Independence, Inc.

01/27/2026

Your Experience Matters! As part of the Lawrence Affordable Housing Study, the City of Lawrence, Kansas - Municipal Government is inviting residents to participate in a community housing survey to share personal experieces with housing in Lawrence and provide feedback to help inform strategies to improve housing equity.
The survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes and is open to all City of Lawrence residents. Your volce, your experiences matters!

Take the survey here: surveymonkey.com/r/LawrenceHousingNeeds

For more information visit: https://lawrenceks.gov/2026/01/your-experience-matters-lawrence-launches-community-housing-survey/

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01/26/2026

Thank you Cans for the Community for your generous donation to our organization! And to the community members - we appreciate the donations of cans and the work you do to turn them into real funding for community organizations like ours. We appreciate you! Rest assured these funds will be put to good use as we serve people with disabilities in our communities.


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01/26/2026

Finding and affording an accessible vehicle can feel overwhelming.

NDI’s new Accessible Vehicle Funding Guide breaks it down, covering financing options, grants, rebates and real steps to save money.

➡️ Download the guide and start your journey at https://www.nationaldisabilityinstitute.org/financial-wellness/assistive-technology-loan-program/?utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=gm_access

Image description: Three overlapping pages from a new publication titled “A Guide to Purchasing an Accessible Vehicle” appear against a teal background. Large white text at the top reads, “New Resource: Accessible Vehicle Funding Guide.” The center page shows sections on alternative finance programs and disability organizations that may help fund accessible vehicles. The surrounding pages include additional guidance, checklists and information. QR codes appear on two of the pages, linking to more details.

01/26/2026

Monday, January 26:
Due to hazardous road conditions and frigid temperatures, we are closing both our Lawrence and Kansas City offices today, for the safety of our staff and consumers. This includes our transportation services.
Thank you for your understanding and stay safe and warm!

01/23/2026

For our Wyandotte County friends!

Parents, families, caregivers, students at F.L. Schlagle High School - come see us during Family Advocacy Day, Wednesday, February 11 from 1:00-6:00 and learn all about area youth transition resources, services, programs and supports! Our service providers are ready to meet you and your students and discuss how we can support students with disabilities with employment-readiness, resume-building, job search, independent living skills training, executive function skill building and more! Meet representatives from providers like Vocational Rehabilitation and Pre-ETS, Self Advocate Coalition of Kansas, Independence, Inc., KanCare Working Healthy Program, and Families Together, Inc. and let us get to know you!
Questions? email us at ytawc2@gmail.com

01/23/2026

Go for it all you pie eaters!

Who likes Pie? Today is National Pie Day - so no matter what anyone says, you get to eat pie. And it's ok if you get a little on your face.


Image Description: a tan background with images of various types of fruit and other pie ingredients along the border. A boy with short brown hair wearing a light blue t-shirt that says "I like pie" is in the middle of the graphic. He is holding a pie in a tin and has pie on his face and shirt as he grins at the camera. Text above the image says "January 23 National Pie Day"

01/22/2026

Our email services have been out for most of the day due to a nationwide Microsoft outage. If you have sent us an email and have not received a reply, this may be why.
We will let you know when services are restored.
Thank you for your patience!

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01/18/2026

Our offices, Including both our Lawrence and Kansas City Offices, as well as our transportation services, will be CLOSED Monday, January 19 in honor of Martin Luther King Day.
Image: a stylized picture of Martin Luther King, Jr. In a dark blue tint with text that reads "Martin Luther King Day"

01/13/2026

Our Deepest Sympathies to the family and friends of Christopher Alan Mullen, Sr. of Eudora, who passed December 29. He was a longtime consumer in our transportation department and he will be missed.
A donation was made to our organization in his honor this week, by Sean and Maria Akers, the parents Lauren Kraft - a member of the Mullen family by marriage.

Christopher's Celebration of Life was held yesterday at the Eudora Community Center. Christopher was 67.

https://www.warrenmcelwain.com/obituaries/christopher-mullen-sr