Dora Jacobson-Bauer, of Accessible Space, Inc. (ASI) recently visited Hale Kuhao in Waipahu to meet with the residents and conduct a site inspection of the property. AILH's Oahu office is located at Hale Kuhao and our Executive Director, Roxanne Bolden, serves a dual role as the … [Read more...]
Building ASL Skills
April 4, 2019
Maui IL Specialist, Lani Cabanilla received a certificate of completion after finishing an 8-week ASL class at Maui Economic Opportunity. Lani and her classmates enjoyed learning from Vesta & Jeff Moris and look forward to another session starting up soon. … [Read more...]
Maui Peer Support Group Gains Wisdom on Rehab
April 3, 2019
Maui Peer Support Group recently met with Ted Anderson of Venture Rehab. Participants enjoyed a very interactive and informative session. Ted was very encouraging and shared many helpful tips and provided guidance for all of our members. For more information please contact Lani at … [Read more...]
AILH Recognized in The Silver Bulletin
April 2, 2019
AILH was recently recognized in the Silver Bulletin for our partnership with other agencies serving the Big Island community during the Kilauea eruption disaster. Click here for complete story. … [Read more...]
Molokai Disability Advocacy Group Renamed
March 29, 2019
The AILH Molokai Mobility Support Group invited members of the community to their recent meeting along with Executive Director, Roxanne Bolden. Attending this meeting of great minds were: Molokai Drugs, Ohana Health, Maui County Office on Aging, Elib Apodaca, and Loke Gandeza. The group discussed … [Read more...]
National Assistive Technology Awareness Day
March 28, 2019
A congressional resolution recently designated March 27, 2019 as “National Assistive Technology Awareness Day. Fortunately, the Maui Vision Impairment and Blindness Education and Peer Support (VIBES) Group welcomed the perfect guest speaker at their meeting on that day. AILH Advocacy Coordinator, … [Read more...]
AILH on the Move: Spring 2019 Newsletter
March 22, 2019
Can you believe it's already March? All of our island offices celebrated the holidays with their consumers and friends to close out 2018 and ring in the new year. 2019 is off to a very busy start with our staff active in their support groups and respective communities. Please remember, if you … [Read more...]
Mobility Equipment to Benefit Maui Community
March 21, 2019
We are ever so grateful for the generous donation of valuable mobility equipment from Elle Cochran on behalf of her beloved mother, Frances Kellett, who passed away on March 10th. This gift has already been paid forward to visitor, Ms. Meehan, who was most appreciative to be assisted by AILH with … [Read more...]
Trauma Training Held on Maui
March 19, 2019
Last Friday, Maui IL Specialists, Kathleen Kenney and Lani Cabanilla attended a very informative and interactive training session on trauma intervention. … [Read more...]
Tactical Emergency Casualty Care Training
March 14, 2019
Maui IL Specialist, Lani Cabanilla attended a training this week on Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) at University of Hawaii, Maui College. The training attended by about 35 participants, covered the 4 R's - Recognize, Respond, Rescue, and Report. She also learned how to use and apply a … [Read more...]
