCIL provides leadership skills through training, community development, and advocacy to enable persons with disabilities to fully participate in life.
Donate to their cause today! bit.ly/3bGMNae
#GDD2021
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
It’s National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. This month is meant to raise awareness of “the inclusion of people with developmental disabilities in all facets of community life...” #DDawareness2021
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
Combating ableism is an everyday occurrence. We are suggesting some ways on how to do it.
#ableism #ableist #disability #disabled #VisitAble #VisitAbleCertification #promote #improve #empower
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
Join @aim_cil every Wednesday from 5-6PM for Fast Track to learn about pre-employment skills. For more info, contact Emily at [email protected]
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
Including people with disabilities in data collection/research is essential for understanding the impact a policy has (or could have) on the population, especially when 1 in 4 U.S. adults has a disability. #DisabilityTwitter #DisabilityPolicy #DisabilityResearch
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
Don’t forget to join us tonight. Link for the virtual presentation below.
Join us tomorrow night to hear @aim_cil present “Preparing for Transition” They will discuss how to prepare students for post-secondary life. Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8374675415…
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
We work to create a world that is accessible to everyone. We want the world to know that we have a responsibility to make the world accessible, not that the disabled community has to work to make themselves fit in an inaccessible world. #change #inclusion #accessibility
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AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
Illinois has always been at the forefront of technological innovation. We’re excited @Google is aiming to hire thousands of employees in Chicago over the next five years in an effort to diversify the company.
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AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
Very good fact sheet for our businesses to become more accessible and inclusive @NaperChamber @Dine_Naperville @DTNaperville
Have you checked out our fact sheet on 'Customer Service for Business: Disability Etiquette Tips'? It's a great resource! Learn more: adata.org/factsheet/quicktip… #ADA #HumanResources #Disability
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AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
Great to look back and see how long the struggle has been going on. Still too many campuses are continuing to drag their feet-so to speak- on doing what they have been required to do since 1973. We need to be teaching disability studies so we and others learn our histories.
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
"They’re called special needs, you know, special needs children, they’re given special accommodations and education. And then the pandemic hits and they ain’t nothing special. My heart is breaking for my daughter." buff.ly/3c698wa
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
Catch up on your reading list while we're all at home. Here is a list of books by some of our favorite authors with disabilities to quench your quarantine boredom and learn more about the disability community. buff.ly/2zjkPBS
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
People with disabilities and older adults use home & community based services to bathe, eat, work, and live in their homes and communities. During times of crisis, funding these services becomes even more critical. #WeAreEssential
AIM Center for Independent Living retweeted
Who else misses getting haircuts?
This situation has made us at VisitAble realize how much the little things in life make us happy. Such as a hair salon with sinks at an accessible height that aren't attached to chairs!
#DisabilityTwitter #visitable #COVID19 #StayHomeStaySafe
