In Montana there are several methods people with disabilities can vote an accessible, private ballot. These methods include the ability for individuals to request an electronic absentee ballot, have a designated agent assist them with the voting process, or use an accessible AutoMARK voting machine at the polls. The AutoMARK is a ballot-marking system [...]
50th Anniversary of the Rolling Quads news.berkeley.edu/2010/07/27/roberts/ 50th Anniversary of the Architectural Barriers Act www.access-board.gov/the-board/laws/architectural-barriers-act-aba 50th Anniversary of the Special Olympics https://www.specialolympics.org/50th.aspx 50th Anniversary of Fair Housing Amendments Act https://www.hud.gov/fairhousingis50 45th Anniversary of 504 www.hhs.gov/civil-rights/for-individuals/disability/index.html 40th Anniversary of the Gang of 19 history.denverlibrary.org/news/we-will-ride-origin-disability-rights-movement-denver-0 40th Anniversary of federal funding for Independent Living www.ncil.org 35th Anniversary [...]
Summit is proud to announce its new Ravalli County Coordinator in Hamilton, Kwanele Ngema, who has been working in that office as IL Specialist. Kwanele is quickly learning his new duties and plans to introduce some new programs this summer. Summit plans to seek a new part-time IL Specialist to help implement those programs. [...]
Summit’s Lake and Sanders County office in Ronan has had some great activities recently and has more planned! IL Specialist Betty LaFountain and Peer Advocate Mariah Armstrong-Johnson completed a Building Advocacy and Learning Leadership Skills (BALLS) training with Charlo High School juniors and seniors on March 6. After a short break, they will facilitate [...]
Activities in and with Summit’s Missoula office are keeping staff busy and involved. Consumers are coming to Summit for services regularly, including winter Skills Trainings that have been going and are about to begin. See the events part of the newsletter or website for details. Staff are also involved in several school activities, and [...]
The 2018 Primary Election is fast approaching and this election season is shaping up to be one of the most critical for the programs and services that many individuals with disabilities and families rely on to live and work in their communities. National, state and local election outcomes will impact our communities, and our [...]
By Jude Monson2017 was a heck of a year for people with disabilities, veterans, those of us 65 or older and, in general, people who care deeply about one another’s health and economic condition in Montana, the US, and worldwide. It was hard at times to find hope and think positively considering the many new [...]
Tom Murphy, Independent living Specialist, Kalispell Tom joins the Summit team as a staff member in our Kalispell office as an Independent Living Specialist. Tom comes to Summit with over 17 years of experience working in the disability field. Tom’s primary focus will be assisting Summit with our work with students with disabilities throughout [...]
By Shelby Humphreys It’s 7:00 am, and even the tendons hugging my bones ache. It’s way too early to go vertical. But I committed to being on-staff, at a conference, in an hour. I roll to my side and yank the bed covers overhead. I remember the day I volunteered for this gig. What [...]