REGISTER! EDUCATE! VOTE! REV UP! Montana Disability Vote Project There are many ways YOU can vote: 1. At your polling place 2. Absentee Ballot 3. AutoMark 4. Electronic Ballot 5. Designate an Agent Every polling place in Montana has at least one specialized voting machine, called an AutoMARK, that enables people with disabilities to [...]
Flathead County Flathead Office Closed - July 4-5, Sept. 5 Social Security Orientation - Second and fourth Wednesdays monthly. Please call 257-0048 ext. 141, to register and get location. YODA - Youth group meets once a month. Living Well with a Disability - Call Lynae to sign up. Social Activities - We get together four [...]
A project run by the Montana Nutrition and Physical Activity (NAPA) Program with Montana State University’s Office of Rural Health is championing improvements to communities across Montana. The Building Active Communities Initiative, or BACI, encourages towns to build walkable, bikeable communities that allow people to be physically active as they go about their lives. Accessible [...]
In Missoula, the North Missoula Community Development Corporation, or NMCDC, offers a variety of programs in accessible locations for the Missoula community. Burns Street Kids Club Mondays – Thursdays, 3-6 p.m., while school is out of session, June 13 – August 25, in and around 1500 Burns Street. This program offers a variety of activities, [...]
Summit Independent Living has recently launched a new way for people with disabilities to connect. The Summit community forums are a place where people can talk about issues, search for roommates and friends, post equipment to trade, and engage in a variety of other topics. Simply go to: www.summitilc.org/forums/, register, and go! Remember to follow [...]
Visitability is a national movement to build homes with three primary accessible design features. They are: 1. One zero step entrance on an accessible path of travel from the street, sidewalk or driveway 2. Doorways that provide 32 inches clear space throughout the home’s main floor and hallways that provide 36 inches of clear width [...]
REV UP! Register! Educate! Vote! Use your Power! 2016 is shaping up to be one of the most important election years ever. National, state and local election outcomes will impact our communities, and our lives, for years to come. So, what can you do? You can Rev Up! Register to vote, educate yourself on candidates [...]
Important Voting Days! June 7, 2016 - State Primary Election and Presidential Primary Election Day November 8, 2016 - Federal General Election Day For other important dates: elections.mytimetovote.com/dates/montana.html
Last year, the legislature updated laws so that Montana is better able to serve the disability community. In the past, we have had the ability for individuals to vote absentee, have a designated agent help assist them with the voting process, and to independently cast a secret ballot by using the AutoMARK Voting machine. The [...]
Flathead Debbie Pierson 800 S Main Kalispell MT 59901 (406) 758-5535 (406) 758-5877 electionweb@flathead.mt.gov Lake Kathie Newgard 106 4th Ave E Polson MT 59860 (406) 883-7268 (406) 883-7230 knewgard@lakemt.gov Lincoln Leigh Riggleman 512 California Libby MT 59923 (406) 283-2301 (406) 293-8577 leigh@libby.org Mineral Staci Hayes Box 550 Superior MT 59872 (406) 822-3520 (406) 822-3579 shayes@co.mineral.mt.us [...]
