Desert ADAPT

01/18/2026

Tune in 91.7 FM on Monday from 2–3 pm as Celia Hughes and voices from the disability community honor the life and long-standing advocacy of Bob Kafka, whose leadership influenced generations of organizers.

07/23/2025

Volar Center for Independent Living is hosting their ADA Celebration. It’s always an amazing event. Please stop by and visit the resource tables.

Thursday, July 24th from 10 AM to 2 PM
El Paso Community College Valle Verde
Art Science Technology Building
Room 150 Flexitorium. Volar Center For Independent Living , Esata organizando su Celebración del 35 Aniversario de ADA .
Por Favor pasa a vicitar Nuesta Mesa de Información de nuestro Grupo Desert ADAPT &PACT
El Paso Community College
Valle Verde
Edificio de Tecnología de Ciencias de Arte
Habitación #150 Flexitorio.

07/11/2024

El Paso residents have more opportunities to tell the City of El Paso about their priorities, concerns, and aspirations for the community. Beginning this month, the City of El Paso Capital Improvement Department is hosting neighborhood workshops to engage residents and bring awareness to the City’s efforts to update the 2012 comprehensive plan.

A comprehensive plan is a long-term framework to realize the vision for El Paso and to manage the city’s growth. Feedback captured at the workshops will guide Envision El Paso, the updated comprehensive plan.

The workshops will include:

· Educational boards explaining what a comprehensive plan is, why it is important, and how residents can stay involved

· A mapping activity to gather ideas for what types of development and projects residents imagine for their neighborhoods

· A discussion board for defining equity and an opportunity to
share their stories about living in El Paso

· Children’s visioning activity to imagine their ideal city.

Workshop Series Schedule

All workshops will run from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

· July 18: Valle Bajo Community Center, 7380 Alameda

· July 24: Wayne Thornton Community Center at Grandview, 3134 Jefferson

· July 25: Chamizal Community Center, 2119 Cypress

· August 7 Sun Metro Northgate Transit Center, 9348 Dyer

· August 8: The Beast Urban Park Recreation Center, 13501 Jason Crandall

· August 21: Don Haskins Recreation Center,7400 High Ridge

· August 22: Marty Robbins Recreation Center, 11620 Vista Del Sol

Visit www.EnvisionEP.com to learn more about Envision El Paso, meetings, events, and to take a survey.

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Los residentes de El Paso tienen más oportunidades de contarle a la Ciudad de El Paso sus prioridades, preocupaciones y aspiraciones para la comunidad. A partir de este mes, el Departamento de Mejoras Capitales de la Ciudad de El Paso organizará talleres vecinales para involucrar a los residentes y crear conciencia sobre los esfuerzos de la Ciudad para actualizar el plan integral de 2012.

Un plan integral es un marco a largo plazo para hacer realidad la visión de El Paso y gestionar el crecimiento de la ciudad. Los comentarios capturados en los talleres guiarán a Envision El Paso, el plan integral actualizado.

Los talleres incluirán:

· Juntas educativas que explican qué es un plan integral, por qué es importante y cómo los residentes pueden participar

· Una actividad de mapeo para recopilar ideas sobre qué tipos de desarrollo y proyectos imaginan los residentes para sus vecindarios.

· Un foro de discusión para definir la equidad y una oportunidad para compartir sus historias sobre la vida en El Paso.

· Actividad visual infantil para imaginar su ciudad ideal.

Calendario de la serie de talleres

Todos los talleres se desarrollarán de 16:30 a 18:30 horas.

· 18 de julio: Centro Comunitario Valle Bajo, 7380 Alameda

· 24 de julio: Centro Comunitario Wayne Thornton en Grandview, 3134 Jefferson

· 25 de julio: Centro Comunitario Chamizal, 2119 Cypress

· 7 de agosto Centro de tránsito Sun Metro Northgate, 9348 Dyer

· 8 de agosto: Centro recreativo The Beast Urban Park, 13501 Jason Crandall

· 21 de agosto: Centro recreativo Don Haskins, 7400 High Ridge

· 22 de agosto: Centro Recreativo Marty Robbins, 11620 Vista Del Sol

Visite www.EnvisionEP.com para obtener más información sobre Envision El Paso, reuniones, eventos y realizar una encuesta.

Envision El Paso wants your feedback! Tell us how you'd like to see El Paso, TX, grow in the next 10 years and beyond — take our survey today!

03/08/2024

We want to hear from YOU! The City of El Paso is developing a Safe Routes to School Action Plan that will address school zone safety and promote walking and bicycling to school.

This action plan aims to provide clear and implementable direction on:

Creating a safe, connected, and comfortable infrastructure network for children to walk and bike themselves to school

Prioritize areas that are at risk, underrepresented, and highly utilized

Provide a clear and implementable pathway for future improvements

Effectively reduce vehicle speeds through design and enforcement

We are in the early stages of the plan and want to hear from you! Take our survey to let us know what your priorities are, and ensure your voice is heard.

Click on the following link to take the survey in English:

https://t.ly/bHRcf

Click on the following link to take the survey in Spanish: https://form.typeform.com/to/r8lemWdR

For More Information

Anna Zendt, Project Manager, (915) 212-0065, zendtad@elpasotexas.gov

12/06/2023

I suddenly got a notification from some radio station ... like 50 of the same. I deleted them, but now I get notifications from people that I don't know and to see comments, there is nothing.

05/05/2023

STARBUCKS DISCRIMINATES



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Need a little help from my friends

On October 27, 2022 I (Bob Kafka) was asked to leave a Starbucks facility in Austin,Texas (15th and San Antonio St). The manager on duty would give no explanation.

After making a Customer Complaint I met on Nov 9, 2022 with the person in charge of that store. She told me it was a mistake. She told me that in May 2022 another person in a wheelchair used profanity and threw a cup at another customer (All people in wheelchairs look alike?)

I asked for a letter of apology on Starbucks letterhead and a formal statement of non discrimination of people with disabilities by Starbucks.

She said only the Starbucks Regional Director Tim Klein could authorize that.

Since November 2022, after numerous emails, phone tags, requests for meeting, City of Austin Human Rights complaint, and one Direct Action Tim Klein refuses even to meet.

Need a little help from my friends

STARBUCKS DISCRIMINATES



,



Need a little help from my friends

On October 27, 2022 I (Bob Kafka) was asked to leave a Starbucks facility in Austin,Texas (15th and San Antonio St). The manager on duty would give no explanation.

After making a Customer Complaint I met on Nov 9, 2022 with the person in charge of that store. She told me it was a mistake. She told me that in May 2022 another person in a wheelchair used profanity and threw a cup at another customer (All people in wheelchairs look alike?)

I asked for a letter of apology on Starbucks letterhead and a formal statement of non discrimination of people with disabilities by Starbucks.

She said only the Starbucks Regional Director Tim Klein could authorize that.

Since November 2022, after numerous emails, phone tags, requests for meeting, City of Austin Human Rights complaint, and one Direct Action Tim Klein refuses even to meet.

A Little Help From My Friends

Call Tim Klein

904 993 8251

email Tim Klein tiklein@starbucks.com

email Starbucks press office

press@starbucks.com

What to say:

Meet with Bob Kafka and the ADAPT of Texas Access Team;

Write a letter of apology to Bob Kafka on Starbucks letterhead stating why they are apologizing;

Develop a non discrimination policy for people with disabilities distributed to all Starbucks staff and the general public.

12/02/2022

WTH ... suddenly I'm getting post of only Dogs and Cats ... none from friends

12/02/2022

Lunch ... samwicksh and apple strudel

11/11/2022

I'm at Austin High School today, one of the first schools built

10/02/2022

WTH is this ... I'm getting post from people whom I don't know and reels that I have no i terested; I keep scrolling and my friends are gone ...

10/02/2022

EPCOT Squirrel 9-9-22