Community businesses work to connect the classroom to career paths for students with disabilities. Concord, NH – Businesses and organizations throughout New Hampshire are stepping up to provide structured work-based learning opportunities for local at-risk high school students with disabilities. These experiences are designed to facilitate career exploration, support skill development and align students with … Continue reading 50+ NH Businesses Host Local IMPACCT Students
NCES Ramps Up Accessibility
North Country Environmental Services (NCES) builds an accessible solution for a community member in need. For a person in a manual or power wheelchair, a single step can be the difference between entering a building and having to wait outside. Like many New Hampshire residents facing mobility challenges, Groveton resident Russell Angel found himself struggling … Continue reading NCES Ramps Up Accessibility
All Access Newsletter – Spring Issue
Dear Friend, I hope you enjoy reading our All Access Newsletter. Please help us spread the word about how GSIL, with your help, supports people with disabilities by forwarding it to anyone you think might also be interested. If you would like to receive a paper copy of these newsletters, feel free to contact me at … Continue reading All Access Newsletter – Spring Issue
Life with a Service Dog
A service dog is always on-call. As animal lovers, many times when we see a dog our first instinct is to show it affection. You may want to run up and give it a pat, a hug or even a bite of your lunch! But then you see that vest around it’s body and you … Continue reading Life with a Service Dog
To the Editor: Voting Integrity
October 19, 2016 To the Editor, As CEO of Granite State Independent Living, and having spent a life time working to promote independent living for people with disabilities, I’m writing to share with you and your readers my experiences over the years working with many election officials. In New Hampshire and across the country I … Continue reading To the Editor: Voting Integrity
First Blind Driver of Audi’s Self-Driving Car
On July 12th, Clyde Terry, Chief Executive Officer of Granite State Independent Living (GSIL), will help make the public debut of Audi’s self-driving prototype by operating the hands-free vehicle through the nation’s capital. Clyde, recently elected Chairperson of the National Council on Disability (NCD), has been legally blind since birth. As the first blind driver … Continue reading First Blind Driver of Audi’s Self-Driving Car
Seniors Get Helping Hand… | The Concord Monitor
By ELODIE REED Monitor staff Wednesday, June 29, 2016 As they grew older, Chichester residents Norman and Sharon Hansen, ages 81 and 74, have had more and more difficulty getting up and down their front steps. Now, however, thanks to help from U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Development program and Granite State Independent Living, the … Continue reading Seniors Get Helping Hand… | The Concord Monitor