Spencer ADA Council

05/29/2026

Thanks to SMU for providing this Video piece about our annual Disability Awareness Poster Contest in the public and private schools 4th Grades.

If you want to view all of them, visit our FB page-Photos.

ADA Council Chairman Tom Rutt talking about the 2026 Poster Contest...

05/12/2026

05/12/2026

My how the ADA Exhibit has grown!

Stop in until Friday to see your students work “Just Like Me”

05/12/2026

Even if you do not consider yourself disabled, your needs will change if you get injured or simply as you get older.

04/26/2026

As we tell our 4th grader in their "Just Like Me" school project, being a person with a disability is all about ABILITIES!

Here's another good reason why our community is stronger when we include persons with disabilities in our lives and neighborhoods.

Join the journey to build the first foot-controlled airplane, inspiring pilots with disabilities and highlighting innovative aviation advancements.

04/22/2026

04/18/2026

Thank you again to our friends at Clay County Heritage for their amazing support of persons with disabilities and the impact of the 35th Anniversary of the ADA. Take a tour of this beautiful exhibit and see why it’s so important to include persons with disabilities in our community .

04/09/2026

35th ADA Anniversary at Clay Co. Heritage: The Spencer ADA Council has partnered with the Clay Co. Heritage Center to celebrate the landmark passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. There are a variety of exhibits. One part of the display highlights two longtime local groups that use horses in support of persons with disabilities. One is the annual Pony Express riders who help raise money for Camp Sunnyside in central Iowa and the other is Reins of Hope who offer equine therapy for persons with disabilities.

03/26/2026

35th ADA Anniversary at Clay Co. Heritage: The Spencer ADA Council has partnered with the Clay Co. Heritage Center to celebrate the landmark passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. There are a variety of exhibits. One part of the display highlights the advances in hearing aides for persons with hearing disabilities. Many of the items were from a collection shared by Nelson Hearing Clinics.

02/26/2026

35th ADA Anniversary at Clay Co. Heritage: The Spencer ADA Council has partnered with the Clay Co. Heritage Center to celebrate the landmark passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. There are a variety of exhibits. The history of crutches is shared in one area of the display and how this device has evolved over the years to help those with mobility challenges to engage with their community.