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Give Miami Day

By Disability Independence Group, Inc. |

DIG is excited to announce that we will be participating in The Miami Foundation’s Give Miami Day 2015. Give Miami Day is an annual 24 hour online giving event. It allows anyone in our community to make an impact by supporting local non-profit organizations. It will begin midnight November 19th and go until midnight… Read More »

Taiwanese Delegation Visit

By Disability Independence Group, Inc. |

International Visitor Leadership Program Taiwanese Delegation Visit DIG was honored to spend the afternoon with Tarry Lee, Chun-Chieh Lin and Grace Chang.  They came to the United States from Taiwan to learn about protecting the rights of the disabled.  They were visitors to the United States under the auspices of the Department of State’s… Read More »

Medical Model v. Social Model of Disability

By Disability Independence Group, Inc. |

By: Aaron Carter Bates, Esq. A big issue in the disability rights community is self-determination and representation within key community stakeholders. In the disability arena there are two models organizations follow: the medical model and social models of disability. An organization that ascribes to the medical model compares a disability to a fatal disease… Read More »

The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial

By Disability Independence Group, Inc. |

By: Jonathan Cohn The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial was just opened in Washington D.C. The Memorial, which sits at the corner of Washington Ave. and 2nd Street, is the first of its kind in the nation’s capital to honor both living and deceased disabled war heroes. The project was initially proposed in 1998… Read More »

Shark Tank Update…

By Disability Independence Group, Inc. |

By: Debbie Dietz We have finished filming the video and we are now in the editing stage.  The video looks amazing!  We want to thank all of our actors.  They did an amazing job. Coming soon: our wallet card commercial. You can order your own wallet card for free on our website at: /wallet-cards/…. Read More »

VISITABILITY

By Disability Independence Group, Inc. |

By: Sharon Langer I LOVE THIS WORD, “VISITABILITY,” and I am hoping that it will become the next buzz word for the idea that universal design of buildings is not just good, but great. There is a growing (slowly growing but still growing) trend in this country to change construction practices so that virtually… Read More »

Paws in the Court

By Disability Independence Group, Inc. |

Paws in the Court 11th Judicial Circuit of FL and Children’s Courthouse & Juvenile Justice Ctr This project is a collaboration between the Humane Society, Volunteers, Court Teams and Administrative Office of the Courts. This project will provide victims and witnesses comfort and reassurance during court appearances including depositions and trials. Research has shown that… Read More »

GIVE MIAMI DAY 2014

By Disability Independence Group, Inc. |

DIG is excited to announce that we will be participating in TheMiami Foundation’s Give Miami Day 2014! Give Miami Day is an online giving event that encourages people to donate to nonprofits in Miami. This is our first year participating, and we couldn’t be more excited. The competition will take place from midnight on… Read More »