Virtual 5K Run/Walk/Ride
Virtual 5K Run/Walk/Ride
Directions in Independent Living selects poster art; invites all to join in event
OLEAN - Directions in Independent Living will honor the historic passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act with a Virtual 3.1 Mile Run/Walk/Ride from Monday, July 26th through August 2nd.
The Virtual 3.1 Mile Run/Walk/Ride celebrates the additional civil and social freedoms people with disabilities received with the passage of the ADA 31 years ago. Since freedom of expression in both the arts and athletics are emblematic of this historic legislation, Directions held an art by artists with disabilities to mark the event.
The winning artwork was created by Brianna Campbell, a young woman in Little Valley, who has participated in services offered by Directions.
The Virtual 3.1 Mile Run/Walk/Ride invites everyone from throughout the Southern Tier and beyond to participate virtually on Facebook with photos and videos of their participation in the event. Suggested donation per individual or group is $10.
All are welcome to participate by signing up, buying a t-shirt, and sending a selfie (or photo of the group) participating which will be posted on Directions' Facebook throughout that week. Participants are encouraged to run/walk/ride 3.1 miles to commemorate the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, ADA, include both mental and physical medical conditions which include deafness, blindness, an intellectual disability, partially or completely missing limbs or mobility impairments requiring the use of a wheelchair, autism, cancer, cerebral palsy, diabetes, epilepsy, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive compulsive disorder, and schizophrenia.
Directions in Independent Living is a non-profit 501 (C) 3 located in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties in the Southern Tier of New York State. The agency was begun in 1987 to provide support for individuals with disabilities and advocate on their behalf for equal civil rights, Directions has increased their accessibility to community services, educational programs, and cultural events resulting in greater real independence for individuals with disabilities. Directions is a Cattaraugus County United Way Agency.
Directions’ team collaborates with medical and social work professionals to ensure the multi-faceted needs of our individuals are met with the highest standards of care available. Directions serves close to 2000 individuals a year with cognitive, mental health, physical, visual, and hearing impairments, including sensory or multiple disabilities related to age, blindness or disability and their families, regardless of economic standing and provides Medicaid and non-Medicaid services.
For information, please contact Victoria Kearns: victoriakearns@oleanilc.org.