Community Stories
Our community stories highlight the essential services Easterseals provides and the difference we make in the lives of 1.5 million people each year. Learn from and share perspectives from people with disabilities, service providers, parents, caregivers, veterans, and more.
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Disaster Preparedness: Addressing Accessibility Gaps in Wildfire Response
Wildfires expose critical gaps in disaster preparedness for disabled individuals. Accessible fire safety, planning ahead, and community action can save lives. -
Easterseals Colorado's Support for Disabled Individuals in the Workforce
Easterseals Colorado helps disabled individuals find and thrive in jobs by providing digital skills, advocacy, and support for workplace integration and accommodations. -
Mature Workers: Hire for the Attitude, Train for the Skill
The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) at Easterseals helps job seekers aged 55+ build skills and find employment through federal funding. -
Benefits of Easterseals' Camps for People with Disabilities
Camping and recreation programs let participants discover and explore their interests, values and talents. -
How Easterseals Oregon’s SCSEP Program Connects Older Adults to Employment
Easterseals Oregon's SCSEP helps individuals 55+ gain skills and confidence to re-enter the workforce. Learn about the program's impact and success stories. -
Unlocking Potential: Support for Jaxon & His Family
Discover how Easterseals transforms lives through stories like Joa and Jaxon’s, fostering growth, independence, and brighter futures for children. -
Fostering Independence: Jaxon’s Life-Changing Support From Easterseals
Jaxon and his mom, Kim, share their experience with Easterseals therapies in fostering his independence and resilience. -
Setting Jaxon up for Success With Holistic Care
Easterseals goes beyond therapy—it builds a supportive community that empowers children like Jaxon to achieve their goals. -
Empowering Inclusion: Easterseals Colorado’s Support for Disabled Individuals in the Workforce
Easterseals Colorado is breaking barriers in the workforce through workplace acceptance and digital literacy. -
Healing with Community and Self-Guided Care
Easterseals MORC’s Dreams Unlimited Clubhouse, a mental health rehabilitation program, helped Sarah find work and hobbies that she loves. -
Becoming a Chef with Easterseals
South Florida’s Culinary Arts Program helped Sebastian turn a love of cooking into a career. -
Able and Ready: Former Easterseals Camper is Setting a New Standard for Accessible Transportation
Easterseals camp taught Rhonda independence and gave her the confidence to navigate inaccessibility and ableism as an adult.
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