The Tunnel to Towers Foundation built a smart home for Navy veteran Austin Reese, his wife and their two daughters. (Tunnel to Towers Foundation Facebook) WHITEFISH, Mont. (Tribune News Service) — Veteran Austin Reese and his family passed through the front door of their new home last week while celebrating the freedom the home means […]

Charlie Gussmann, a retired New York City firefighter, talks about the search for survivors and recovery of remains and artifacts from the rubble of the World Trade Center’s twin towers after Sept. 11, 2001. Gussmann volunteers with the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit, which is on display 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]

Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation The Lewis-Clark Valley Healthcare Foundation has approved $205,600 in Fast-Track Small Grants to 26 area organizations to help them deal with health issues, including some brought on by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, LCVHF officials […]

Asia-Pacific, Events, News, November 15 2019 INDIA: Ability Foundation has announced EmployABILITY 2019, the pioneering job fair for qualified persons with disabilities, to be held in Chennai on Tuesday 17 December 2019. EmployABILITY, the trend-setting job opportunities fair for persons with disabilities will be held at Chennai on Tuesday 17 December 2019. EmployABILITY is jointly organised by Ability […]

Americas, ICT, News, November 13 2019 TRINIDAD and TOBAGO: Deaf and Hearing Impaired students who live in remote areas can now access academic studies through Information and Communication Technology.  In its continued effort for the advancement of persons with special needs the Digicel Foundation partnered recently with Deaf Pioneers Life Centre to introduce IT support for the group’s Deaf/Hearing […]

INDIA: Ability Foundation invites participation from film makers and aspiring film makers for a two-day landmark workshop on Audio Description, to be held on September 6 & 7, 2019. This is a first of its kind learning experience to be held in Chennai which will be conducted by an internationally known authority in the teaching of […]

  LUXEMBOURG: Luxembourg’s Ministry of Tourism hopes to expand its cooperation with the Kraizbierg foundation, which assists the physically and mentally disabled in the southern part of the Grand Duchy. More specially, the ministry wants to order its products from the foundation and consequently create more jobs for people with disabilities. Minister for Tourism Lex […]

Americas, Universal Design, May 18 2019 The Cerebral Palsy Foundation launched a new initiative on the Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) called Accessibility is Beautiful, generously supported by CHUBB. This innovative accessibility initiative includes a YouTube video miniseries and Universal Design “Look Book” will feature the homes of disability advocates Pat Wright and Deb Zeyen, Karen Braitmayer, Leslie Haynes and Randy Earle, [...]