Freelance Opportunities for Disabled Latino Writers in the U.S.
Proyecto Visión, the National Technical Assistance Center for Latinos with Disabilities, is looking for reporters with first person experience with Latino culture and disability.

Adapted Liturgies in Spanish Forge Communities among Families in Oregon
The Archdiocese of Portland has had an office to serve people with disabilities for more than 20 years. One of the services offered is an Adapted Liturgy for people with disabilities, especially developmental disabilities.

Dream Catcher Coffee Shop and Thrift Store - Helping Disabled El Pasoans
They call themselves Dreamcatchers because they are chasing after an elusive dream. After chasing their dream for decades, a group of El Pasoans in a rural part of El Paso County is on the verge of catching their dream by working hard to ensure young people with disabilities become self-sufficient.

Fieldworker Turned Counselor Helps Farm Workers Change Careers
In recent years, the Latino population in San Benito - a largely rural county in California - has grown significantly. A tremendous percentage of the immigrant population is employed in agriculture doing fieldwork, cannery work and assembly.

In Case of Fire - Sit and Wait
How many of you with mobility impairments read the fire exit signs in buildings and imagine how great it would be if you could just "take the stairs?"

What to Do if You Get Laid Off in California
In California, people who have been laid off can apply to receive unemployment insurance from the Employment Development Department of the State government. Unemployment insurance is assistance from the government that can help cover food, rent and other bills until the person who is laid off is able to find a new job.

At NICHCY, ¡Somos bilingüe!
Raising a child with a disability can be a challenge for even the most prepared parent. While many are primarily concerned with fulfilling basic care giving duties, parents who are raising a disabled child have additional worries.

Outreach to Latinos with Disabilities in Detroit
The word 'outreach' is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "to surpass in reach," or "the extending of services beyond usual limits." In a looser sense I believe outreach is about informing people, making them feel welcome and about increasing connectivity between communities and the organizations that serve them.

Networking in the Delivery of Services - Spanish Speaking Citizen's Foundation
Formal and informal networking between service delivery agencies is a way of establishing links among professionals who provide services to Latinos. When agencies that serve Latinos work together they are often able to provide better service to consumers.

Statler Center Has a Lot to Offer
Sometimes organizations that do good work don't get the credit they deserve for their efforts. The National Statler Center for Careers in Hospitality Service, a hospitality-employment training center and school, is one such organization.

What to Do If Your Rights Are Violated at Work
Job discrimination is against the law. There are two laws in particular that prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities: the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.

YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities Network
"YAI/NIPD Network is comprised of seven independent 501(c)3 health and human service agencies that serve over 20,000 infants, children, adolescents, and adults with developmental and learning disabilities and their families."