Summit encourages everyone to take the steps necessary to protect themselves. The same steps you take to protect yourself from the flu are used to protect you from the Coronavirus: Avoid close contact with people who are sick. Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands. Wash your hands often with [...]
All 56 Montana counties are planning to use mail ballots only for the June 2, 2020 primary election after Gov. Steve Bullock gave counties the option of going to all mail ballots for the primary under his emergency powers, citing concerns over exposure to the COVID-19 virus. For voters with disabilities this could present [...]
On December 19th, Montanans will join the 5th anniversary celebrations of the U.S. ABLE Act. The Stephen Beck, Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act recognizes the late Mr. Beck, who paved the way for a better life for his daughter, Natalie, and for individuals like Natalie, by empowering millions of eligible Americans [...]
Social Security (Retirement and Disability): 1.6% increase Medicare Part B Monthly Premium: $144.60 (or higher depending on your income) Supplemental Security Income (SSI): 1.6% increase Individual - $783/month Couple - $1175/month SSI Resource Limits: Individual/Couple - $2,000/$3,000 Substantial Gainful Activity Guidelines: Blind - $2,260 Non-blind - $1,260 Trial Work Period Threshold: $910 [...]
I went to the Daily Interlake newspaper office to purchase a newsprint end-roll to use as craft material for YODA. For those who don’t know, end-rolls are about 1 yard in length and vary in width depending what paper is left after a ‘newspaper run.’ There is no newsprint on the end-roll, so it’s [...]
Happy New Year from the Summit Independent Living office in Kalispell! We are wishing everyone a wonderful year in 2020! Don’t forget that our office welcomes you to participate in classes and activities that will be continually updated and posted on our online calendar at summitilc.org. In January, we plan to provide a Self-Esteem [...]
We’ve all heard the terms – guide dog, service dog, companion animal, emotional support animal (ESA), and even service horse. In some cases, the limits have been stretched with attempts to even include birds, reptiles, etc. as service animals or emotionally necessary to support their owners and/or handlers with disabilities. In one 2018 situation, [...]
Summit is excited to announce that we were recently awarded two grants. The first is a $15,000 grant from the Cross Charitable Foundation to expand transition services in Missoula for youth with disabilities age 14 to 24. This funding will allow Summit to increase staffing at our BASE location, an all ages, all abilities [...]
Kintzler, Independent Living Specialist, Kalispell Dianna Kintzler was an Independent Living Specialist at Summit in Kalispell from 2008 to 2015. After a four-year break, she has rejoined Summit in that same role. We are excited to have Dianna back, and she’s also been warmly welcomed by other community agencies. Dianna is married to her [...]
This past summer, Montana Vocational Rehabilitation and Blind/Low Vision Services referred to Summit’s Kalispell office two youth eligible for Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS). Through working with Summit, both successfully completed their goals in the last month! These are the very first Pre-ETS consumers in the Kalispell area, but we are excited to have a [...]