Options Interstate Resource Center for Independent Living

03/04/2026

It is Employee Appreciation Week. Thank you to our employees at Options, IRCIL.

Gratitude for the “Little Things”
Today we’re celebrating the small moments that make a big impact—your smiles, your patience, your problem‑solving, and the way you go the extra mile without being asked. These everyday actions shape our culture. Thank you for everything you do, seen and unseen.

03/03/2026

March is National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month.

03/03/2026

03/03/2026

There will be a Veteran Town Hall for Grand Forks, Grafton, Jamestown and Fargo veterans residing in near the clinics in these locations. If you decide that you would like to attend in person it will be held at the Fargo VA Medical Center Auditorium. If you would like to attend virtually the following is below:

Here is the link and flyer to the Veteran Town Hall in March.

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03/03/2026

Options, IRCIL will have a booth at the Polk County Veterans Benefit Fair on March 27th. Hope to see you there!

02/18/2026

A one-of-a-kind museum chronicling disability history is reopening after a five-year hiatus in a new, bigger space that's hundreds of miles away from its previous home.

02/03/2026

https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/02/03/childrens-books-honored-for-focus-on-disability-experience/31839/

Nine books featuring stories about various types of disabilities are being tapped for a special set of awards given alongside the famed Newbery and Caldecott Medals.

01/29/2026

Everyone remembers Rosa Parks, but not everyone knows about Claudette Colvin.

At just 15 years old, Claudette refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus—nine months before Rosa Parks made history. She was arrested for standing up (and sitting down) for her rights, long before the world was ready to listen to a young Black girl’s voice.

Claudette’s courage helped lay the groundwork for the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the civil rights victories that followed. Her story reminds us that change is often sparked by everyday people—sometimes very young people—who refuse to accept injustice.

Claudette Colvin was just 15 when she was arrested in 1955 for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama. The Civil Rights icon...