This August, mark National Eye Exam Month by learning about ways to keep your eyesight clear and healthy. A standard eye exam can detect early indicators of disease or damage to your eyes as we age. Routine eye exams are recommended by ophthalmologists every 2-4 years between the ages of…...
National Disability Independence Day
The Americans with Disability Act (A.D.A.) was signed back in 1990 which introduced a special civil rights law into the books. This particular law meant that no individual with a disability can be treated differently or discriminated against in public accommodation, employment, transportation, and state and local government services. Every…...
National Recreation Therapy Week
Since its inception in 1984, National Therapeutic Recreation Week has been celebrated every year in the second week of July. The primary objective of this commemoration is to increase awareness about the beneficial fundamental role therapeutic recreational activities play in an individual’s physical, mental, and emotional well-being. These activities, which…...
Autism Awareness Month
During Autism Awareness Month we want to focus on what Autism is and understanding the need for acceptance of people with Autism. Autism is a neurological developmental disability with an estimated prevalence of one to two percent of the American and worldwide population. The diversity of the disability means that…...
