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5 Things You Should Know About Warmlines This year has been such a reminder to all of us that we need to be supported and connected. But what if you’re struggli...ng to find the right person to talk to? Enter warmlines. Warmlines were created to give you support when you just need to talk to someone. And you don’t need to be actively struggling or in a crisis to give them a call. They’re just ready to support in whatever way they can even if it’s just lending an ear while you talk Need Support? Call our Warm Line today! 916-366-4668 Monday - Friday | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Read the full article: https://idontmind.com//5-things-you-should-know-about-warm #CalVoices #WISEwednesday #MentalHealth #Warmline #COVID #Support #PeerSupport #Peer #Lonliness

Did you know that #DDAR provides PWD resources to create resiliency throughout a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS), disaster, or emergency? It is never too early to be prepared. Learn more about the DDAR program here: https://disabilitydisasteraccess.org/ #PSPS #DisabilityAFN

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The holidays can bring up a lot of feelings, both positive and negative. If you are experiencing depression, anxiety, or other troubling thoughts or feelings help is out there. Here are some resources you can call. In Placer County: To access mental health services please call: The Placer County 24-hour Intake line: 916-787-8860 or 1-888-886-5401. ... To access substance use services in Placer County please call: The substance use phone line at 530-889-7240, option 5 (when prompted). In El Dorado County To access mental health services please call: The El Dorado County 24/7 Toll-Free Access line at 1-800-929-1955 To access substance use services please call: El Dorado County substance use phone line at 530-621-6290 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Trans Lifeline: 1-877-565-8860 The Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386 Crisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741 Warmline.org contains the links to Warm Lines in every state if you’d like to talk to a Peer 24/7 California Peer-Run Warm Line: 1-855-845-7415 Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 Know the Signs: https://lnkd.in/ggQB-4m PIRS also offers a Women’s Cross Disability Peer Support Group that meets every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. They are currently meeting by Zoom, but people can call in by phone as well. Contact Michele Irwin at (530) 885-6100 ext 26 to learn more about the group.

Placer Independent Resources will be closed on New Years Day January 1st, 2021, and will be open on January 4th, 2021. Have a safe and Happy New Year!

Tomorrow January 23 is Ed Robert's Day in recognition of the disability civil rights leader. Ed Roberts, (born January 23, 1939, San Mateo, California, U.S.died March 14, 1995, Berkeley), was an American disability rights activist who is considered the founder of the independent-living movement. Roberts contracted polio at age 14 and was paralyzed from the neck down. Requiring an iron lung or a respirator to breathe, he attended high school in California by telephone befor...e attending in person in his senior year. Early on, Roberts encountered obstacles as a result of his disability. Because he had not completed physical education and driver education courses, his high school refused to let him graduate, but the decision was reversed after his mother petitioned the school board for his diploma. In 1962, after two years of attending a local college, he was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley, but the university, which had been unaware of his disability when he applied, refused to admit him on the grounds that his iron lung would not fit in a dormitory room. Roberts challenged the administration and ultimately was admitted. While at Berkeley, he worked with the university to develop the Physically Disabled Students Program, a program run by and for disabled students to provide wheelchair repair, attendant referral, peer counseling, and other services that would enable them to live in the community. Roberts earned a bachelor’s degree in political science in 1964 and a master’s degree in political science two years later. In 1972 Roberts and other members of the Physically Disabled Students Program came together in Berkeley to found the Center for Independent Living, an advocacy group that fought for changes that would give people with disabilities access to community life. The group’s first success was its campaign to persuade the city of Berkeley to install curb cuts, permitting wheelchair access. In 1976 Roberts was appointed director of the California Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, an agency that in 1962 had deemed Roberts too disabled to hold a job. As director, he facilitated the establishment of independent living centers throughout the state. He also traveled to lobby for disability rights in the United States and around the world. After his death, a centre for people with disabilities was created in Berkeley and named for him. (from Britannica.com) Here's a video of Ed in his own words: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci3ek-tqiGQ

#CFILC's Executive Director, Christina N. Mills, is a member of California’s Community Advisory Vaccine Committee, providing input and feedback to the planning efforts, and resolving barriers to equitable vaccine implementation and decision-making. The committee wrote a letter with important recommendations to the Members of the California #COVID19 Vaccine Guidelines Drafting Workgroup regarding access and equity for the disability community. Review the letter: https://mailchi.mp/d63d9.../proposed-covid19-vaccine-changes #Equity #Accessibility #Transparency #Safety

Health care workers and residents of nursing homes are the first to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But who's next? Here's a look at who qualifies as an essential worker and what that means for getting vaccinated.

Let's start the year off right by helping the little ones thanks to El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce and Pregnancy Counseling Services

We wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and Happy Kwanzaa. Please be safe out there. As a reminder, PIRS will be closed Thursday 12/24 and Friday 12/25 for the Christmas holiday.

If you are struggling with making rent because of Covid, here is a resource to help you out!

Russell is the statewide organizer for the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers. He is an advocate, activist, and leader. This never should have happened. Through his personal experience he showed that the needs of people with disabilities are often overlooked and in this case, during a public health emergency, it can have life threatening consequences.