September is National Preparedness Month, an annual observance to remind all Americans how important it is for individuals, families, and communities to be prepared for disasters and emergencies that can happen at any time. The staff at Society’s Assets recommend that people with disabilities and their families plan ahead for [...]
Society’s Assets presented four scholarship awards at the Society’s Assets Wine & Beer Tasting on June 20th, 2024, at the Civil War Museum in Kenosha. The recipients are students with disabilities seeking post-secondary degrees and residing in the agency’s service area, which includes Racine, Kenosha, Walworth, Rock, and Jefferson counties. [...]
The ground-breaking civil rights law, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), turns thirty-four on July 26, 2024. The law makes sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. The ADA is divided into five titles (or sections) that relate to different areas of public [...]
The month of May has been proclaimed as Older Americans Month throughout the State of Wisconsin by Governor Tony Evers. The proclamation celebrates older adults for their vision, wisdom, advocacy, hard work, and volunteerism. The Governor notes that Wisconsin continues to be committed to assisting our aging and older adults [...]
Over 430 million people around the world are affected by hearing loss. To raise awareness on how to prevent or deal with hearing loss, the World Health Organization (WHO) created World Hearing Day. Held each year on March 3, the following link provides more information. Click here. Noise-induced hearing loss is [...]
February is Low Vision/Blindness Awareness Month. According to the National Eye Institute, currently 4.2 million Americans ages 40 and older are visually impaired. Low vision is when even with regular glasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery, people have difficulty seeing and everyday tasks are difficult to do. A person who [...]
Ed Roberts (January 23, 1939 – March 14, 1995) is widely considered the father of the independent living movement. As a teenager, Roberts survived polio, but the neurological effects were long lasting and he used a wheelchair to get around. His fight for independence began in high school, when officials [...]
