New Mobility together with United Spinal Association have put out a guide to 20 colleges they found to be the most wheelchair user friendly! Colleges were surveyed on a multitude of criteria and when possible (before the pandemic) by researchers who are wheelchair users themselves. This Wheels on Campus guide is available as a free download at www.newmobility.com/wheels-on-campus.
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Managing Your Finances
Make your money work harder for you. Your personal finances are a journey. How you manage your finances helps you prepare for the unexpected, no matter what you come across along the way. Join us for a presentation on Managing Your Finances sponsored by Key Bank.
Learn: How to set a budget, save money, and manage your credit score
When: Friday, December 11, 2020 | 4:00PM – 5:00PM
Where: Please register in advance by Clicking Here
If accommodations are needed, please request at least 1-2 weeks in advance via email to Mandi at m.sheraden@taconicresources.org
To print workshop flyer Click Here.
TRI hosts Informational Workshops for Parents of Students with Special Needs. Monthly workshops to address COVID-19 and its impact on students with special needs
Poughkeepsie: Taconic Resources for Independence, Inc. (TRI) will host a virtual workshop entitled: “Tips on Special Education Advocacy During Covid-19” on October 23rd from 7:00pm – 8:00pm to provide information and guidance to parents, family members and guardians of students with special needs during this time of extended school closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. CLICK HERE to see Press Release
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TRI Delivers Essentials
Community Needs
We are pleased to report that thanks to your response to our Community Needs Survey, TRI was able to purchase essential food and personal care items, as well as provide limited cash rental support for our community members with disabilities and seniors. We were able to meet the urgent needs of 41 of our consumers and provide partial rental/household assistance to 3 individuals. This was all possible through a grant from the Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley/Dutchess Responds. We successfully met the deliverables of the project objectives, which included: 1) development of a Consumer Needs Survey, utilized to assess specific needed food and supplies, 2) follow up calls to consumers to confirm the survey results, 3) purchases of food and supply items and verification of rental subsidy support funds, 4) delivery of food items to consumers and dissemination of rental support to landlords/management companies.
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Power Charging Station
As a result of the advocacy efforts of TRI in collaboration with the County Department of Community and Family Services, a charging station for power wheelchair users has been installed in the reception area of the county office building at 60 Market Street in Poughkeepsie. The charging station will provide a place for individuals with disabilities to charge their power wheelchairs and related assistive devices in the downtown area of Poughkeepsie during emergency situations. Commissioner Sabrina Jaar Marzouka, JD, MPH, sent Taconic Resources for Independence a letter stating, “Through the Think DIFFERENTLY initiative, we will continue our partnership with TRI toward ensuring persons with disabilities have access to services in our community.”