By Karen Hamilton

A male raises his hand while playing Bingo as a female next to him smiles.

On Tuesday, July 17, the Joy A. Shabazz Center for Disability Rights hosted a luncheon at the DoubleTree Hotel in Greensboro to celebrate the 28^th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

More than 90 people, including advocates with disabilities, business representatives, service providers and others, participated in the celebration. In addition to a delicious lunch, the event included ADA games, guest speaker Karen Hamilton representing the NC ADA Network, several vendor booths, fantastic door prizes and ADA anniversary birthday cakes.

Guests are seated at their tables ready for lunch in a room decorated with star-shaped balloons containing American flag colors.The Shabazz Center provides independent living services in a five-county area in central North Carolina: Alamance, Caswell, Guilford, Randolph and Rockingham. Services include consumer advocacy; community advocacy; information and referrals; independent living skills; cross-disability peer support; nursing home transitions; disability etiquette/sensitivity training; eat, meet and greet activities; self-advocacy news and youth transition services. Visit the Shabazz Center’s website at: www.shabazzcil.org or call 336-272-0501 to obtain more information.

It is one of eight Centers for Independent Living (CILs) in North Carolina. See a list of the centers and a map of their service areas on the Statewide Independent Living Council’s (SILC) website at: www.ncsilc.org/centers.

Happy Birthday, ADA!!!!

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