ANCHORAGE:
Tom Olin Photo Exhibit - A pictorial history of the civil rights struggle for people with disabilities. Tom Olin, a social documentarian and photojournalist, has captured a pictorial history of the disability rights movement in America for the last twenty-five years.
Showing July 14th - August 15th. Special reception on July 16th from 5pm - 7pm at the Out North Gallery, 3800 Debarr Road. Contact Alba Diaz for more information at 907-263-1936 / TTY 907-248-8799
Mark your calendars for the evening of September 15th for a 20th Anniversary Celebration event with Amy Roloff at the UAA Wendy Williamson Auditorium.
Amy and the Roloff family are featured in Little People, Big World, a reality television series that airs on TLC. The series follows the six-member Roloff family farm near Portland, Oregon. Many of the episodes focus on the parents, Matt and Amy, and one of their sons, Zach, who all have dwarfism.
There will be food, a video presentation, and the Disability History Exhibit on display. When more specific details are available they will be posted at www.accessalaska.org. Contact David Barton for more information on Anchorage events at 888-462-1444.
FAIRBANKS:
Celebrate the 20th Anniversary at Access Alaska’s Annual Potluck Luau! July 22nd 4:30-7:30pm at Chena Wayside Park located at 221 University Avenue. There will be music, fun and food! Call 907-479-7940 if you need transportation, information or assistance.
Homer/Seward
20 Years of ADA! Bon Fire Grill Out on July 26th from 4:30-7pm at First Lake. Join TRAILS and celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This is a monumental event to celebrate and we welcome the whole community. We’ll enjoy hamburgers, hot dogs, cake and camaraderie. Join in and enter a drawing to win great prizes! TRAILS will provide meat to grill, please bring a dish to share with the group. We hope to see you there to share in the excitement and celebration!
Soldotna
TRAILS Block Party/ADA Birthday Bash: Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the ADA (Americans with Disability Act) and July birthdays here at the ILC parking lot. We will have a hotdog roast and cake to celebrate such a monumental Act. A community that excludes even one of its members is no community at all.
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