Annual ADA Picnic and other ADA Anniversary events Canceled Unfortunately, it’s time to make this public announcement… The July 7, 2020 Summit ADA Picnic has been canceled to ensure the safety of our consumers, collaborators, staff members, friends, and fellow community members. We remained hopeful as long as possible, but had to cancel due [...]
B.O.S.S. (Building Occupational Success Skills) Would you or someone you know between the ages of 14-24 like support transitioning into the workforce? Summit Independent Living and BASE can help! Thanks to the Cross Charitable Foundation, John Howard and Becca Gervais are eager to help individuals from all of Summit’s service area. They will be [...]
These are unprecedented times, and Summit Independent Living is in the position to extend more services. Summit will provide time limited, solution focused mental health counseling at no cost during this pandemic. Our staff include those with Masters Degrees in Social Work, who operate under a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. In order to work [...]
July is a month when we celebrate our freedom as a country, and as individuals, and recommit to protecting liberty for ourselves and our loved ones. Not only is it the month in which the Declaration of Independence was signed, but it is also the month in which the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) [...]
Disability is a protected minority status in the United States, alongside race and gender. While we tend to think of race or gender as fixed-from-birth identities, disability is not at all a fixed aspect of identity. Identity and status are rich sources of philosophical inquiry, but, generally, Americans tend to think of identity as [...]
While Summit greatly appreciates and benets from donations by generous individuals like you, this year Summit will be donating all proceeds from Missoula Gives to the Missoula Food Bank & Community Center (MFB & CC) due to the growing demand for food assistance during COVID-19 pandemic. To donate go to: https://goo.gl/kZPoCY [...]
This coming July 26, 2020 marks the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, which is the largest American civil rights law preventing discrimination on the basis of disability. The civil rights movement for and by individuals with disabilities had begun much earlier and came on the heels of movements [...]
Is Netflixing even a word? If it’s not, we’re claiming it! All kidding aside, there’s a new, powerful documentary on Netflix that chronicles disability rights leader Judy Heumann and the history of the disability rights movement called, "Crip Camp." "Crip Camp" is an excellent introduction to disability history for those who are unfamiliar [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting all of us as the virus sweeps across Montana, our country and the world and is disrupting our lives and daily routines. We are all being asked to do our part to "flatten the curve" and practice "social distancing." To do our part, Summit Independent Living has closed all [...]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html or https://www.coronavirus.gov World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services: https://dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/cdepi/diseases/coronavirusmt Social Security and COVID- 19: https://www.ssa.gov/coronavirus/ Caring for someone at home: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/care-for-someone.html Your Local County or Tribal Health Department: https://dphhs.mt.gov/publichealth/FCSS/countytribalhealthdepts [...]