Current Events
Disability Mentoring Day
October 2008
Disability Mentoring Day is a broad-based effort designed to promote employment opportunities for job seekers with disabilities through job shadowing, hands-on career exploration and internships or employer relationships
New! Missouri Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities Effective 08/28/07
Notice of class action settlement affecting blind ATM users.
(this link will take you to National Federation of the Blinds website)
Local lawyer addresses discrimination with KCI Airport transportation
Have you experienced discrimination because of your disability with KCI Airport transportation services? A local lawyer in Kansas City, Nancy Leonard, is looking for stories to support her experience with discrimination when trying to park at the airport. If you have had similar negative experiences, please contact Tanya Dorf Brunner at 785-841-0333, ext. 205 or tdorf@independenceinc.org.
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The Whole Person Inc. envisions a fully integrated community of equality, where opportunities and choices are not limited by disability. We will promote a world in which people with disabilities will exercise independent choices and join with their supporters to advocate for positive change within society and its systems.
The Whole Person will strive to be a preeminent center for independent living, with widespread grass-roots support, strong consumer control and a diverse, professional staff. We will be a passionate voice of empowerment and advocacy for all persons with disabilities.
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