Tri-County Independent Living (TCIL) is piloting a Disability Disaster Access and Resource program that will help seniors and people with disabilities prepare for a PG&E Public Safety Power Shutoff. The TCIL program, in partnership with the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers “CFILC” and PG&E, will ensure that people with disabilities and seniors who use assistive […]
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Some Power Restored as Another Blackout Looms
PG&E is in the process of inspecting lines in an effort to bring power back to Humboldt County this morning, with some areas already having been restored as another Public Safety Power Shutoff looms before dawn tomorrow. According to the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services, PG&E is hoping to restore power to all local […]
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Why the ADA Still Needs Protecting
In 1990, President George H. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), giving people with disabilities assurance they would no longer be excluded from society based on their disability. The ADA was an “act to establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability.” The ADA has been in effect […]