by dnl426 | Sep 24, 2024 | Mental Health
Ageism Let’s face it: if you’re alive, then you’re getting older. You would think that would mean most of us would be a bit more accepting of older adults. After all, we’re all on the same journey. Unfortunately, there are many ways that our society sends a strong...
by dnl426 | Jul 9, 2024 | Preparedness
Supported Decision-Making in Michigan There are times when we get calls at Disability Network Lakeshore (DNL) asking what can be done to help children with developmental disabilities who want to be more independent. There are similar calls from adult children asking...
by dnl426 | Mar 19, 2024 | Preparedness
Emergency Preparedness Planning with a Disability If you are creating an emergency preparedness plan and you have a disability, you may want to put some thought into how it might be a challenge. For example, if you have kidney failure and rely on dialysis 3 or 4 times...
by dnl426 | Jan 12, 2024 | Preparedness
Something New at Disability Network Lakeshore Sometimes it can be difficult to find the right assistive technology (A.T.) items to meet your needs. You see something that might work out and buy it only to find that it’s not the right fit, it doesn’t do the job like...
by dnl426 | Dec 12, 2023 | Preparedness
A Special Gift For Christmas | Advanced Directive for Health Care I’m giving a special gift to my sister for Christmas this year. I made a list of things that need to be done that I know keep getting put off because she doesn’t have time, so I started with “create an...
