Press release July 26, 1990 was the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the first piece of legislation to provide people with disabilities the right to equal access to employment, governmental programs and services, areas of public accommodations, communications, and transportation. Many consider it to be the most comprehensive …
The ARTiculations Ability Exhibition — a forum for artists with disabilities in Genesee, Wyoming, and Orleans counties to display their work publicly — will re-open with a new artist at Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) in their office at 319 West Main Street in the Crickler Executive Business Center in Batavia on Thursday …
Press release In recognition that May is Mental Health Awareness Month, Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) is holding an Open House in our Reception Area from 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM on Thursday, May 16th. It will take place in our office at 319 West Main Street in the Crickler Executive Business Center …
Press release To aid participants in better understanding eating and socializing with vision loss, Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR), is holding a “Lunch in the Dark” event, with diners eating in a darkened environment. It will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 25th at The New York State School for the …
Press release Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR), working with the Genesee and Orleans County Health Departments (GO Health) and the New York State Department of Special Education is hosting a workshop “Transition Planning: Life After High School”. Designed for the young people living in Genesee or Orleans County between the ages of 13 and …
Press release Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) is proud to announce that it has been awarded the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation National Paralysis Resource Center Priority Impact Quality-of-Life grant. Thirty-four grants totaling $1,029,908 were awarded. The Quality-of-Life Grants Program supports nonprofit organizations that empower individuals living with paralysis. Since …
Press release Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) is inviting everyone to their Lunch in the Dark Fundraising event, on Thursday April 20, 2023, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. It will take place in the Gymnasium of the New York State School for the Blind, 2A Richmond Avenue in Batavia, NY 14020. Participants …
Press release Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) is inviting everyone to their Lunch in the Dark Fundraising event, on Thursday April 20, 2023, from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. It will take place in the Gymnasium of the New York State School for the Blind, 2A Richmond Avenue in Batavia, NY 14020. Participants …
Press release Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR) is pleased that Allea DeVos has joined their team in the role of Housing Specialist. She had worked five years as a Housing Services Representative at PathStone Corporation in Batavia, the local administrator of Federal and State low-income homeownership and rental assistance programs, and …
Press release As it does not seem to be the most effective way to serve individuals with disabilities in Wyoming County, Independent Living of the Genesee Region (ILGR), will be relocating from their office in the strip plaza at 2407 Main Street, which will be closed after March 31, 2022. We are …