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Wellness Series Event Recap: At-Home Vaccine Programs

Graphic promoting IMAGE Wellness Series with photo of two people smiling and giving a thumbs up with bandaids on their upper arms.

On January 10, 2024, we continued our IMAGE Wellness Series with a focus on in-home vaccine programs.

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Celebrating Ed Roberts: The Founder of the Independent Living Movement

Black and white photo of Ed Roberts in a motorized wheelchair with a breathing tube.
IMAGE: Courtesy of California Museum: https://californiamuseum.org/inductee/ed-roberts/

The IMAGE Center, and all CILs, owe a lot to Ed Roberts, so we thought it only fitting that we honor him with a special celebration of Ed Roberts Day.

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The Six Dots that Changed the World: Celebrating World Braille Day

A Person Touching a Braille Book.
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How does Braille work, why are these little dots so important, and why is its inventor’s birthday celebrated around the world every January 4 as World Braille Day?

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Happy Healthy Holidays Event Recap

Happy Healthy Holidays. Woman in a wheelchair holding a warpped present in front of a Christmas tree.

Mirranda Williams, MSW, shares some suggestions for positively coping with difficult-to-handle emotions that sometimes accompany the holidays.

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Toys and Celebrations for All: Creating Inclusive Holidays

Festively wrapped Christmas presents.
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We are now well into the season of giving, and those of us who are enjoying the holiday season are in various stages of preparation. Some are already done with their shopping, while others (like your humble author) are hopeless procrastinators, constantly saying we’ll get around to it while Amazon blows up our phones with […]