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Creating a Connected Community
Creating a Connected Community
Our Executive Director, Janie O’Keefe, was named one of the Gulf Coast Woman Magazine’s 100 Successful Women to Know! There were more than 1,000 nominations this year, and we couldn’t be more excited and prouder that she is on the list. In our book, there is no one more deserving! You make a difference in people’s lives and in our community every day. Congratulations!!!
Come see us and get your copy of our new 2026 Family Resource Guide!
Like many people with autism, Andrew D’Eri had a hard time finding a job.
Then, his father, a veteran entrepreneur, and older brother, who had recently finished business school, had an idea: What if they opened business employed mostly by people with autism?
“We wanted to build … an example big and bold and out there that other companies could go ahead and want to emulate,” Andrew’s brother Tom D’Eri, 25, told ABC News, adding that they wanted to find a business that would educate the community by putting autistic employees in front of the customers.
They opened the Rising Tide Car Wash in Parkland, Florida, in 2013, and today they employ 35 autistic men and women!
Want to make your life a little greener? Start with a garden. The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation have great adaptive gardening tips for people living with paralysis featured in the Reeve Health Minute series.
For most people, a few simple adaptive practices can make gardening from a chair practical, easy, and highly enjoyable.
Take a look at our gardening videos and see if this is the activity for you.
You’ll get to spend time outside, connect with others, and make sure your meals are full of delicious, healthy fruits and vegetables.
Wendy Crawford, founder of mobileWOMEN.org and the Raw Beauty Project, shares her special adaptive gardening tips in each episode. Running only a few minutes long, each video is packed with great information. Now it’s up to you!
View one video or the whole series:
The gardening series is part of our popular Reeve Health Minute videos. Thousands of people around the world have accessed these videos to learn more about adaptive practices from swimming, to cooking, and improving your mind.
Each episode is full of actionable tips for individuals living with paralysis to improve their health and wellness.
Enjoy the warmer weather and go spend some time outside in the sun.
Happy gardening!
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation ChristopherReeve.org
Please come share a fun time at the Playground! Registration not required, but appreciated.Via the “Operation Prop” Website
Saturday, May 17, 2014
10 AM – 2 PM
Stennis International Airport, 7250 Stennis Airport Drive, Kiln, MS 39556
MISSION
To empower people with disabilities and Wounded Warriors to achieve outrageous potential.
VISION
To improve the lives of people with disabilities and Wounded Warriors by eliminating both real and perceived barriers that prevent them from achieving goals and living lives to the fullest.
CORE VALUES (RISK)
R – Respect for the dignity and potential of people.
I – Innovation in thinking and doing.
S – Service to others.
K- Kindness in all things.
WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
“Let’s Go Flying!”
Flying in an airplane can be life-changing and bring new adventures. It builds confidence and instills self-esteem to take on the challenges living with special needs can bring. Flying high above the ground puts things in a new perspective for many and opens new horizons that were not seen before.
Operation PROP is a gathering of pilots with a special purpose – to offer people of all ages with disabilities the opportunity to break the bonds of earth and experience the joy of flight.
PROP stands for People Reaching Outrageous Potential, and that is exactly what happens at a “Let’s Go Flying” event!
Come join GCDSS at their annual Easter Egg Hunt! Located at the Biloxi VFW on 288 Veterans Ave. Enjoy taking pictures with the Easter Bunny, super lunch, special drinks, and a fantastic egg hunt! For more information call (228)-547-9104.
Please “Save the Date” for a Playground Planting Party
(also called the “I Love My Playground Party”) at the Disability Community Playground,
Hwy 53, Gulfport, on Earth Day, Tuesday, April 22, from 10:00-1:00.
Lunch will be provided.
