by admin | Mar 9, 2019 | Stories
Monica Sagen, Lori Shepard’s Mother, was born prematurely in 1936 and immediately diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Well before words such as “inclusion and Supported Employment” existed, doctors told Monica’s mom she would not live an hour, a...
by admin | Mar 5, 2019 | Stories
June E. Downing, Ph.D., was a national leader in the field of special education who focused her expertise, time, and energy researching best practices and advocating for individuals with severe and multiple disabilities, all the while making the case for inclusion,...
by admin | Mar 2, 2019 | Stories
Carol Jean Shepard was born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in 1932 to Wright and Elsie Shepard. Shortly after Carol was born, her parents took her to see a doctor in the “big city” of Chicago, as they did not know what Down Syndrome was. They were told that...
by admin | Mar 1, 2019 | Stories
March is Women’s History Month! During March, AvenuesSLS.org will be spotlighting pioneers who work(ed) for the inclusion of ALL people throughout their lifespan. Historically, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have been marginalized, and...
by admin | Nov 26, 2018 | Stories
Join us today by donating to Avenues Supported Living Services as we promote #givingtuesday this November 27, 2018 through December 31, 2018. Avenues SLS continues to have funding issues including unfunded increases of minimum wage, health insurance, worker’s...
by admin | Nov 19, 2018 | Stories
Meet Javen and John… Javen has been on the Avenues Supported Living Day Services since 2009, but moved out of his family home and into Supported Living Services slightly over two years ago. John has been with Avenues for the past 6 years. However, John met Scott...
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