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Save the Date!

NC SILC’s virtual Employment Showcase for people with disabilities is Sept. 10, 2025.
Join us for a job fair & presentations on internships, benefits, & hiring tips.

Details: www.nc-silc.org
Email: ncsilcpolicy@nc-silc.org

#hireme #CIE #NCSILC #DisabilityAwareness
Save the Date graphic for NC SILC’s Employment Showcase for people with disabilities on September 10th. Highlights include a virtual job fair, employment presentations, internships, benefits counseling, and best hiring practices. The graphic features a photo of a smiling woman using a wheelchair in a professional office setting.
July 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The NC Statewide Independent Living Council is sponsoring a youth to attend the 2025 APRIL Youth Conference. Open to NC youth ages 14–30 with disabilities who are passionate about advocacy and independent living.

Apply: forms.gle/iyJD7XFC5DYD...

#NCSILC #DisabilityYouth @aprilrural.bsky.social
Promotion for the "NCSILC Youth Delegate Application" organized by the NCSILC. The flyer announces an opportunity to sponsor one youth from North Carolina to attend the 2025 APRIL Youth Conference, in Portland, Oregon from October 17–19, 2025. The conference is aimed at empowering young people with disabilities in leadership and advocacy. The flyer has a professional design with white text on a dark gray background, blue accents, and the NCSILC logo in the top right corner. A QR code is displayed in the bottom right corner for easy access to the application.
July 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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Guests had a great time at DAC’s 5th Annual Fiery Festival! From games to emergency prep resources, this free event brought the community together in a big way.

Learn more: dac-cil.org

#DisabilityPride #IndependentLiving #NCSILC #AccessForAll
A woman using a walker engages in conversation with a representative at the Family Service of the Piedmont table. Informational brochures and giveaways are spread across the table beneath a tent on a sunny day. A man smiles and gives two thumbs up in front of a table for Devoted Health Plans. The display includes brochures, swag items, and a standing banner promoting health plan benefits. Tents, balloons, and attendees can be seen in the background. A smiling person flashes a peace sign while seated at an outdoor resource table covered in flyers, brochures, and a large spinning prize wheel. A banner on the table reads “FaithAction International House.”
July 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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📅 The next NC SILC Quarterly Meeting is Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 9:00 AM ET via Zoom. Public comments welcome!

Zoom info + agenda will be posted 10 days prior: nc-silc.org/event/nc-sil...

#NCSILC #IndependentLiving #DisabilityCommunity #NorthCarolina
Graphic for the NC Statewide Independent Living Council (NCSILC) promoting the NC SILC Quarterly Meeting on July 17, 2025. Includes NCSILC logo and text stating "Join us live at 9:00 AM ET via Zoom" on a blue and white background.
July 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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New from NC SILC: The July/August newsletter is here! Get updates on meetings, advocacy, events, and resources across North Carolina’s disability community.

Read: conta.cc/4k4yBsV
Subscribe: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/YeqjCeh/N...
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July 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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🎉 Celebrate Disability Pride Month & 35 Years of the ADA!

Our friends @southeastada.bsky.social are hosting events all month to honor disability rights and the ADA’s legacy.

📅 See what’s happening: adasoutheast.org/events

#DisabilityPrideMonth #ADA35 #NCSILC
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July 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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This #IndependenceDay, we celebrate freedom, choice, and equal rights for the #DisabilityCommunity. True #independence means living fully and freely with the supports we need. Wishing you a safe and empowering holiday! NCSILC offices will be closed July 4th.

#IndependentLiving #DisabilityRights
American flag with NC Statewide Independent Living Council (NCSILC) logo and the text “Happy Independence Day 4th of July” on a gray background with red, white, and blue design elements.
July 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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July is #MinorityMentalHealthMonth — a time to highlight unique mental health challenges in underrepresented communities. Let’s talk openly, share resources, and push for care that respects all cultures. Learn more at NAMI NC: naminc.org

#BebeMooreCampbell #MentalHealth #NorthCarolina #NCSILC
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July 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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🌟 Breaking News in #DisabilityRights! HHS OCR & NC DHHS reached a landmark resolution ending Alexis Ratcliff’s unnecessary institutionalization after 6 years in a hospital. Alexis now has her own accessible home & independent life!

Read more: bit.ly/40wOscw
Photos (David Wickstrom): bit.ly/4kejGMF
A smiling group of supporters, family, and advocates gather around Alexis in her new accessible home, with balloons in the background. Alexis is wearing a blue floral dress and uses a power wheelchair to roll down an indoor wooden ramp into her living room with flowers nearby. Alexis smiles at a visitor while another person takes a photo in her bright bedroom. Alexis is wheeled through her accessible kitchen with a supportive visitor beside her.
July 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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🌟 July is Disability Pride Month! At NCSILC, we honor the strength, leadership, and lived experiences of North Carolinians with disabilities. Disability Pride means visibility, power, and demanding access for all. 💚♿

#DisabilityPrideMonth #NCSILC #IndependentLiving
Graphic with the Disability Pride flag colors diagonally at the top left, the NC Statewide Independent Living Council logo at top right, bold text reading “PROUD. DISABLED. INDEPENDENT.” in the center, and diverse raised fists illustrated at the bottom.
July 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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🌞📣 The NC SILC July/August Newsletter is here! Get the latest disability news, events, and ways to get involved — from ADA 35th celebrations to youth leadership.

📰 Read: myemail.constantcontact.com/July-August-...

📌 Follow us: bsky.app/profile/ncsi...

#IndependentLiving #NCSILC #ADA35
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July 1, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Researchers at UMES want to learn about self-management and quality of life for Black adults 40+ with spinal cord injury. Take a short survey and a 2-hour interview (in-person, phone, or Zoom) and get a $50 gift card.

Contact Dr. Veronica Umeasiegbu: viumeasiegbu@umes.edu or (410) 651-6588
Flyer seeking Black adults aged 40+ with spinal cord injury for a UMES research study with $50 gift card incentive.
June 30, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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North Carolina Council on Developmental Disabilities presents a monthly webinar series offering resources, updates, and discussions on I/DD. Sessions happen the 4th Thursday each month from 1–2 PM. Open to self-advocates, families, and professionals.

Register: nccdd.org/initiatives/...
Flyer for NCCDD's monthly educational webinar series held on Zoom every fourth Thursday at 1 PM
June 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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@brandeisuniversity.bsky.social‬ is studying nursing home transition for disabled people of color. Join a 90-min Zoom focus group & get a $50 gift card. Open to staff who've supported transitions to community living.

Sign up: brandeis.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Contact: hcbsaccess@gmail.com
Flyer with a purple header reading “Share your knowledge and expertise with us!” Brandeis University is doing research on barriers to Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services for disabled people of color. They are recruiting CIL staff, care coordinators, health plans, and state directors involved in nursing home transitions. Participants will join a 90-minute Zoom focus group and receive a $50 gift card. Contact Ruby Siegel at hcbsaccess@gmail.com. Flyer includes diverse illustrations of people in healthcare and community settings.
June 23, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Boston Univ. is studying pregnancy care for people with IDD. If you’re 18+, have an IDD, used Medicaid during pregnancy, and were pregnant in the past 10 years, you may be eligible. $50 gift card for participation. Learn more: buff.ly/f27ZLMl

#PROMISEIDD #IDD
PROMISE IDD study flyer for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who were pregnant in the last 10 years. $50 gift card incentive.
June 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Today, the NC Statewide Independent Living Council honors Juneteenth - Freedom Day - a celebration of liberation, resilience, and the ongoing pursuit of justice.

Our offices are closed today, June 19, in observance of the holiday.

#Juneteenth #FreedomDay #IndependentLiving #EquityInAction
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June 19, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Help us decide! Vote for the name of our new By Youth 4 Youth Campaign. Your input will help shape how we share this project!

Vote here: lp.constantcontactpages.com/sv/rgLbdva

#NCSILC #YouthVoice #IndependentLiving
Graphic with the NC Statewide Independent Living Council logo. Text reads: "Help us decide the name of our By Youth 4 Youth Campaign!" Three options are listed with checkmarks: Independence Is For Us, Independent Minds Limitless Futures, Independent Today Unstoppable Tomorrow.
June 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Happy Father’s Day from all of us at NC SILC! 💙

Today we honor the dads and father figures who lift up our Independent Living movement with strength and care.

Wishing you a joyful day!

#FathersDay #DisabilityRights #NCSILC #IndependentLiving
Blue graphic with “Happy Father’s Day” in bold white script. Below, a smiling man in a wheelchair holds a young girl in a yellow coat on his lap. Both are laughing and holding hands. NC SILC logo appears in the bottom right. White hearts decorate the background.
June 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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🕯️ On June 17 at 6 PM, Health Action NC is hosting peaceful vigils across NC at all offices of Senators Tillis and Budd. The goal: raise awareness about proposed federal budget changes impacting Medicaid, SNAP, Medicare & more.

RSVP: bit.ly/NCVigils

#NCSILC #MedicaidMatters
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June 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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📅 The next NC SILC Quarterly Meeting is Thursday, July 17, 2025, at 9:00 AM ET via Zoom. Public comments welcome!

Zoom info + agenda will be posted 10 days prior: nc-silc.org/event/nc-sil...

#NCSILC #IndependentLiving #DisabilityCommunity #NorthCarolina
Graphic for the NC Statewide Independent Living Council (NCSILC) promoting the NC SILC Quarterly Meeting on July 17, 2025. Includes NCSILC logo and text stating "Join us live at 9:00 AM ET via Zoom" on a blue and white background.
June 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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🚨 ACTION NEEDED: A new DOE rule could roll back accessibility protections under Section 504. It removes enforceable standards for new federally funded buildings. Comments due by June 15. Speak up here: bit.ly/4kuX2R2 & bit.ly/4mGKgjY

#AccessibilityMatters
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June 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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EmpowHer Expressions is an 8-week virtual public speaking program hosted by Disability EmpowHer Network for disabled women and nonbinary people.

Apps due June 22, 2025.

Learn more and apply: buff.ly/YreT3Wm

#EmpowHerExpressions #DisabilityLeadership
A graphic featuring a photo of a Black Disabled woman speaking into a microphone and smiling. Text says, “EmpowHer Expressions A Virtual Public Speaking Class for Disabled Women & Feminine-Aligned Nonbinary People Spend 8 Weeks Learning How To: * Refine Your Elevator Speech * Develop Effective Presentations * Negotiate in Your Work & Home Life * Practice Answering Difficult Questions And Much More! Apply Today!”
June 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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PYD is now accepting apps: Fall 2025 Dinah F.B. Cohen Fellowship! A paid, part-time opportunity for college students & recent grads with disabilities to gain skills, mentorship & leadership experience.

Apply by July 31 at 9 PM EST: tinyurl.com/DinahCohenFe...

#PaidFellowship #DisabilityYouth
PYD logo. Text: "Apply now! Dinah F.B. Cohen Fellowship Program. Program Objectives: Leadership and professional skills development for college students and recent graduates with disabilities; enhanced understanding of mentoring as a disability inclusion strategy; and expanded network to impact career development and access to opportunities. Deadline to apply: July 31st, 9PM EST." A photo of Dinah F.B. Cohen is on the left hand side of the image. Purple clouds line the text at the bottom.
June 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Stay connected with tech! Join NCATP's bi-weekly AT demos every other Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. Experts showcase tools to help you stay active & engaged, plus live Q&A.

Join here: buff.ly/GCaDDlI
Watch past demos: buff.ly/utHGRtO

#AssistiveTech #Accessibility
Save the Date for the NC Assistive Technology Expo—free and open to the public on Oct 2, 2025, in Raleigh. New this year: Pre-conference on Oct 1 with sessions by Teepa Snow (Aging & Tech) and Therese Willkomm (DIY AT). Fees apply for pre-conference.
June 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Looking for disability-related resources in North Carolina?
NCSILC’s Resources page connects you with trusted info on civil rights, legal aid, assistive tech, health services & more.

Start here: nc-silc.org/resources/

#NCSILC #IndependentLiving #DisabilityRights #NCDisability #DisabilityAdvocacy
Screenshot of the NCSILC Resources page under the “Advocacy/Civil Rights” section. It includes brief descriptions and logos for Disability Rights North Carolina, NC Department of Health and Human Services, Legal Aid of North Carolina, and the Southeast ADA Technical Assistance Center.
June 4, 2025 at 1:18 PM