Independent Living Resource Center of the Tri-Counties

just a reminder that ILRC is forming a committee of community members to work on advocacy issues that are important to those with disabilities. We have created a quick survey to tell us about what issues matter to you. Please go to https://forms.gle/U1DRJgy9t7A6dHJT9 to take the survey and find out more about the committee! Thank you

¿Necesita Prepararse? ¡ILRC le puede ayudar! Hay una imagen del logo de ILRC abogando por 45 años. ¡Regístrese en nuestro sitio web https://tinyurl.com/ILRCkit para recibir un kit de desastre y/o equipo de protección personal! Junto al texto hay una imagen de una lista de verificación con elementos marcados.... Comuníquese con su oficina local si necesita ayuda. Oferta válida hasta que se agoten los suministros. Debajo hay una imagen de una mascarilla y una botella de desinfectante de manos con signos "más"(+).

Do you need to Prepare? ILRC can help! There is an image of the 45 years of advocating ILRC logo. Sign up on our website https://tinyurl.com/ILRCkit to receive a disaster and/or PPE kit! Next to the text is an image of a checklist with items checked off.... Contact your local office if you need assistance. Offered while supplies last. Below there is an image of a mask and hand sanitizer bottle with plus signs on them.

Assistive Technology Spotlight: AT Donations Program Do you have used AT equipment that is still in great condition? Consider donating it to ILRC! In the below video, our AT Coordinator, Tamarr Paul, shares a bit about this program. Contact him today to learn more! [email protected] 805-963-0595 x 104 [Video Description: Tamarr, a black man with black hair wearing a yellow shirt talks to the camera in front of a white and black back drop about ILRCs AT Donation Program]

This primer provides an overview of Medicaid HCBS, the institutional bias, and how states are doing in terms of serving older adults with disabilities in the community. It also discusses the gaps and inequities in the HCBS system. The table in the appendix includes state-specific information about HCBS programs serving older adults with disabilities. This is important information for people who want to live in their homes and avoid costly, segregated, institutional settings. Contact Independent Living Resource Center of the Tri-Counties for more information about how you can meet your needs in the community! https://appliedselfdirection.us14.list-manage.com/tr/click

ILRC is celebrating 45 years of providing services in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Luis Obispo counties. Check out our anniversary logo! While we can't celebrate in person just yet, we have some fun things planned for later in the year.

Video Description: ILRC's Assitive Technology Coordinator, Tamarr, speaks with a consumer who uses a wheelchair that we have just provided a ramp to to learn how this has increased their independence.

Assistive Technology Spotlight! Video Description: ILRC's Assistive Technology Coordinator speaks with a consumer about how receiving a Chromebook laptop has increased her independence and helped her to address the digital divide that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

LUYV’s Moving in project has been going since May. We have done: 35 separate move-ins 55 people moved in to those spaces. If you have a donation of gen...tly used furniture or supply boxes, please email Kathy Powell at [email protected] with a picture of the item you want to donate. Most of the furniture is gently used donations: side tables, night stands, coffee tables, kitchenette sets. Smaller couches & chairs newer model tvs, beds or sheet sets, clean, in bags, mark the size of the bed. This is truly an interfaith volunteer effort Judy’s team Orchard church donated 20 kitchen supply boxes Norm from Center for Spiritual Living has a team who picks up the used furniture and moves the stuff to a storage unit or the client’s apartment. Scott’s team from Foothill Church helps organize the storage units & do a run to the dump Ruth & Kappy from UUCV continue to create bathroom supply boxes & office supply, respectively. UUCV donors subsidize the program via the plate collections. Several anonymous donors paid for storage rental units.

Check out these words from @senatortomharkin on the future of disability inclusion. So important in conversations about intersectionality and creating livable communities for all. https://www.forbes.com//senator-harkin-on-the-future-for/

We are so excited to announce that ILRC has received a Montecito Bank & Trusts Community Dividends Award. Montecito Bank & Trust is a leader in philanthropy in our community and embraces and supports local non-profits. What an amazing event we got to participate in today. Thank you so much for selecting ILRC and thank you for the work you do in our community. #choosekindness #CommunityDividends

For those who are sensitive to loud noises, please be aware of the upcoming Spacex launch:

Much of the Central Coast is under Red Flag Warnings through tomorrow evening due to high fire danger weather. If you, or someone you know, relies on medical equipment that requires power and are in an effected area, please contact ILRC between 8:30am and 5pm. ILRC can support by: -Helping you apply for your Utility Company's Medical Baseline Program... -Sign up for outage alerts -Provide information on charging stations in the community -Provide back-up batteries for those who rely on qualified medical equipment and are in a potential PSPS zone while supplies last. San Luis Obispo Office: 805-462-1162 Santa Maria Office: 805-925-0015 Santa Barbara Office: 805-963-0595 Ventura Office: 805-650-5993

Job hunting with a disability can add an additional layer of thoughts and questions. How do hiring managers rate and score interviews? What do the best intervie...wers do to stand out? How do you talk about a disability during a job interview? Our panel of professionals will answer these questions and more on Friday, November 20th at 10:00 a.m. Central at Starkloff Webinar Series: Interviewing Insights. Meet our panel below and connect with them at our FREE, one-hour interactive webinar on November 20. Register Now @ https://us02web.zoom.us//tZArcOGgrDMiHdcxzlzS8OoMGsrmMQEge

ILRC is honored to be receiving the Nonprofit Award from Santa Barbara Mayor, Cathy Murillo, for our work in supporting people with disabilities!

Meet Sandy Krietzberg, our new Independent Living Advocate- Deaf! Check out the below video to learn a little more about her and the services we provide! Sandy can be reached the following ways: Phone: (805) 650-5993 ext 111 VP: (805) 284-9050 Email: [email protected]

Check out Dani Anderson's interview on Good Life Television where she talks about Disability pride and communication, personal experiences, and her work as a Disability Advocate! Thanks for all that you do, Dani!

This Monday, October 19, is the deadline to register to vote in California. Registering by this deadline ensures that voters receive all the voter material they will need. Voting in California has never been easier and registering to vote is the first step, according to Santa Barbara County Registrar of Voters Joe Holland. All California residents are eligible to vote as long as they are a United States citizen and at least 18 on or before Election Day, November 3. ...Continue reading

Check out League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara's "why I vote" videos, featuring not one, but TWO Independent Living Resource Center of the Tri-Counties staff members talking about why voting is important to them! Enjoy these great videos and make YOUR plan to vote! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCex75_yal_YCcojaLQN6KFw

Get out the vote webinar hosted by the Braille Institute and ILRC. The 2020 Election is right around the corner! ARE YOU WONDERING ABOUT:... What's at stake for seniors and persons with disabilities? What's changed with the voting process? What are the main ballot initiatives? This webinar will take place on October 6th from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM To sign up go tohttps://www.brailleinstitute.org/event/online-voting-accessibly Please e-mail [email protected] for accommodation requests

ILRC's Emily Bridges got a nice thank you and some chocolates from an appreciative ILRC consumer! We don't do this for the recognition, but we're always glad to hear that our work has positively impacted someone's life! Props to Emily for the great work! #loveourjobs [Image description" ILRC Community Living Advocate Emily Bridges wearing a flowered shirt and denim jacket, holding a card in one hand and a box of chocolates in the other, smiling.}

Did you know that ILRC can help people with disabilities prepare for a Public Safety Power Shutoff? Contact us to be #readyca

DID YOU KNOW? You may qualify for a #stimuluscheck from the federal government. Payments start at... $1,200 and increase by $500 for each qualifying child. Visit GetYourRefund.org or call United Way’s hotline at 1-844-322-3639. #COVIDreliefIRS #WhatYouNeedMost Podrías ser elegible para un #ChequeDeEstímulo del gobierno federal. Los pagos comienzan en $1,200 y aumentan en $500 por cada niño elegible. Visita GetYourRefund.org o llama a United Way al 1-844-322-3639. #ChequeDeEstímulo

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See some of the work ILRC and other CIL's are doing in California to help people with disabilities prepare for and respond to power outages by looking at this snapshot from California Foundation for Independent Living Centers - CFILC! For more information, contact your local ILRC office! Check us out at www.ilrc-trico.org

( (Descripción de la imagen) ¿ESTA PREPARADO PARA LA PROXIMA SUSPENSION DEL SUMINISTRO ELECTRICO POR MOTIVOS DE SEGURIDAD PUBLICA? El Centro de Recursos Para Vida Independiente (ILRC) en asociacion con PG&E y otras organizaciones comunitarias ayudan a las personas con discapacidades a estar preparados por: Recibir apoyo en caso de Suspension del Suministro Electrico por Motivos de Seguridad Publica (PSPS) o desastre. Inscribirse en el programa Medical Baseline para ...una tarifa mas baja en su factura mensual de energia, si requiere el uso de un dispositivo medico o de soporte vital; mas recibira alertas. Acceso a baterias portatiles de respaldo para quienes requieren energia por razones medicas. Las personas que usan soporte electrico de soporte vital seran la maxima prioridad. Proporcionar herramientas para ayudar a crear un plan de desastres. Visitenos en linea para aplicar y obtener mas informacion: WWW.ILRC-TRICO.ORG/PSPS Envienos un correo electronico o llamenos con preguntas: Existe el logo de ILRC que dice: Discapacidad, Defensa, Acción, Igualdad. Centro de recursos para la vida independiente. Debajo del logo hay una imagen de un hombre latino con una bombilla sobre su cabeza. Debajo del hombre, el texto dice: "¡Junto con nuestros socios, queremos que esté listo y estamos aquí para ayudar!" Hay un logotipo para el acceso y recursos para personas con discapacidades en casos de desastre. Hay un logo de PG&E. Hay un logotipo para CFILC, la Fundación de California para los Centros de Vida Independiente. See more

(Image Description) ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE NEXT PUBLIC SAFETY POWER SHUTOFF? Independent Living Resource Center (ILRC) is partnering with PG&E along with other community organizations to help people with disabilities be prepared by: Receiving support in the event of a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) or disaster. Signing up for the Medical Baseline Program to lower the rate on your monthly energy bill, if you require the use of a medical or life support device; plus ...receive alerts. Accessing backup portable batteries for those who require power for medical reasons. Individuals who use life-sustaining electrical support will be the highest priority. Providing tools to help you create a disaster plan. Visit us online to apply and learn more: WWW.ILRC-TRICO.ORG/PSPS Email [email protected] or call us with questions: SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY 805-462-1162 NORTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY 805-925-0015 ¡Se habla espanol! Which translates to Spanish speaking! There is the ILRC logo which says: Disability, Advocacy, Action, Equality. Independent Living Resource Center. Below the logo there is an image of a Latino man with a light bulb above his head. Underneath the man the text says, Together with our partners, we want you to be ready and we’re here to help! There is a logo for Disability Disaster Access & Resources. There is a logo for PG&E. There is a logo for CFILC the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers.