Ms. Wheelchair New Jersey 2019 Millie Gonzalez

29/07/2025

Who wants to be the next Ms Wheelchair New Jersey?!?

We are seeking YOU! As the applications have started rolling in, we’d love to hear from some more candidates!
** As always, if you’d like information about another State Program, please reach out! We can direct you accordingly!

27/07/2025

Happy National New Jersey Day!

Ms Wheelchair New Jersey

What’s your favorite thing about our state? (Please no negative responses.)

24/07/2025

Congress has passed the largest cuts to care in history – gutting Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act by more than one trillion dollars.

Join the Protect Medicaid Vigil at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in person or online.

Ways to participate:

🌆 In D.C.? Attend the vigil.

📺 Can’t make it? Tune into the livestream starting today, Wednesday at 9pm ET through Friday, 2pm ET and share it with your friends and family.

Watch here:
https://mbl.ms/k4mWcxJ53Qk

📞 Take action by calling your members of Congress anytime during the vigil!

Use the Capitol Switchboard to call (202) 224-3121 and ask for your congressperson or senator. Tell them - we will hold them accountable for the massive cuts to Medicaid and that they need to do more to protect home and community-based services!

Join the Protect Medicaid Vigil to stand up for essential healthcare services. Learn more about our events, partners, and how you can take action.

22/07/2025

Ability, in conjunction with - Association on Higher Education And Disability (HERC) Jobs - Higher Education Recruitment Consortium and - Disability Rights, Education, Activism and Mentoring is bringing a series of videos for social media from the voices of individuals with disabilities.

If you're an individual with a disability and would like to add to our stories, use , and post your answer to one of the following questions and tag Our Ability.

o What are your career goals?
o What is your perspective on self-disclosing disability?
o What’s one thing you wish employers, colleagues, or even your younger self understood about navigating the workplace with a disability?
o How do you feel about ableism?
o Which accommodations have made the biggest impact in your life?

o How could we improve our community of people with disabilities?
o What is the biggest accessibility challenge you see every day?

21/07/2025

Wheelchair Maryland

When Carla Cobbs’ father died, she was excluded from the funeral procession because she used a wheelchair. Almost 20 years later, the Glen Burnie resident is Ms. Wheelchair Maryland and using her platform to advocate for wheelchair accessibility as she prepares for the Ms. Wheelchair America competition Aug. 18.

For wheelchair users, going out to eat, getting a haircut or finding an apartment to rent can require research and phone calls. As part of her platform, Cobbs wants to help connect wheelchair users with resources that will help them find accessible spaces. Read more: https://bit.ly/4kJ6dwB

📸: Paul W. Gillespie, Capital Gazette

20/07/2025

Self Defense

17/07/2025

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04/07/2025

In painful irony, on the very day our nation celebrates independence and freedom, President Trump signed into law a budget reconciliation bill that strips away critical lifeline programs—threatening the independence, health, and dignity of millions across the country. Disability Belongs™, a nonpartisan, disability-led nonprofit, strongly condemns the passage of this harmful legislation and reaffirms our unwavering commitment to advocacy and systemic change for people with disabilities.

“Across the country, we’re reeling from the passage of this legislation,” said President and Chief Executive Officer, Ariel Simms. “We’re deeply concerned about what this will mean for us, our friends, our families, our loved ones, and our communities. Despite the uncertainty of what lies ahead, we know that advocates and allies will continue to rally together to champion good policy, policy that benefits and uplifts disabled and marginalized communities, rather than harms us. We have been through this before, and as a community, we will continue to fight.”

The swift and opaque process that led to the passage of this bill represents an utter disregard for democratic norms and the lives of millions of Americans. Decisions made behind closed doors and in the middle of the night are now set to slash nearly a trillion dollars in funds that sustain human needs, including food security and healthcare. This should never have been done lightly and through a wholly inadequate and unprecedented legislative process.

For disabled individuals, older adults, and many other marginalized groups, the stakes are life and death. Millions will lose access to medical coverage, risking life-threatening situations. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides vital food aid to more than 40 million Americans, including many individuals with disabilities, older adults, and children. More than 15 million disabled individuals rely on Medicaid for essential healthcare and home and community-based services. Cuts to these and other programs could lead to increased institutionalization of disabled people and older adults, curbing autonomy and independence.

After policymakers’ efforts to fast-track this bill, Disability Belongs™ will advocate just as swiftly. We will keep showing up to hold policymakers accountable to the people they are meant to serve. As a community, we reached out and urged policymakers to prevent this bill from becoming law. While this is a discouraging moment, we will not let ourselves be defeated; instead, we hold on to hope and the power of collective action.

02/07/2025

02/07/2025

Extreme heat is hitting hard this summer. Stay safe by knowing your risk and planning ahead. These 5 tips can help you stay cool, hydrated, and protected.

More tips:
https://lnkd.in/g8KBXvzB

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A graphic titled “5-Steps to Staying Safe in the Heat” lists five tips: 1. Know your heat risk & make a plan. 2. Stay cool with AC or shade. 3. Drink water often. 4. Dress light and use cooling aids. 5. Protect assistive devices & stay in touch. A Tiny URL link to extreme heat tips and The Partnership logo is at the bottom.

23/06/2025

through Advocacy and Civic Engagement Roll on Capitol Hill with United Spinal Association ♿️🏛️

21/06/2025

People with developmental and intellectual disabilities have had to fight to be seen as the rightful owners of their own lives, their own space. When you enter someone’s home as a support worker, you’re not clocking into your environment, you’re walking into theirs. That’s sacred.

It’s not about being polite, it’s about being person-centred in the deepest way. Shoes off if they ask. Quiet if they need it. Ask before moving things. Listen before doing. It’s their home, their rules, their life.

Dignity doesn’t need a policy. It needs practice.

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