Disability Action Center NW Post Falls Office

07/22/2026

What's it like to be autistic? Check it out!

TikTok | Make Your Day

07/22/2026

Wondering how your building plans measure up for ADA accessibility? We have a Visualizer Set at the DAC NW office with scaled models to try on your plans. Can you spot the problem on this plan?

07/20/2026

Our NW ADA Center Idaho Question of the Month is for medical practices who must have an accessible exam table and room by July 8th if they receive funds from Medicare/Medicaid. Read more here:
https://dacnw.org/organization_news/nw-ada-center-idaho-question-of-the-month/

07/17/2026

Our 4th annual Bridging Communities event celebrating the 36th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act will be held on July 25th, 11am-3pm in Riverfront Park, Spokane.

“Disability is present in every culture and every economic background,” said Mark Leeper, Executive Director of the Disability Action Center NW. “We want to celebrate the many cultures in our area and how they intersect with disability.”

The event kicks off with an ADA Proclamation and speech from Mayor Lisa Brown.

Multi-cultural music presentations by River Street Latin Band and dance by local Native American tribes will be featured on the stage. There will also be the presentation of the Tom McTevia Award will be to Sara Bryant from Spokane’s Therapeutic Recreation Services. This award is given each year to community organizations for removing barriers for people with disabilities in memory of community activist and outdoor recreation aficionado, Tom McTevia.

FREE food and t-shirts will be available while supplies last. A resource fair will have over 20 vendors, all located on the orange bridge. There will be aKid’s Zone with games, crafts, face painting and sidewalk chalk.

NEW this year will be the Wheelchair Obstacle Course. This course was designed by mechanical engineering students from Washington State University. It allows visitors to experience common barriers found in a community like opening a door on a slope, objects in the path of travel, overhanging shrubs, pot holes and cracks in sidewalks.

Free raffle prizes, and ADA Trivia games round out the event.

“People with disabilities are a part of human diversity. It is also the largest minority group that everyone will join, if they live long enough,” said Leeper. “We need to band together to protect our rights to live in our communities and not in institutions.”

07/16/2026

QUOTES TO MAKE YOU THINK
“Let’s stop “tolerating” or “accepting” difference, as if we’re so much better for not being different in the first place. Instead, let’s celebrate difference, because in this world it takes a lot of guts to be different. “

~ Kate Bornstein

07/15/2026

Joining Forces Panhandle is the First Friday of Every Month
7:45am - 8:45am Saint Vincent de Paul Conference Room
201 East Harrison Ave. CDA, ID 83814
Learn from and meet with other veteran resources in North Idaho.

07/15/2026

Parkinson’s Music and Wellness
July 16 @ 11:30 am - 12:15 pm

This group meets to increase the volume of your voice and help the clarity of your speech. No singing ability is needed.

This group meets the 2nd 3rd and 4th Thursday of the month. Elks Lodge
1170 West Prairie Ave
Couer d’Alene, ID 83815

07/15/2026

Did U Know?
For most of U.S. history, disabled people were institutionalized, excluded from public life, and had no legal recourse for discrimination? “Ugly Laws” in many cities actually made it illegal for people with visible disabilities to appear in public – some of those laws stayed on the books until the 1970’s!

07/14/2026

Great read on the history of the ADA including the Capitol Crawl. Don't Forget! Our ADA Celebration is July 25th in Riverfront Park, 11am-3pm. Free food and t-shirts while supplies last.

On March 12, 1990, more than 500 people gathered at the base of the United States Capitol and began to march. When they reached the west steps of the building, scores of them left their wheelchairs and mobility aids behind and started to crawl.

07/14/2026

Living Well with my Disability Support Group
July 14 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Join us to share stories in a group setting. Topics include ideas for managing mental health, the History of Disability in America, barrier removal and supports, your interests in work and social activities, and what’s next in your life. Held the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month. Disability Action Center NW – Post Falls
3726 E Mullan Ave
Post Falls, ID 83854