People First: Funding and Grants

Funding and Grants

Community Tool Box How to use tax incentives to support community health and development.

Give Forward Create your own fundraiser.

Modest Needs promotes the self-sufficiency of low-income workers by helping them to afford short-term emergency expenses.

SCORE (Spinal Cord Opportunities for Rehabilitation Endowment) is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting the rehabilitation of people with spinal cord injuries and to funding spinal cord research to find a cure for paralysis.

Scholarships

CollegeScholarship information for students with disabilities.

Through the Looking Glass Scholarships for Students of Parents with Disabilities.

Why I chose to shatter the icon...

I think, while well intended, the current disability signage contributes to the misconception that society has about people who have disabilities.

The icon is the epitome of the "handicapped individual" in society's eyes. They see someone sitting idly in a wheelchair while life passes them by. They don't see a skier, a marathon runner, a rock climber, a doctor, a basketball player. They don't see a man in love with his girl who he pulls into his lap and whisks around the dance floor, they don't see a father or mother parenting their child. They envision that poor, vulnerable, dependent soul confined to a wheelchair who should be pitied for their lot in life.

I find it refreshing that many areas are adopting a new more active version of the accessible symbol and I love seeing artist's renderings of the symbol where the figure is doing something he loves... dancing, playing a sport, with flames coming off his wheels.

I think it's important to remember that the presence of a disability doesn't remove the desire nor the drive to live life to its fullest.

Funding and Grants

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