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This message is for Caregivers of DON Services: If you or any individual for whom you are providing care are showing symptoms related to COVID-19 (such as fever, cough or shortness of breath), or have been potentially exposed to someone …
A new type of coronavirus, abbreviated COVID-19, is causing an outbreak of respiratory (lung) disease. It was first detected in China and has now been detected internationally. While the immediate health risk in the United States is low, it is …
Our team at DON (Disability Options Network) and our community partners had a vision to revitalize the Lower East Side of New Castle. A large part of this project is the new homes being built in the Court Street area. …
DON Services purchases Central Building; plans include offices and housing. View the full article here.
DON Enterprises, Inc. Chosen as Grantee (LAWRENCE COUNTY, PA) – DON Enterprises, Inc. (DON), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, is proud to announce that Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh (FHLBank) has recently awarded $375,774 in grant funds, under FHLBank’s Affordable …
Americans with disabilities deserve a chance to work and live in their communities Click here to read more
Libby Powers, a 29-year-old disability rights counselor born with spina bifida, understands the state’s pending Community HealthChoices program better than most of the other 80,000 southwestern Pennsylvanians soon to be affected by it. To the Sewickley resident whose mobility problems …
Center for Independent Living Returns to Allegheny County Disability Options Network Chosen as Grantee (Pittsburgh, PA) – Disability Options Network, a 501c3 nonprofit organization serving Beaver, Butler, Lawrence and Mercer counties, has been awarded a grant from the Administration for …
About Smoke Detectors There are two types of smoke detectors: ionization and photoelectric. Ionization smoke detectors, the most common type, use a small amount of radioactive material known as Americium-241 to detect smoke. Photoelectric types do not contain any radioactive …
Including an Enrollment and Resource Fair Pittsburgh | September 28, 2017 | 4:30 p.m. Resource and Enrollment Fair Opens 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Community Event
What is Dyslexia? A description of symptoms and interventions. July 20, 2017 9:00-11:00am PST Location: online Fee: $25.00 In this two hour webinar you will be introduced to the signs and symptoms of dyslexia and learn about many popular myths. …
What is CHC? View the CHC Fact Sheet Here
On July 22, 2014, the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act was signed. It is meant to streamline, consolidate and improve workforce development and training services for youth with disabilities. Locally, there are renewed efforts to help youth move from …
The Wolf Administration is committed to serving more people in the community. Community HealthChoices (CHC) is a new initiative that will increase opportunities for older Pennsylvanians and individuals with physical disabilities to remain in their homes. CHC was developed to: …
Quarterly Newsletter of Disability Options Network : Fall Edition 2016 Vote! Vote! Vote! Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Your vote is important. Please vote. If you have questions about your rights, the law, accessibility, poll watchers and …
New Mobility Magazine published an article February fourth by Laura Hershey, arguing that employment for people with disabilities should be at the top of the priority list for disability advocates. In the United States only 37% of peoples with disabilities …
The North East England Stem Cell Institute, located in Newcastle, has developed a treatment in which stem cells taken from one eye can be used to repair the other. This procedure was used on eight human test subjects in the …
We have been warned for years about the harmful effects of ultra violet rays, given off naturally by our sun and produced artificially by tanning beds. Its common knowledge that too much of these rays causes burning and in more …
During a visit to Senator Robbins Harrisburg office in June, 2009, PA ADAPT activists were asked to leave his office and not return. Robbins supported the cuts to vital human service programs that were established in SB 850 back in …
On August 4, 2009 the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted 195-3 to pass Senate Bill 850 to pay workers. As written, S.B. 850 makes deep cuts to key programs that would force more disabled people out of their homes and …