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Posted on October 19, 2021 by jack
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Even though the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed and fully implemented in 1992, not all facilities were required to become “accessible.” The ADA covered “public accommodations” but has no authority over private institutions and… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: accessibility, Disabled, helping others, helping the disabled, making your community more accessible, Mays Mission, mays mission for the handicapped, places of worship with disablility accessibility, programs, public accomidations for people with disabilities, religious, the ADA, the americans with disabilities act
Updated on December 9, 2020 by jack
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It’s that time of year again – the Christmas season. The brightly colored autumn leaves have fallen to the ground, announcing a time of rest and relaxation for many living things. We’ve stuffed ourselves with juicy… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: employ the disabled, faith in action, happy holidays, help the disabled, helping others, Mays Mission, mays mission for the handicapped, merry christmas, programs, raise awareness, the americans with disabilities act
Posted on November 18, 2020 by jack
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If you will be using Amazon for your holiday shopping this year, go to smile.amazon and select Mays Mission as your charity. AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping… Read More
Updated on November 16, 2020 by jack
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Are you disabled and unemployed? Do you have the feeling that if you tell a potential employer about your disability you won’t be hired? Great news! Since the inception of the Americans with Disabilities Act of… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, askjan.org, Camperships, Camperships for the disabled, employ the disabled, hire the disabled, Mays Mission, on the job training, scholarships, Scholarships for the disabled
Updated on August 3, 2020 by jack
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About three months ago, I had an unexpected phone call from a person that has been active with Mays Mission for the Handicapped for over fifteen years. It was Marie. She had called us to apologize for… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: Disabilities, Disabled, employ the disabled, faith in action, handicapable, handicapped, helping others, helping the disabled, Mays Mission, mays mission for the handicapped, programs, referral services
Posted on July 16, 2020 by jack
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July 26, 2020 will mark the 30th anniversary of one of the most dynamic and monumental pieces of legislation for people with disabilities in U.S. history. On this date in 1990, then president George H.W. Bush… Read More
Updated on July 15, 2020 by jack
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What do these men have in common: Thomas Edison, Ludwig van Beethoven, Albert Einstein and Jim Abbott? Before we get to that, let’s talk a little about “equality.” Now, I am not talking about getting all… Read More
Updated on June 26, 2020 by jack
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What does the future hold for people with disabilities? No one can say for sure. Each disability is so unique as is each individual. With the new age of electronics and research, one never knows what… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: awareness, disability, Disabled, exercise, get active, handicapped, Mays Mission, physical fitness for the diabled, programs, special olympics, summer, volunteer
Updated on June 11, 2020 by vniehaus
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Many people with disabilities, along with the elderly, need to take precautions against heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Not only is this group likely to be susceptible to heat related illnesses but they also may fall… Read More
Posted on May 20, 2020 by vniehaus
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I have always been one to encourage people with disabilities to keep in touch with their medical professionals. It’s easy to become complacent and think you are doing okay. Taking a doctor’s advice has been a… Read More
Updated on June 26, 2020 by jack
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A lot of our donors know that David Marrs is an integral part of the Mays Mission Production Team and has never let his disability hold him down. But you may not know that David Marrs… Read More
Updated on December 14, 2020 by vniehaus
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Everything in life happens for a reason. So often we as humans just don’t understand why. Sometimes disabilities are a result of our own mistakes such as drinking and driving or merely not thinking before acting…. Read More
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Religious freedom for all
Posted on October 19, 2021 by jack
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Even though the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed and fully implemented in 1992, not all facilities were required to become “accessible.” The ADA covered “public accommodations” but has no authority over private institutions and… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: accessibility, Disabled, helping others, helping the disabled, making your community more accessible, Mays Mission, mays mission for the handicapped, places of worship with disablility accessibility, programs, public accomidations for people with disabilities, religious, the ADA, the americans with disabilities act
The Greatest Gift
Updated on December 9, 2020 by jack
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It’s that time of year again – the Christmas season. The brightly colored autumn leaves have fallen to the ground, announcing a time of rest and relaxation for many living things. We’ve stuffed ourselves with juicy… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: employ the disabled, faith in action, happy holidays, help the disabled, helping others, Mays Mission, mays mission for the handicapped, merry christmas, programs, raise awareness, the americans with disabilities act
Amazon and Mays Mission working together and you can help!
Posted on November 18, 2020 by jack
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If you will be using Amazon for your holiday shopping this year, go to smile.amazon and select Mays Mission as your charity. AmazonSmile is a website operated by Amazon with the same products, prices, and shopping… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: Amazon Smile, Donate, helping others, helping the disabled, Mays Mission, mays mission for the handicapped
To Tell or Not To Tell
Updated on November 16, 2020 by jack
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Are you disabled and unemployed? Do you have the feeling that if you tell a potential employer about your disability you won’t be hired? Great news! Since the inception of the Americans with Disabilities Act of… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, askjan.org, Camperships, Camperships for the disabled, employ the disabled, hire the disabled, Mays Mission, on the job training, scholarships, Scholarships for the disabled
Marie’s Faith in Action pulls her through . . .
Updated on August 3, 2020 by jack
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About three months ago, I had an unexpected phone call from a person that has been active with Mays Mission for the Handicapped for over fifteen years. It was Marie. She had called us to apologize for… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: Disabilities, Disabled, employ the disabled, faith in action, handicapable, handicapped, helping others, helping the disabled, Mays Mission, mays mission for the handicapped, programs, referral services
The ADA 30 Years Later
Posted on July 16, 2020 by jack
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July 26, 2020 will mark the 30th anniversary of one of the most dynamic and monumental pieces of legislation for people with disabilities in U.S. history. On this date in 1990, then president George H.W. Bush… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Disabilities, Disabled, employ the disabled, handicapped, historic, legislation for the disabled, Mays Mission, on the job training
Don’t count them out!
Updated on July 15, 2020 by jack
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What do these men have in common: Thomas Edison, Ludwig van Beethoven, Albert Einstein and Jim Abbott? Before we get to that, let’s talk a little about “equality.” Now, I am not talking about getting all… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: blog for the disabled, Disabled, employ the disabled, handicapped, Mays Mission, opportunities for the disabled, opportunity for the disabled, programs, special olympics, Support the disabled
Get Active
Updated on June 26, 2020 by jack
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What does the future hold for people with disabilities? No one can say for sure. Each disability is so unique as is each individual. With the new age of electronics and research, one never knows what… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: awareness, disability, Disabled, exercise, get active, handicapped, Mays Mission, physical fitness for the diabled, programs, special olympics, summer, volunteer
Heat Protection Safety
Updated on June 11, 2020 by vniehaus
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Many people with disabilities, along with the elderly, need to take precautions against heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Not only is this group likely to be susceptible to heat related illnesses but they also may fall… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: Disabled, elderly, handicapped, heat protection safety, Mays Mission, safety
It’s okay to ask questions
Posted on May 20, 2020 by vniehaus
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I have always been one to encourage people with disabilities to keep in touch with their medical professionals. It’s easy to become complacent and think you are doing okay. Taking a doctor’s advice has been a… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: assistance, Disabilities, Disabled, health, Mays Mission, recreation, wheelchair
David Marrs: Superhero!
Updated on June 26, 2020 by jack
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A lot of our donors know that David Marrs is an integral part of the Mays Mission Production Team and has never let his disability hold him down. But you may not know that David Marrs… Read More
Category: Programs Tags: arkansas, Disabilities, Disabled, employ the disabled, handicapped, Mays Mission, on the job training, volunteer
Everything happens for a reason.
Updated on December 14, 2020 by vniehaus
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Everything in life happens for a reason. So often we as humans just don’t understand why. Sometimes disabilities are a result of our own mistakes such as drinking and driving or merely not thinking before acting…. Read More
Category: Uncategorized Tags: Disabilities, Disabled, Inspirational, Mays Mission, religious, uplifting