Velda Vial, who has been a Summit peer for more than 10 years, took home a grand prize for a quilted bedspread she entered in the quilting competition at the annual Ravalli County Fair. Velda has crocheted almost all of her life, and she does it using only her left hand, after childhood polio paralyzed [...]
Hot on the heels of the newly built Silver Summit: A Playground for Everyone, opening Oct., comes a $10,000 donation from the Kiwanis Club of Missoula to improve access at Kiwanis Park, and a project to build another inclusive park in the Flathead Valley. The Missoula Parks and Recreation Department will have an online public [...]
Wildhorse! is a riding program with experience teaching people who have all forms of disabilities. We are getting back in the saddle in Montana after several successful years in California! Best riding days so far are Thursdays after school, and Saturday afternoons. Our volunteers, including parents, learn to lead, tie, groom, tack up our horse [...]
A new tennis program at the PEAK Health & Wellness Center is looking for more members. While many of the athletes are wheelchair users, people with other disabilities have joined the group, as well. The three-month old program is staffed by volunteers from PEAK and the medical community. To find out more about the free [...]
Missoula County ADA 25th Anniversary Celebration – July 15, 2015 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at Caras Park ADA 25th Anniversary Countdown Event – UM Homecoming Parade, Sep 27, 10 a.m. Cold Stone Creamery Benefit – Every Third Tuesday, 4-7 p.m. at Cold Stone Creamery – Next: August 19, 4-7 p.m. Summit Orientation – Aug 15, 1 [...]
Missoula County ADA-Missoula Community Picnic - TODAY! - July 15, 4-7 p.m. at McCormick Park Cold Stone Creamery Benefit - Every Third Tuesday, 4-7 p.m. at Cold Stone Creamery - Next: August 19, 4-7 p.m. Summit Orientation - July 25, 1-2 p.m.; Aug 1, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Income and Benefits - First Friday of each [...]
Last fall Connor, along with several other Boy Scouts and community partners, built a wheelchair ramp for the United Way of Missoula. Connor had to overcome some hurdles to get the ramp finished, including making sure it fit historical building standards. For his effort, Connor received his Eagle Scout badge. Now he’s also the recipient [...]
Flathead County Social Security Orientation - First Friday of each month, 9 a.m. and Third Friday, 1 p.m. Women’s Discussion Group - Second and Fourth Friday of each month, 1-3 p.m. Sign Language Class - New classes start every few months. Social Activities - We get together four times a year for social activities. Call [...]
In Montana, people with disabilities and older adults who need assistance to continue living at home and in the community are often able to get help through Medicaid’s Personal Assistance Services program. This supportive care assists people with such activities such bathing, eating and administering medication. Starting in July 2014, a new program called Community [...]
Mary Millin, LaRoy Williamson and Richard Frisbie from Summit Independent Living Center helped with a walking audit of Hamilton streets in June. Good and bad paths were assessed by a diverse team of community members. “It is really great to have a couple of individuals in wheelchairs along,” said Melinda Barnes, executive director of Bike [...]