Rural Advocates for Independent Living

07/29/2024

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09/14/2023

Americans older than six months should get an updated COVID-19 booster this fall, according to a recommendation from the CDC.

05/30/2023

Starting July 1 2023!

OATS Transit’s Northeast Region Office in Macon has announced that they will stop accepting payments on their buses effective July 1, 2023. The areas affected by this change include Adair, Clark, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Macon, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Sh...

10/26/2022

Through November 7, registered Missouri voters are allowed to cast an absentee ballot in-person without an excuse. This can be done at your local election office. As part of a new wide-ranging elections law, the option is given to voters in the final two weeks before Election Day. Before the law too...

10/24/2022

Like all viruses, the primary symptoms associated with COVID have changed and can vary based on your vaccination status, according to a new list released last week.

07/24/2022

Today’s honoree is WID co-founder and former president Ed Roberts! Roberts was a leader in the civil rights movement that championed the rights of people with disabilities to lead independent lives and is widely recognized as the father of the Independent Living Movement.
Image ID: Ed Roberts smiles with his respiratory tube in his mouth while sitting in his wheelchair.

10/21/2019

The state manages about 1,100 accounts for Missourians with disabilities and their families to save money and invest, tax-free. The MO ABLE program is one of the largest of its kind in the country. State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick’s office oversees the program, which allow users to save without f...

07/18/2019

Just as a reminder regarding our current Excessive Heart Warning..

A large part of the United States will be experiencing extreme heat conditions (high heat and humidity with the temperatures above 90 degrees for several days) in the coming days and weeks.

06/06/2019