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  Join us for a one day course entitled: Creating Home Modifications: Facilitating Safety, Function, and Options for Independence in the Home.  This continuing education course offers CEUs for physical therapists, occupational therapists, home care nurses, nursing assistants, social workers, case managers, designers, independent living specialists, home care aides, and durable medical specialists.  The course [...]

     Hippotherapy therapeutic horseback riding and treatment involves the use of horses and adaptive supports for safe, supportive, and gentle horseback riding for individuals with disabilities and has been found to be effective for the treatment of physical disabilities, cognitive and emotional impairments.  Hippotherapy therapeutic riding has been found to provide benefits for individuals including: [...]

Wisconsin is a beautiful state with rich resources inside it's forests, rivers, and lakes.  This weekend Discover Wisconsin will feature an episode entitled "Accessible Wisconsin" which will explore accessible options for travelers with disabilities which open the door to these exciting opportunities.   Tune in as the episode airs June 22 & 23. Topics that will [...]

            So you've taken Mom and Dad to many different stores and they have sat in dozens of lift chairs.  Some are OK some are acceptable and most of them are horrible looking.  Many come with a limited warranty on the frame and maybe a few years on the motor.  You have been over to [...]

Many remodelers claim to be “Universal Design remodelers” with the growing demographic of aging baby boomers and individuals with disabilities, but how do you find a designer that will find the right solutions for your home? BILD provides the region’s highest level of expertise in true Universal Design and accessible remodeling.  A company founded by [...]

As assisted living and nursing home prices skyrocket we all have to look at certain realities. There is a shortage of rooms for all the elderly and disabled and not everyone is going to be able to afford (or desires) a room in a long term facility.  Look at this fact 78 percent of adults between the [...]

There are always questions that pertain to temporary accessible solutions for friends or parents live in an apartment.  Another concern is condo owners that share walls or entry ways with other residences.  How can we help make a space more accessible that we don't own.  Over the last decade or so there have been many [...]

The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle Newspaper was established in 1921 and provides news, articles, editorials, and information for Milwaukee and Wisconsin's Jewish community.  The Chronicle is distributed weekly to a readership of 12,000 readers.  Topics focus on issues facing the Jewish community with a family oriented feel, and a perspective and informative view on local, national, and international [...]

  Senior connection newspaper provides information, articles and reviews for seniors in the Northern Illinois, Milwaukee, and Madison areas.  This Catholic publication focuses on issues and interests of individuals 50 years and older.  Issues of this publication are carried by many parishes, and contains articles of interest and information for older Catholics, and with topics [...]