Bilal – Communities Actively Living Independent & Free https://calif-ilc.org Diverse Communities, Diverse Abilities, One Human Family Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:06:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.7 Four Areas Where Older Adults Need our Advocacy in 2025-Justice in Aging https://calif-ilc.org/four-areas-where-older-adults-need-our-advocacy-in-2025-justice-in-aging/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=four-areas-where-older-adults-need-our-advocacy-in-2025-justice-in-aging https://calif-ilc.org/four-areas-where-older-adults-need-our-advocacy-in-2025-justice-in-aging/#respond Tue, 19 Nov 2024 23:06:27 +0000 https://calif-ilc.org/?p=9547 Looking ahead to the next Administration and Congress, the programs older adults rely on will be at the crux of policy debates and discussions. Older adults and their advocates must be ready to engage so that any decisions that are made are helping us to build the future for aging that we envision.

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]]> https://calif-ilc.org/wake-up-america/feed/ 0 How we work with the unhoused on our system https://calif-ilc.org/how-we-work-with-the-unhoused-on-our-system/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-we-work-with-the-unhoused-on-our-system https://calif-ilc.org/how-we-work-with-the-unhoused-on-our-system/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2024 23:57:02 +0000 https://calif-ilc.org/?p=9372 It’s been called the shame of Los Angeles. It’s the proverbial elephant in the room. It’s perhaps the biggest societal challenge we face today. And if you live or work in Los Angeles County, it’s impossible to ignore it –– more of our neighbors are experiencing homelessness than any other moment in our history. In 2013, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) counted 39,463 unhoused people living in the county. By 2023

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]]> https://calif-ilc.org/how-we-work-with-the-unhoused-on-our-system/feed/ 0 Why Black Disabled History Matters https://calif-ilc.org/why-black-disabled-history-matters/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-black-disabled-history-matters https://calif-ilc.org/why-black-disabled-history-matters/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 21:26:57 +0000 https://calif-ilc.org/?p=9254 Black disabled history is an aspect of Black history, which informs world history. Black History Month is officially celebrated every year in the U.S., Canada, Ireland, and the UK. During this month, we celebrate the achievements of Black leaders throughout history and while many of these leaders also had a disability, that aspect is often minimized or overlooked.

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]]> https://calif-ilc.org/why-black-disabled-history-matters/feed/ 0 How Do Disabilities Affect Oral Healthcare Outcomes https://calif-ilc.org/how-do-disabilities-affect-oral-healthcare-outcomes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-do-disabilities-affect-oral-healthcare-outcomes https://calif-ilc.org/how-do-disabilities-affect-oral-healthcare-outcomes/#respond Thu, 01 Feb 2024 21:27:50 +0000 https://calif-ilc.org/?p=9220 Living with a disability can significantly complicate your healthcare needs for a variety of different reasons. In addition to the challenges of finding suitable treatment and accommodations for their conditions, many people with disabilities also have greater difficulty finding primary care doctors and accessing many other basic healthcare services that we all depend on

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