Thursday, June 22, 2017 Hello everyone, and welcome to our blog. Today, we are proud to announce that Integrated Living Opportunities is growing: last week (June 15 & 16, 2017) ILO hosted the first phase of another successful training session. Five new families and self-advocates have joined the ILO community
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An Update on Our Non-Profit Integrated Living Opportunities (ILO)
Please come listen to our exciting progress! An Update on Our Non-Profit Integrated Living Opportunities (ILO): Where are we today? How do you get Involved? Where are we Going and ILO’s new monthly educational and social events for all ages. Thursday July 20th, 2017 7:00pm-9:00pm Treatment and Learning Center 2019 Gaither
Integrated Living Opportunities: Subscribe to our Blog Today!
Thursday, June 8, 2017 Integrated Living Opportunities (ILO) is a 501c3 certified non-profit that serves individuals with disabilities and their families in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. At ILO, we are committed to building inclusive, integrated, and supported communities in which adults with disabilities can live independently. Board members, staff,
Support ILO: 2017 Fundraising Calendar of Events
Thursday, May 15th, 2017 Hello everyone, and welcome to our blog. This past weekend (May 21st, 2017), ILO hosted its very first Bike and Hike Fundraiser. The ILO Bike/Hike “fun” raiser at the Carderock Recreation area was a great time for everyone. On a cool Sunday morning, we had almost
Integrated Living Opportunities & Main Street: Independent Living Options for Adults with Disabilities
Thursday, May 11, 2017 Hello everyone, and welcome to our blog this week! Here at Integrated Living Opportunities (ILO), we help self-advocates and their families create supported communities for adults with disabilities. We feel that all adults should have the opportunity to live independently, according to their dreams, and governed
Employment for Individuals with Disabilities: The Job Fair
Thursday, April 26, 2017 Here at Integrated Living Opportunities (ILO), employment for individuals with disabilities is a very important issue. We believe that employment can be crucial for psychological health, as well as being beneficial in aiding socialization, integration, and the development of skills. We also recognize that for many
Mark Your Calendars: ILO Bike/Hike Fundraiser May 21 2017
Thursday, April 13, 2017 Hello everyone, and welcome to our blog! Today, we have some very exciting news to share with you. On Sunday, May 21 2017 ILO will be hosting another fun-raising event: a Bike/Hike along the C&O Canal in Bethesda, M.D. We invite you to join us, and
Supreme Court Rules Students with Disabilities Entitled to More than “de minimus” Educatio
Thursday, March 30, 2017 Earlier this month, history was made for the approximately 6.4 million students with disabilities in the United States. On March 22, the US Supreme Court announced its unanimous decision in Endrew F. vs. Douglas County School District, ruling that “schools must do more than provide ‘merely
Transitioning: A Summary
Thursday, March 23, 2017 Today’s post has been shared from M&L Special Needs Planning, LLC. M&L’s mission is to educate families in an emphatic, methodical, non-threatening way. M&L does this by providing workshops and creating financial security with comprehensive special needs life plans and government benefit counseling for the individual
A New Community Partnership in DC
Thursday, March 16, 2017 Hello everyone and welcome to our blog! Today, we would like to share some thrilling news with you – as of last month, Integrated Living Opportunities (ILO) has entered into a new community partnership. In today’s blog post, ILO Participating Family member and blog contributor Barbara