*This informative piece was written by our Board Member, Sylvan Pearlstein, an autistic person. April is commonly called World Autism Awareness Month, but autistic self-advocates urge everyone to observe it as World Autism Acceptance Month. The general public...
We sat down and interviewed Maria Stepanyan, the Executive Director of the Center for People with Disabilities. In this insightful and touching interview, she shares her personal story of working with and living with a disability and the steps forward for disability...
April is World Autism Awareness Month. Early this year, the CDC announced that one in 36 children is diagnosed with Autism. This is up from 1 in 44 children diagnosed in 2017. As the population of people with Autism is growing, it's important we...
Limb Loss Awareness Month More than 2.7 million Americans live with limb loss. This number is expected to double by 2050. Approximately 185,000 amputations occur in the United States each year. April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month. Building...
Over the past several weeks, we have talked about disability rights, brain injury, and highlighted some key figures in the Independent Living Movement from history and today. In this last week of March 2023, we want to share about intellectual and...
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. Living with a brain injury is challenging. Each individual’s case is unique, and for this reason, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for people to move on with their lives once they are faced with a new disability....
Center for People With Disabilities (CPWD) is sad to acknowledge the passing of Ed Milewski in February 2023. Ed became part of the CPWD family after we assisted him in transitioning out of nursing care to living independently in the community. Prior to...
March is Women’s History Month, and March 8th celebrates International Women’s Day. Some of the most influential leaders in the Independent Living Movement have been women, and we at CPWD want to honor the legacy these powerful women have created in shaping...
The Center for People With Disabilities (CPWD) is a Center for Independent Living with a mission to assist all people with any disability in overcoming barriers to Independent Living. Many of the barriers people with disabilities face are either directly or...
The Center for People with Disabilities is a service provider for the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) through which we provide Benefits Counseling. If you need help with benefits counseling, contact [email protected] and we will get you connected with a...
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